Owners manual

BE SURE TO USE LOCTITE

RED ON ALL BOLTS

BEFORE TIGHTENING. TIGHTEN ALL BOLTS

ACCORDING TO THE TORQUE CHART ON THE

FRONT PAGE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR ON

PAGE 3 OF THE BASEPLATE TOWING GENERAL

INSTRUCTIONS.

2008-09 Saturn Astra

Installation Instructions

BX3333

18. Loosely bolt the baseplate cross member piece to

the end plates with 1/2” x 1 1/4” hex bolts and 1/2”

lock washers. Be sure it is level with the vehicle

and clamp to the passenger’s side.

19. On the passenger side, using the baseplate as a

template, drill all three holes with the 13/32” drill bit.

Insert into the bottom two holes (white arrows) 3/8”

x 1 1/4” hex bolts with Loctite Red, tighten with 3/8”

lock washers and 3/8” hex nuts. Insert a 2” hex

bolt with 3/8” lock washer using Loctite Red into the

top hole (gray arrow) and tighten with 1” nut plate.

Tighten the baseplate to the end plates.

21. Reinstall the washer reservoir, reconnect hoses,

replug connectors and reinstall the fascia.

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20. Attach the permanent baseplate safety

cables to the provided convenience link on

the baseplate (see grey arrow). The photo

above shows the recommended installation

of the cables to frame of vehicle (see white

arrow). Additional options may interfere with

suggested mounting; in this case secure

the cables to a solid piece of the frame as

described in the instructions included with the

permanent baseplate safety cables. Be sure

the safety cables do not rub against any hoses

or moving parts. Do this to both sides of the

vehicle.

Be sure that ALL electrical connections

are plugged in properly and functioning

BEFORE Installing the fascia.