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  • I use it all the time to tow or tie down my car at the track

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  • I never use mine and I bought it for the looks of it

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  • I think they look stupid and waste of money.

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    Default Aftermarket tow hooks on your cars

    Who actually uses their tow hooks that they paid so dearly for?
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    someone gave me one...so I rock it...lol

    haven't needed it yet thankfully

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

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alpine_xj
    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

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    I hang stuff from mine? It that using it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerdsrock22
    I hang stuff from mine? It that using it?
    Thats for ****ing ricers and entirely stupid

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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    Thats for ****ing ricers and entirely stupid

    I was just joking.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by joseph dale
    lol most cars already have tow hooks, do u really need 2?
    lol at u being a dumbass.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matthewAPM
    lol at u being a dumbass.
    so ur civic didnt have a tow hook on it connected to the chassis?

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    Quote Originally Posted by joseph dale
    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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by matthewAPM
    no lol at you asking y u need 2 tow hooks...

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    Quote Originally Posted by joseph dale
    lol most cars already have tow hooks, do u really need 2?
    *sigh*

    Quote Originally Posted by cgEvan
    trailers > tow hooks.
    Tell that to a corner worker lol!

    Quote Originally Posted by joseph dale
    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?

    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    hes been here as long as u
    ...but obviously never been to a track

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    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by EmminoDaGreat
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. 300
    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*

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    Quote Originally Posted by EmminoDaGreat
    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!!!

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    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...

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    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?



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    ive used it at little tally once.
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    lol it sure would have been nice to have a rear one the day an old lady parked right up on my bumper

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

    function > form


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    Quote Originally Posted by GKtib®
    don't buy one if you're just gonna hang sh*t from it.

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

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    i have used mine 3 times lol

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    trailers > tow hooks.
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    i have mixed feeling about them.

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

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

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    well my FC has Four stock lol 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 . so i think the stickers that point to the tow hooks are cool but most would say its rice huh


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    Quote Originally Posted by B_Hoov
    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 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
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    1. It gets really old when people keep calling southside a thief, b/c honestly, they have no phucking idea! lol

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    i have 6 on the front of my car, u can never be too prepared
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    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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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by callmetree19
    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
    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.
    Quote Originally Posted by TheChosenOne View Post
    1. It gets really old when people keep calling southside a thief, b/c honestly, they have no phucking idea! lol

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

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    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

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

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    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?

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