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Custom-designed: Each Blue Ox BX2303 Tow Bar Bracket is specifically designed to fit each 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
Introducing the Blue Ox BX2303 Tow Bar Bracket - the perfect solution for your towing needs. Expertly designed to fit each specific towed vehicle, this base plate offers a seamless blend of strength, durability, and convenience. Crafted from high-quality steel and coated with a black powder finish, it provides excellent resistance to wear and tear, ensuring longevity. Thanks to its bolt-on mounting type, installation is a breeze. Plus, it comes with all the necessary hardware, making it a perfect pick for the do-it-yourself enthusiast.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 - 1994 | Hyundai Excel | Comes with Standard Attachment Tabs Install Rating 2 Vehicle May Accumulate Miles When Flat Towing. Consult Your Vehicle’s Owner’s Manual. |
| 1993 - 1995 | Hyundai Scoupe | Comes with Standard Attachment Tabs Install Rating 2 |
Yes, the BX2303 is designed for 1993-95 Hyundai Excel models. It also fits the 1994 Hyundai Scoupe. The baseplate mounts to the front underside using six existing vehicle bolts: two from each tie-down bracket and two from the front of the engine/transaxel support beam.
Yes, the BX2303 baseplate is compatible with the 1994 Hyundai Scoupe.
You will need: Phillips screwdriver, 10mm socket, 14mm socket, 14mm wrench, jack, 3/4" wrench, 3/4" socket, 17mm socket, and Locktite Blue. An assistant is also required to help position the baseplate during installation.
The kit includes: one baseplate weldment (61-4121), one center mount plate (101-5114), two 1/2-13 x 1 Grade 5 hex bolts (201-0060), two 1/2-13 hex nuts (202-0005), and two 1/2 lock washers (203-0012). The installation also reuses six existing vehicle bolts and nuts.
Yes, an assistant is required. Step 7 specifies that you must position the baseplate under the front of the car with an assistant's help to align the holes on each side plate to the tie-down bracket holes.
The manual does not specify whether the battery must be disconnected. Refer to the General Instruction Sheet included with the baseplate, which is referenced in Step 1 as required reading before installation.
Tighten in this order: (1) the front beam bolts hand-started in Step 9, (2) the side plate bolts hand-started in Step 7, and (3) the center mount channel bolts and nuts started in Step 10. All bolts must be hand-started with Locktite Blue before any final tightening begins.
No. Step 6 explicitly states: "Do not remove the steel spacer spools or the rubber 'grommet like' beam mounts." These remain in place during installation.
Yes. Step 6 specifies that the two front bolts removed from the engine/transaxel beam are long, have a captive washer, and "will be used again." These bolts are hand-started in Step 9 to attach the center mount channel.
Step 8 states: "The dimensional variations between otherwise identical cars can be considerable. While the location and size of the holes in the baseplate were designed to facilitate easy installation, it may be necessary to file or drill a hole slightly to allow a bolt to clear." Minor filing or drilling of the baseplate holes is acceptable to achieve alignment.
Drilling may be necessary. Step 8 states that due to dimensional variations between vehicles, "it may be necessary to file or drill a hole slightly to allow a bolt to clear." This is not a standard requirement but may be needed on individual vehicles to achieve proper alignment.
The installation manual does not provide specific torque values. However, the General Instruction Sheet (referenced in Step 1) and the tow bar and safety cable instruction packages should contain torque specifications. The manual does specify that Locktite Blue must be used on all bolts before tightening.
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 serve to prevent the towed vehicle from breaking loose if the connection between the frame and baseplate fails. These cables are in addition to, not a replacement for, legally required safety cables attaching the towed vehicle to the towing vehicle.
The cables must be connected from the baseplate to the frame rail or cross member of the vehicle's frame. The manual states that illustrations show possible recommended arrangements by Blue Ox, but does not specify exact locations for the 1993-95 Excel or 1994 Scoupe. Do not mount the cables against wires, hoses, or brake lines.
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. It is the owner's responsibility to perform these inspections.
If the baseplate is improperly installed and is against a wire or hose, it could cause fluid leaks or electrical shorts some time after the actual baseplate installation. The installer must watch for oil cooler and air conditioner lines, electrical wires and hoses, and ensure the baseplate does not contact them.
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/or recalls.
Do not substitute other devices if the pin and clip are lost. Contact the manufacturer or your installer for replacement parts.
The BX2303 fits 1993-95 Hyundai Excel and 1994 Hyundai Scoupe models.
Phillips screwdriver, 10mm socket, 14mm socket, 14mm wrench, jack, 3/4" wrench, 3/4" socket, 17mm socket, Locktite Blue, and an assistant.
Drilling may be necessary on some vehicles. Step 8 states that due to dimensional variations, it may be necessary to file or drill a hole slightly to allow a bolt to clear, but this is not a standard requirement.
No. The rubber grommet-like beam mounts and steel spacer spools must remain in place during installation.
Permanent baseplate safety cables are strongly recommended. They must be connected from the baseplate to the vehicle's frame rail or cross member and are in addition to legally required safety cables.
Inspect all towing equipment for cracked welds, missing or worn parts, and loose bolts. Tighten all bolts to recommended specifications using Loctite Red.
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