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{'feature': 'Custom Design', 'description': 'This tow bar bracket is custom designed for each specific towed vehicle, ensuring a perfect fit and optimal performance.
Material: Steel
Color: Black
Finish: Powder Coat
Mounting Type: Bolt On
Mounting Hardware Included Yes/No: Yes
The Blue Ox BX3327 Tow Bar Bracket is designed with a superior level of craftsmanship to ensure the utmost durability and reliability for your towing needs. This custom-designed base plate is constructed from high-strength steel, offering excellent resilience and longevity. It features a powder coat finish, which increases its resistance to rust and corrosion, even in the toughest weather conditions. The bracket comes with a bolt-on mounting type, simplifying the installation process. Additionally, all necessary hardware and instructions are included, making it an ideal choice for a do-it-yourself installation.
Blue Ox is known internationally for recreational and commercial towing products, manufacturing in Pender, Nebraska since 1925. The line covers tow bars and vehicle-specific baseplates for flat towing behind a motorhome, sway control and weight distributing hitches, supplemental braking accessories and towing wiring, backed by patented designs and long-standing customer service.
Blue Ox has manufactured since 1925 and is recognised internationally for towing products and customer service. The company operates from Pender, Nebraska, where it grew out of Automatic Manufacturing Co., a business that started with cattle oilers and developed into agricultural equipment, tractor accessories and trailer towing hardware. That agricultural engineering heritage still shows in how the towing products are built, and the company holds patents across weight distribution, fifth wheel and tow bar designs.
Flat towing is the discipline Blue Ox is best known for. Towing a car with all four wheels on the ground behind a motorhome demands a system that stays rigid under braking, articulates properly over uneven ground, and connects to the towed vehicle at points strong enough to take the load. Blue Ox tow bars handle the first two, with self-aligning arms that latch under tension and release without a struggle when the load is off them. Vehicle-specific baseplates handle the third, engineered per make and model to tie into structural mounting points behind the fascia.
The wider flat towing range covers supplemental braking systems, safety cables and the accessories that make a complete legal setup, along with baseplate wiring and dinghy towing harnesses that pass lighting signals to the towed vehicle without back-feeding its electrical system.
For conventional trailer towing, Blue Ox weight distributing hitches with integrated sway control transfer tongue load onto the tow vehicle's front axle and resist the yaw that crosswinds and passing trucks induce.
The company describes its foundation as customer service, designing around what owners actually ask for, and it runs an RV park adjacent to the factory where customers can stay. Sister operations at the same Nebraska site include Automatic grain roller mills and MAD-RAMPS pivoting ramp systems.
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| Year | Make & Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 - 2007 | Saturn Ion | Comes with Removable Attachment Tabs Install Rating 3 Bumper Fascia Must Be Removed/Replaced During Install Minor Drilling Required Requires Some Trimming of the Air Dam Headlights Must be Removed and Replaced During Installation Use only w/Motorhome Mount Tow Bars Or PN BX8833/BX88151 Adapters Only Use Acclaim w/23”: 30” Spaced Removable Tab Baseplates Only Use Adventurer with 18”: 41” Spaced Removable Tab Baseplates Removable Tabs w/Only 1 Hole Will Not Attach to Car Mount Tow Bars or Adapters |
No. The BX3327 is designed specifically for 2005-07 Saturn Ion Red Line models without fog lights. If your vehicle has fog lights, this baseplate is not compatible.
No. Due to the design of the removable tabs on the BX3327, RangeFinder II and Ambassador tow bars cannot be used with this baseplate. Motorhome mount tow bars are recommended instead.
Most adapters cannot be used with the BX3327. Only the BX8833 and BX88151 adapters are compatible. All other adapters are not supported.
Required tools are: 10MM socket, 7MM socket, 8MM socket, 9/16" socket, 1/4" socket, 13/32" drill bit, utility knife, tape measure, large vise grips, reciprocating saw, and Loctite RED.
The kit includes: one baseplate weldment (61-6184), six 3/8-16 nut plates with 14" wire (61-5208), six 3/8-16 x 1.5" hex bolts Grade 5 (201-0440), six 3/8" lock washers (203-0010), two #12-14 x 1" self-drilling screws (201-0979), two #10-32 x 0.5" slot round head screws (201-0192), two #10 lock washers (203-0054), two #10-32 hex nuts (202-0047), two 4-way connector adapters (101-5822), two attachment assemblies SF/LB right (62-3469), two 36" Class III baseplate safety cables (226-0046), four 3/8" quicklinks (229-0359), and two cap plugs (290-0437).
