โJun-23-2013 08:54 AM
โJul-17-2013 06:56 PM
mm047 wrote:
I'm really glad this worked out so well for you. It is always scary to recommend a shop to someone.
Mike in green Valley
โJul-17-2013 04:45 PM
rocmoc wrote:
Job DONE! Total cost was $1065.90 of which labor was $572 and the balance parts & tax. This included the latest Blue Ox base plates with removable end plates, separate wiring & light sockets and a charge line with breaker. Drop the car off at 9am and finished about 4pm @ ALL RV on Grant in Tucson, AZ. Looks good except the plug box for the wiring between the motorhome & car mounted in the center lower grill location and the mounts for the plug box. Nice shiny silver in the middle of my black grill. I will paint them flat black so they blend in with the grill in the next day or two. I am pleased that the base plates are the latest and greatest as I could not find them at all on the internet until I brought up a pdf file. There have been three generations of base plates. With that I am finished with this project and ready for a ROAD TRIP! As far as the car goes, couldn't be happier. Currently getting 42 mpg and that is with my heavy foot. Handles like a sports car and has get up and GO. Going to be a great toad and everyday driver!
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
โJul-16-2013 08:25 AM
Looks good except the plug box for the wiring between the motorhome & car mounted in the center lower grill location and the mounts for the plug box. Nice shiny silver in the middle of my black grill. I will paint them flat black so they blend in with the grill in the next day or two.
I am pleased that the base plates are the latest and greatest as I could not find them at all on the internet until I brought up a pdf file. There have been three generations of base plates.
As far as the car goes, couldn't be happier. Currently getting 42 mpg and that is with my heavy foot. Handles like a sports car and has get up and GO. Going to be a great toad and everyday driver!
โJul-15-2013 06:43 PM
โJun-28-2013 10:12 AM
afrescop wrote:
Drilling an extra hole for the tail light LEDs can create a water leak issue, hence diodes. I have had zero electrical issues.
โJun-28-2013 10:05 AM
afrescop wrote:
Drilling an extra hole for the tail light LEDs can create a water leak issue, hence diodes. I have had zero electrical issues.
โJun-28-2013 09:58 AM
willald wrote:rocmoc wrote:
Went in and talked to All RV in Tucson today. The final quote is a moving target with a max (NOW) of around $1000 to a low of $800 out the door. The $1000 figure comes from the amount of time Remco Tech says the job will take. The $800 is what the local tech thinks he maybe able to do it in but I not very optimistic. This is for installation of base plates and wiring including the power supply line....
Are they ordering, providing the baseplates as part of that $800-1000? Or, are you ordering, getting the base plates separate from that?
If that price includes them providing the base plates, that is a pretty good deal. If not, then I'd say thats a bit much.
Ford dealer installed our base plates on the Fusion, charged me just under $300 for the labor (I provided the base plates, cost $380 from hitchsource.com, with free shipping). I did all the wiring myself, cost me 'bout $40 in parts (magnetic lights, 6 round connector in front, handful of wires, connectors, etc.)
Now, the EXPENSIVE part was having the RV dealer install the brake cables on the Fusion, for the ReadyBrake braking system I use. Don't even want to think about, or repeat that number, haha. ๐
โJun-28-2013 08:34 AM
โJun-28-2013 08:00 AM
rocmoc wrote:
Went in and talked to All RV in Tucson today. The final quote is a moving target with a max (NOW) of around $1000 to a low of $800 out the door. The $1000 figure comes from the amount of time Remco Tech says the job will take. The $800 is what the local tech thinks he maybe able to do it in but I not very optimistic. This is for installation of base plates and wiring including the power supply line....
โJun-27-2013 04:12 PM
โJun-25-2013 08:47 AM
โJun-25-2013 06:41 AM
afrescop wrote:
Towing/hitch place installed the Blue Ox baseplate on my C Max. Lots of trim/metal had to be removed and then replaced. Used diodes for the taillights.
...Also installed a charge wire to the battery. Without the charge line your C Max's battery will be dead after about four hours of towing.
Tows great. No issues.
โJun-25-2013 05:04 AM
โJun-24-2013 03:40 PM