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Old 08-30-2007, 07:32 PM   #1
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ok i have been reading....i can tow my zx2 as a dingy since it has a manual....well does any one know were i can get a tow bar for it...and is there a specail towbar doe that kind of car?

a rice car as a dingy...hmm somethin wrong with that
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most tow bars are of the universal type:

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Stegoman, you will not be able to use a universal towbar on the car. Universal bars are made to bolt onto steel bumpers with a frame horn behind it. The newer cars usually don't have a sliver of steel anywhere near the bumper.

You will need to buy a baseplate that is made specifically for your make and model and then a towbar. Check out www.Blueox.com

I sell these things daily working for an RV dealer so feel free to ask me any questions.
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sweet...hard to put them on?
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depends on the mount you need to but to go with it
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hey Jspafford, how much would a towbar and baseplate run on average? I'm just curious, I may get one for my BII so I can flat-tow with my car when I'm going to a farther-away trail ride...
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actually almost every newer car that has a plastic bumper has a steel bumper (more of a crossmember really) behind it. without it you would get slaughtered in a front-end collision.
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wow priced out things today...one place wanted to charge me 2500 for blue ox stuff...and just the backing plate for my car is 350...and that is the cheep one....looks like i aint takin the car...be cheepr to drive down
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wow this is an old one. never made it down there....haha
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