Aftermarket tow hooks on your cars

[jwrape]

Who actually uses their tow hooks that they paid so dearly for?

[Captain-Obvious™]

someone gave me one...so I rock it...lol

haven't needed it yet thankfully

[DieselNuts]

just like bike racks...they are cool if they get use...

[alpine_aw11]

If you bought a tow hook and you don't track your car you fail. My Jeep has tow hooks which have been put to good use many a time. I put yes for me even though I have a different application.

[Nerdsrock22]

I hang stuff from mine? It that using it?

[joseph dale]

lol most cars already have tow hooks, do u really need 2?

[BTEC]

i got 2 that come factory on my core support and one in the center under my cargo area (civic hatch) i use those on the dyno and for getting loaded on a tow truck. the benen industy hooks are aluminum so unless i need to get pulled straight like if i break on the track, keep ur meat hooks off my tow hooks bc they will break.

mostly for style but i will use them as long as i know they wont get effed up.

[EmminoDaGreat]

they are good at fu cking up some shin's at night....

[.blank cd]

they are good at fu cking up some shin's at night....sounds like you've been pwnt

Ive been in situations where it would have been nice if i had one. i dont think i would go out and buy one tho unless it was infact a track car. if it was given, maybe id rock it.

[BTEC]

they are good at fu cking up some shin's at night....
hell yeah. this dude ran into mine and had blood all in his socks. my insurance dnt cover that. keep moving punk. lol!!!

[BTEC]

sounds like you've been pwnt

Ive been in situations where it would have been nice if i had one. i dont think i would go out and buy one tho unless it was infact a track car. if it was given, maybe id rock it.
soon enough "ole smokie" shall be exactly that. *dr evil laugh begins*

[Elbow]

I hang stuff from mine? It that using it?

Thats for ****ing ricers and entirely stupid :no:

[Elbow]

If you bought a tow hook and you don't track your car you fail. My Jeep has tow hooks which have been put to good use many a time. I put yes for me even though I have a different application.

Exactly

[JDMjoe]

I like em but absolutely pointless to buy them if your not gonna use them. Unless your a terrible driver and have to be towed a lot lol...

[antiv6]

are you insane, if you use it it will rub off the super jdm pink/purple/green paint. Plus where am i gonna put the stuffed animal that i have hanging there?
http://www.miataturbo.net/forum/images/smilies/dancinggreddy2.gif

[matthewAPM]

ive used it at little tally once.

[Nerdsrock22]

Thats for ****ing ricers and entirely stupid :no:


I was just joking. :cry:

[matthewAPM]

lol most cars already have tow hooks, do u really need 2?

lol at u being a dumbass.

[uproot]

lol it sure would have been nice to have a rear one the day an old lady parked right up on my bumper :ninja:

[BKgen®]

don't buy one if you're just gonna hang sh*t from it.

function > form

[JDMjoe]

don't buy one if you're just gonna hang sh*t from it.

function > form
Hang your moms panties from it... :D

[Catnip]

trailers > tow hooks.

[wantboost]

i have used mine 3 times lol

[joseph dale]

lol at u being a dumbass.

so ur civic didnt have a tow hook on it connected to the chassis?

[matthewAPM]

so ur civic didnt have a tow hook on it connected to the chassis?

no lol at you asking y u need 2 tow hooks...:doh:

[joseph dale]

no lol at you asking y u need 2 tow hooks...:doh:

:goodjob:

[matthewAPM]

:goodjob:

STFU n00b

[joseph dale]

STFU n00b

ill do that...:yes:

[Kevykev]

i have mixed feeling about them.

[Nissan Sean]

they are stupid JDM wannabe, ricer crap. i think they look retarded everytime i see one on a car( always a Honda lol).

[OneSlow5pt0]

STFU n00b

hes been here as long as u;)

[B_Hoov]

i think most of the ones i have seen would not hold up if indeed they had to be used.

[HillClimbGuy]

well my FC has Four stock lol :eek: but every time i get towed (an i tow it alot goin on 6 times in the past year) the tow guy can never find the damn hook:screwy: . so i think the stickers that point to the tow hooks are cool but most would say its rice huh:thinking:

[speedminded]

lol most cars already have tow hooks, do u really need 2?*sigh*


trailers > tow hooks.Tell that to a corner worker lol!


so ur civic didnt have a tow hook on it connected to the chassis?How do you propose getting to [most] stock tow hooks if your car is alternator deep in kitty litter? What if you have a lip, spoiler, and/or splitter? :screwy:


hes been here as long as u;)...but obviously never been to a track ;)

[Sport1.3]

i have 6 on the front of my car, u can never be too prepared

[EJ25RUN]

If you cant explain why the arrow is pointing to the tow hook, you dont need to be contributing to this thread.

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[Tree]

i have had a pair and it helps when your car dose have to be towed. triple a give me hell when they had to tow my car when it was doped 2.25in. but they are useful and a ***** at times

[southside]

i think most of the ones i have seen would not hold up if indeed they had to be used.x2 I was going to buy one but I said:thinking: WHY! its a waste.I'd rather use oem hooks instead of some piece of metal bolted on to the oem ones with two 12mm bolts.And see if it holds up while I tow my 2100lbs car.Thats just my :2cents:

[southside]

i have had a pair and it helps when your car dose have to be towed. triple a give me hell when they had to tow my car when it was doped 2.25in. but they are useful and a ***** at times:thinking: Dont triple A use flat beds and if you car is dropped then I doubt a tow hook will help.Only thing that will help being towed by a flat bed is to Remove your bumper or try in reverse.

[B_Hoov]

i had to use 8ft ramps that a friend had to get my boosted h22 accord on a flatbed, in reverse at that!

[redrumracer]

tow hooks are one of those things you hope you dont ever have to use, but damnit they would come in handy when you need a tow so they dont fuk up your bumper

[Shibby]

i have one.. i made it. i do not use it daily, only on track days.

[B_Hoov]

quick question though, now i can make a serious tow hook from materials i have laying around, the lightest materials are not the cheapest and usually not the strongest, has anyone actually used one of these "billet" tow hooks. a friends car is in my driveway right now and has one on the rear...i got to looking at it and it looks like every other one i have seen around town...but i do not think it would hold up if it had to be used. ESPECIALLY if the tow vehicle could not get a straight line pull and had to be pulled slightly from the side. am i wrong?

[chaseamundo]

Personally i like them. its part of the whole JDM scene.
same thing as headlights. why get different ones if yours already work

[man]

Why change your car from stock at all? Most people on here hating can barely drive their own car, why talk about function over form? All these people with super expensive suspensions, turbos, big brakes, etc. on their first time out at the track would get laughed at by anyone who knows their ****.

[speedminded]

Personally i like them. its part of the whole JDM scene.
same thing as headlights. why get different ones if yours already workAftermarket/race tow hooks have been around and required on the track long before JDM was even an acronym. Show up to a real car scene for once like Petit Le Mans where all participants and most spectators choose function over style or fan boy bull****.

On the street the race tow hook has one function...severed shins and putting holes in peoples bumpers that can't park in front or behind you. At least it saves your paint!

[chaseamundo]

Aftermarket/race tow hooks have been around and required on the track long before JDM was even an acronym. Show up to a real car scene for once like Petit Le Mans where all participants and most spectators choose function over style or fan boy bull****.

On the street the race tow hook has one function...severed shins and putting holes in peoples bumpers that can't park in front or behind you. At least it saves your paint!


oh yea, i totally understand that. as far as off the track is what im referring to.
its not like you need one if you wreck on 75 you know

(actually you might) but you know what i mean