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{'feature': 'Custom Design', 'description': 'Each Blue Ox BX1933 Tow Bar Bracket is custom designed for a specific towed vehicle, ensuring a snug fit and optimal performance.
Material: Steel
Color: Black
Finish: Powder Coat
Mounting Type: Bolt On
Mounting Hardware Included Yes/No: Yes
The Blue Ox BX1933 Tow Bar Bracket is expertly crafted for each specific towed vehicle, ensuring a perfect fit and smooth towing experience. Made with high-grade steel and finished with a robust black powder coat, this bracket guarantees durability and resistance against wear and tear. It features a bolt-on mounting type, offering easy installation and a secure hold. With every purchase, you receive all the necessary mounting hardware and comprehensive instructions, enabling you to install the product yourself without any hassle.
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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1 compatible vehicles
| Year | Make & Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 - 1999 | Mitsubishi Eclipse | Spyder and GTS Comes with Standard Attachment Tabs Install Rating 3 Bumper Fascia Must Be Removed/Replaced During Install Minor Drilling Required |
Yes, the BX1933 is designed specifically for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The baseplate mounts to the frames on each side of the radiator and to the lower support frame directly below the motor.
Only tow bars approved by Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co. are compatible with the BX1933 baseplate. Use of any other tow bar will invalidate the limited warranty. Consult the manufacturer or your dealer for a list of approved tow bars.
The bumper molding, plastic bumper, and headlights must be removed. The plastic radiator shroud and air jam must be trimmed (not fully removed). Removal order: (1) bumper molding bolts and rivets, (2) plastic bumper and its mounting bolts, (3) headlights and electrical connectors.
Yes. Two 13/32" diameter holes must be drilled through the frame on each upper frame (four holes total) to mount the upper braces. Use the baseplate brace holes as guides. The plastic radiator shroud and air jam must also be trimmed to allow the baseplate to fit.
Drill 13/32" diameter holes through the vehicle frame. Two holes are required per upper frame (four holes total). Use the baseplate brace holes as guides for accurate positioning.
The plastic radiator shroud must be trimmed so the upper part of the baseplate can be placed on the frames. Hold the baseplate up to the car centered on the radiator and mark the shroud before trimming. Below the radiator, cut a rectangular opening large enough for the L-shaped brace to fit through to the engine support frame bolts.
Yes. Below the radiator is a plastic air jam that must be cut. Cut a rectangular opening large enough for the L-shaped brace on the baseplate to fit through to the engine support frame bolts.
Required tools: 10 mm wrench, 13/32" drill bit, drill, metric socket set, ratchet, flat head screwdriver, and Loctite Blue. A jack is also needed to support the engine frame during installation.
The BX1933 includes: one weldment baseplate (61-5136), four 3/8-16 x 1 hex bolts (201-0443), four 3/8 lock washers (203-0010), four 3/8 hex nuts (202-0003), two 36" safety cables (226-0046), and two 3/8 quicklinks (229-0359). Two existing vehicle bolts are reused for the lower frame mounting.
Yes. Loctite Blue must be applied to each 3/8 nut and bolt to ensure they do not loosen during use. This is required for all fasteners used to mount the upper braces to the frame.
The baseplate upper braces mount on the frames on each side of the radiator. The larger lower brace uses the cross member frame holes located in the center of the vehicle directly behind the radiator. A jack is placed under the engine frame to remove the two support bolts, then the baseplate is slid through the trimmed air jam and positioned so the bolts can be reinstalled.
1. Remove bumper molding bolts and rivets. 2. Remove plastic bumper and its mounting bolts. 3. Remove headlights and electrical connectors. 4. Trim plastic radiator shroud and air jam. 5. Jack up engine frame and remove its two support bolts. 6. Slide baseplate through air jam and position it. 7. Drill 13/32" holes through upper frames using baseplate holes as guides. 8. Install 3/8 bolts, washers, and nuts with Loctite Blue. 9. Reinstall headlights, bumper, and bumper molding. 10. Trim grill as needed. 11. Install tow bar and safety cables per their instructions.
No. The radiator does not need to be removed. The plastic radiator shroud and air jam around the radiator must be trimmed to allow the baseplate to fit, but the radiator itself remains in place.
Yes. The two existing bolts that support the engine frame are removed temporarily to position the baseplate, then reinstalled through the baseplate's lower brace to secure it in place.
The dimensional variations between otherwise identical cars can be considerable. If a bolt does not clear a hole, it may be necessary to file the hole slightly to allow the bolt to pass through. Use a flat file to carefully enlarge the hole as needed.
Yes. After the baseplate is installed and the bumper molding is replaced, the grill will need to be trimmed so the attachment tabs extend through the opening.
Two 36" safety cables (part 226-0046) and two 3/8 quicklinks (part 229-0359) are included. These must be installed according to the instructions included in the tow bar package.
Do not substitute other devices if the tow bar pin and clip are lost. Contact the manufacturer or your dealer to obtain replacement pins and clips designed for your tow bar.
Yes, the BX1933 is designed specifically for the 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder.
Yes. Four 13/32" diameter holes must be drilled through the upper frames (two per side). The plastic radiator shroud and air jam must also be trimmed.
10 mm wrench, 13/32" drill bit, drill, metric socket set, ratchet, flat head screwdriver, Loctite Blue, and a jack to support the engine frame.
Bumper molding, plastic bumper, and headlights must be removed. The plastic radiator shroud and air jam must be trimmed.
Yes. Loctite Blue must be applied to each 3/8 nut and bolt to prevent loosening during use.
Only tow bars approved by Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co. are compatible. Use of any other tow bar voids the warranty. Contact the manufacturer for approved options.
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