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Also when it comes to tow bars, they are somewhat baseplate brand specific. In other words, you will likely want the same brand tow bar as baseplate on the vehicle. Generally the knuckles that attach the towbar to the baseplate are different for each brand.

While there are some "crossover-kits" (brand A baseplate and brand B towbar), that is sometimes an added expense that you should avoid if possible.

So treat your towbar/baseplate selection as a package deal.

Pretty much everything then revolves around the selection of the baseplate. For my Grand Am, the Roadmaster baseplate was less noticeable, but required removing engine mounting bolts to install.

Since I wanted to install the baseplate myself, I went with the BlueOx baseplate as it mounted differently and did not require removing engine bolts.

On the other hand, the BlueOx baseplate turned out to be quite a challenge as it was designed generically for several different sibling model GM vehicles, so it was not quite optimized for my Grand Am. Consequently, it is a bit more noticeable than I would have liked, and a few things did not fit in the correct location without having to do some modification.

If you have someone install the baseplate though, you probably won't much care either way.