Tow bar?baseplate Installations at Uhaul

[hark582]

Hi! It is my understanding that tow bars/baseplates can be installed by the technicians at certain Uhaul sites. Am I correct? Has anyone had these items installed by Uhaul?
If not, can you suggest where I can go in southeast Pennsylvania to have these items installed. The local dealers insist that you buy the components from them prior to them tackling the installation work.

[teddyu]

Why not talk to your local body shop?  A body shop knows how to remove your front end assembly and...if they can read they should be able to drill and bolt the baseplate to the TOAD and then re-install the front end.  Had my body shop do it for $250 on my Cobalt.  Took them 2 hrs on a Friday afternoon and was towing the Cobalt on Saturday for a trial run.  10000 miles later I'm still satisfied.  Just my two cents... 

[parttymer]

FWIW, Blue Ox manual says 5 hours labor to install a baseplate on a 2006 Honda CRV. My son Paul, who is a mechanic, looked at the manual online and announced "piece of cake". Took the car down to his house on a Saturday morning and it was all done in an hour and a half. That included donuts time and messing with the grandkids.

[Gary RV Roamer]

Installing base plates is not rocket science, or even very complex mechanics. And installing a tow bar is child's play - just slip it in the receiver and put the retaining pin in the hole.  A U-haul shop (not just a rental agency) can certainly do it, but so can most any other shop or shade tree mechanic.

[COMer]

In our area, the best place is a trailer sales and service outfit.  They deal with this sort of thing and seem to be pretty knowledgeable and quick with their installations.