No. The BX8869 Bulb and Socket Wiring Kit is recommended for this vehicle but is not included. It must be purchased separately.
The front fascia, horn, Styrofoam bumper, air intake tube, and headlight assembly must all be removed for baseplate installation.
The manual does not specify whether battery disconnection is required. Contact Blue Ox Customer Care at (402) 385-3051 or consult a professional installer for this information.
Yes. Drilling is required. You must drill three holes in the frame rail using a 13/32" drill bit. The baseplate is used as a template to mark the hole locations.
Yes. Trimming of the air dam is required. You must mark and trim away the air dam 1" up from the bottom corner on both sides of the vehicle. On the driver's side, you also remove a tab by cutting along the bend with a utility knife. Additionally, the webbing under the metal bumper must be cut flush with the bottom of the bumper and frame rail edge using a reciprocating saw on both sides.
Yes. The installation requires drilling three holes in the frame rail and trimming the air dam, which are permanent modifications. The manual notes that dimensional variations between vehicles may require additional minor adjustments such as filing holes, bending electrical rods, and bending end plates.
The torque specification for 3/8" Grade 5 bolts is 33 foot-pounds. All bolts must have Loctite RED applied before tightening.
The attachment tab height is 13.5" and the attachment tab width is 18".
Permanent baseplate safety cables are strongly recommended when towing a vehicle with a tow bar. The cables must be connected from the baseplate to the frame rail or cross member of the vehicle's frame. They must have an adequate weight rating and cannot be mounted against wires, hoses, or brake lines. These cables are to be used in conjunction with, and not as a replacement for, legally required safety cables attaching the towed vehicle to the towing vehicle.
Before each towing trip, inspect all towing equipment for cracked welds, missing or worn parts, and loose bolts. Ensure all bolts are tightened to the recommended specifications using Loctite Red.
Watch for oil cooler and air conditioner lines, electrical wires and hoses, and missing parts or attaching points on the frame. If the baseplate is improperly installed against a wire or hose, it could cause fluid leaks or electrical shorts some time after installation. Do not mount permanent baseplate safety cables against wires, hoses, or brake lines.
All electrical connections must be plugged in properly and functioning before installing the fascia. This is the installer's responsibility to verify.
Yes. It is crucial to register your product online at www.blueox.com so that you may be alerted of product offerings, updates, upgrades, maintenance and safety bulletins, and recalls.
Blue Ox towing products are intended to be installed by Blue Ox Dealers who are familiar with the products and have the equipment necessary and knowledge to do fit work. Blue Ox Dealers can be found at www.blueox.com or by contacting Customer Care at (402) 385-3051.
Use only genuine factory replacement parts. If a bolt is lost or needs replacement, use a replacement bolt of the same grade. In most cases it will be Grade 5. Replacement parts may be ordered through your nearest Blue Ox Dealer or Distributor, or call Customer Care at (402) 385-3051. Using non-genuine parts will void the manufacturer's warranty.
Failing to follow and/or altering these installation instructions in either installation or required equipment will void the manufacturer's warranty. Additionally, failure to read and follow these instructions could result in separation of the towed vehicle from the tow bar, causing property damage, loss of towed vehicle, personal injury or death.
The BX3327 fits 2005-07 Saturn Ion Red Line models without fog lights only. It is not compatible with fog light models or other Saturn Ion years.
Motorhome mount tow bars are recommended. RangeFinder II and Ambassador tow bars cannot be used. Only BX8833 and BX88151 adapters are compatible.
Yes. You must drill three holes in the frame rail using a 13/32" drill bit. Trimming of the air dam is also required.
You need: 10MM, 7MM, 8MM, 9/16", and 1/4" sockets; 13/32" drill bit; utility knife; tape measure; large vise grips; reciprocating saw; and Loctite RED.
Tighten the 3/8-16 x 1.5" Grade 5 hex bolts to 33 foot-pounds using Loctite RED on all bolts before tightening.
Permanent baseplate safety cables are strongly recommended. They must connect from the baseplate to the frame rail or cross member and cannot be mounted against wires, hoses, or brake lines.
Inspect all towing equipment for cracked welds, missing or worn parts, and loose bolts. Ensure all bolts are tightened to specification using Loctite Red.
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