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Old 01-24-2011, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DFWs2k,Jan 24 2011, 04:45 PM
Every time my car has been towed they have used it. Adds about 5 minutes to the time as I have to take off my aftermarket bumper.
Why?
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Old 01-25-2011, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Voodoo_S2K,Jan 24 2011, 10:53 PM
Why?
probably b/c his bumper doesn't have a location for the stock tow hook. Amuse and ASM dont have locations for the stock tow hook.
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Old 01-25-2011, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by it'S2klean,Jan 24 2011, 08:18 PM
Fail.

Easy solution is a flat bed
I'm not professional but they still have to pull your car up to the flat bed. I've seen them hook it to some parts under the front bumper but I've also seen that cause lips to break b/c it makes an angle with the car. What other ways can you get towed?

I'm not trying to be a douche. I just want to know since I'm running an aftermarket bumper too and don't want a tow hook out the grill all the time if i can help it.
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Old 01-25-2011, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by cenix,Jan 24 2011, 04:44 PM
^ the racing tow hooks aren't for conventional towing purposes. they are used at the race tracks when a car is off-track & trapped in a precarious position relative to where the tow truck can get to the car. agreed though, if you daily drive around with one on the street you're most likely a poser.
yes agreed, but I still think it looks cool.
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Originally Posted by TheLast13,Jan 25 2011, 09:21 AM
yes agreed, but I still think it looks cool.
Which is fine, everyone is entitled to their own style choices. But this isn't a functional mod at all and I'd hate for someone to come across this thread and think it was.
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Originally Posted by TheLast13,Jan 24 2011, 08:30 AM
Anyone using the hanging style thread in tow hooks, does the actually hook part ever hit the front or rear bumper when the car is in motion. Im afraid that it will just be swinging back and forth knocking into the bumper cover and scratching it up. Hopefully its pushed far enough from the bumpers that it doesnt hit them.

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MugenRioS2k has them, he used nyloc nuts and tightened them until it took a little force to rotate them around. They don't move from driving, but are still loose enough to move by hand no issue there...
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poser? lol... i have on in my GSR, came with the car, but since im lowered as hell, they cant get to anywhere solid to tow if i needed it, they used my tow hook once, glad i had it because the guy wanted to try jacking my car up and dropping it on a front wheel lift, which wouldnt have worked and probly sanded my exhaust off, tow hook saved my car. (and the flat bed)
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Originally Posted by spectacle,Jan 25 2011, 06:14 AM
Which is fine, everyone is entitled to their own style choices. But this isn't a functional mod at all and I'd hate for someone to come across this thread and think it was.
Well by definition they are functional, but yes, for me its more "the look" than anything else. I hope I dont need a tow any time soon.
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Originally Posted by Shadow_S2K,Jan 24 2011, 02:29 PM
The tow hooks that fold down and screw into your stock tow hock position will not swing around or hit your bumper. They come with a screw and nut that you tighten to secure the hook in a particular position (up or down). And loosen it to move the hook into a position you want.
Thank you for the info, thats exactly what I was looking for.
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Originally Posted by illdiealonlyazn,Jan 25 2011, 02:13 AM
probably b/c his bumper doesn't have a location for the stock tow hook. Amuse and ASM dont have locations for the stock tow hook.
It sounded like to me that he had an aftermarket tow hook?
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