Installation costs of braking systems
We went to a trailer/hitch place to get info. on getting an auxiliary braking system. By the time they started showing us all the options (usually involving $2000 or more for brake and installation) t...
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It cost us about $3800 to set up our CRV for towing including parts, labor and taxes. We went with a recommended Blue Ox and SMI installer in Arizona for everything. This included the following costs:
1. Blue Ox base plate ($420)
2. Wire harness and cords ($160)
3. SMI Stay and Play Duo braking system ($1090). We had the installer mount the brake light inside of the coach.
4. Fuse Master fuse disconnect to disable the recommended CRV fuse while towing ($75)
5. Blue Ox Avail tow bar ($900)
6. Drop hitch ($64)
7. Labor ($880) and Tax ($230)
I am sure there are ways to save money through Amazon and other installers but we wanted to get everything done at once by a known, experienced tow bar installer.
We looked long and hard at using a tow dolly but finally decided against it because a dolly is harder to hook up and we would have to store it somewhere when not in use. It is also not as easy to store at some campgrounds.
1. Blue Ox base plate ($420)
2. Wire harness and cords ($160)
3. SMI Stay and Play Duo braking system ($1090). We had the installer mount the brake light inside of the coach.
4. Fuse Master fuse disconnect to disable the recommended CRV fuse while towing ($75)
5. Blue Ox Avail tow bar ($900)
6. Drop hitch ($64)
7. Labor ($880) and Tax ($230)
I am sure there are ways to save money through Amazon and other installers but we wanted to get everything done at once by a known, experienced tow bar installer.
We looked long and hard at using a tow dolly but finally decided against it because a dolly is harder to hook up and we would have to store it somewhere when not in use. It is also not as easy to store at some campgrounds.
