Man, quit it!

 

wow this is a long, long post, i think my pages got stuck together cause they wouldnt, load, for a few mins

 

 

my useless ornament is scheduled to come in tomorrow. picts soooooon!!!

 

I like the ones on those german (I think) cars. Wonder where I could find one of those in chrome, no less!
Annette

 

http://www.autohausschaefer.de/mini-clubsport/

 

I think someone should put a pin wheel or propeller on theirs. That would be a first! Forget the tow hook, put on something usefull and intertaining.

 

to each his own

 

 

here's mine. i had to take one of the adjustment nuts off because it was
(to me) sticking out too much forward. looks ok?

my car's hibernating so could not take any better picts outside... it looks
good from the front.
http://www.geocities.com/ken350gt/towhook.front.jpg

if u want to see more, click my Info link below.

 

if i could see the pics, Ken

 

tow hook good!

 

yeah, just give it 15min or so. too many people trying to see at one time.

 

I need mine! I get towed at least EVERY OTHER roadtrip i take Seriously!

 

isnt anyone worried about the security precaution of it? i mean couldnt someone just haul your car away if you have an exposed tow hook? just a question

 

are you kidding? have you ever tired to move a car thats in gear with the ebrake on with either a flatbed or even a towtruck?

yeah, they would get about 100 feet before giving up

 

great.. u are tempting me to get one!!!!

 

thanks! i needed some reassurance from the YuccaPolice.

 

yeh, a flat bed can pull it up easier but they can also just tow any car
with or without the hook...so not so much of an issue.

but it's just screwed on so someone could come along and steal it if they
wanted it that bad. the only place I park my car is at the gas station
and the dealer (well, my house too), so i don't think it would ever get
stolen.

i can remove it before taking it into service too, i guess.

 

Ken, where did you get that one? Looks good

 

oops forum glitch ???

 

thanks! actually my buddy berky let me know last week where to get them:
the store said they have a lot of the red ones in stock a few days ago.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M-POWER-RACING-TOW-HOOK-E39-E46-E60-E63-X5-X3-Z3-Z4_W0QQitemZ8019842086QQcategoryZ33653QQssPageName ZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Ken--

I just purchased a tow hook from the same place and Holy Cr@p. It's bigger than I though it was going to be.

 

yah, i was like wtf?! myself too at first. the ring needs to be able
to swing back and not hit the body..that's why the post is so long.

i removed the adjustment nut on the ring side to lessen the post length
by about 9-10mm. you can add a spacer on the car side to get the
hook to tighten up to where it's horizontal.

hope that helps. i like mine... it really grew on me after a few weeks.

 

you know whats funny.... since i have had my car... being towed about 5 times. I have yet to use the towhook.... they use the j-hooks in the frame and then use tire tiedowns....

-Josh

I always have my towhook in...