thing on bumper

[HoNdaInspire01]

I think tow hook are just for looks

[mj213]

I think they're a good idea.

If you see how some of these clowns are that run towing companies, they'll try to wrap a towhook around your trunk latch or feed it down under the car then proceed to pull the bumper off. This jackass (on my old car) tried to pull my car down the road with the sheet metal lower valance under the bumper. Needless to say it didn't work. I didn't catch it that time, but after that didn't work and he went for the radiator, I had to stop him.

When my Durango was repo'd (years ago) they fucked up both front and back bumpers because they tried to attach to the axles. I don't know how that guy managed to get his underpants on in the morning.

[bcjammerx]

Kind of like a flushmount spoiler? Or a Gsquare grill? Or one piece headlights? Or doing a prelude cluster swap? Or an interior swap. I can go on all day. A lot of modifications are purely for looks. Why get your car repainted if it's faded/peeling/rusty? A paint job won't help performance.

A tow hook can actually be functional, on or off a race track. I'm sick of all the "don't buy that because you will be called a ricer" BS. People are going to do what people do.

no, no, no, and no...and no... You aren't understanding what I'm saying at all.

These "tow hooks" being put on are done for no other reason than "I saw a race car with it" and yes that is rice. And it's even MORE so when they install it wrong because again...they don't have a fucking clue as to WHY you do it.

All the things you mentioned maintain their functionality after the "mod" so those aren't good examples at all.

I'm not going to fuck a football with you on this

[hondadiablo]

Its actually not a bad idea. If the car is low or has ground effects it can be hard to strap it down to a flatbed from underneath. Not saying there towed alot. But it happens.

[deevergote]

I think tow hook are just for looks

Umm... no. You didn't bother reading anything, did you? 31 posts as of the time that I'm reading this... let's see if you get reset to 0, and returned to Newcomer status...

Shit I need one, the ones that come on the car from were cut off by the previous owner. don't ask cuz IDK why anyone would do that.


But its true most people that get the don't need them, but I have seen a lot of cars with them but they look like show cars.

The tow hooks that we're talking about here won't replace the stock hooks, though. Those hooks are used when the car is towed on a flatbed, to keep the car secure. They really aren't for actually moving the car (though I towed my 3rd gen up a hill with the rear ones... )

[acc0rd_adicti0n]

lol i have that pic of keith ditchin it too hahahahahaha
but i need a towhook and not for looks i bottom my car out in my own driveway....


ricer-ish...maybe
useful...yes!


i hate having to get under my car to find my towhook and sometimes its too low to get to so i would be better off with one

[deevergote]

What does bottoming out on your driveway have to do with a tow hook? Are you going to tow your car up the driveway?

[acc0rd_adicti0n]

What does bottoming out on your driveway have to do with a tow hook? Are you going to tow your car up the driveway?

you dont even know how many times ive got stuck haha its been alot lol


and yea i usually just pull it out with my stepdads truck

[deevergote]

[acc0rd_adicti0n]

gravel driveway + lowass car do not mix very well

[1.5 ef]

i wish i had one on my dc5 when my wife got it stuck in sand the oem rear tow hook was too deep under the bumper that the chain pushed my bumper up and messed it up. oem hooks and low ass cars dont go together... if i ever get some hooks ill get them flat black and i wont let them stick out a foot like some peopl do. its not the hook that is ricer is th way some people install them...

[nine_deuce]

That's what I thought they were for. If you have a super low car, hooking a chain to the stock hook will most likely rip either bumper off. With an aftermarket tow hook, you don't run the risk of hurting your bumpers.

[cloudasc]

Ah but a ricer will remove their bumper structures so they can fit their body kits on the car, that are usually held up with zip ties, or worse. Then they improvise a dual exhaust system comprising of mufflers too big for the stock piping, then stack welds as a transition to the larger piping on the (ractive) mufflers that was cut off another vehicle.

Aftermarket tow hooks can be useful, if installed properly, has lots of applications, from pulling your car out of someplace when it gets stuck, to helping the theives haul it away. It can be a double edged sword. Get one that is strong, and install it in a way that it is removable, so you can use it for show and/or practical purpose at the proper time.

[jimy]

I'd like one for the front just for the fact that its hard to get under the car if you actually have to tow the car.

[KeVuPs93CB7]

Kind of like a flushmount spoiler? Or a Gsquare grill? Or one piece headlights? Or doing a prelude cluster swap? Or an interior swap. I can go on all day. A lot of modifications are purely for looks. Why get your car repainted if it's faded/peeling/rusty? A paint job won't help performance.

A tow hook can actually be functional, on or off a race track. I'm sick of all the "don't buy that because you will be called a ricer" BS. People are going to do what people do.

i agree with that...only because you are not actually racing doesnt mean youre not allowed to have a tow hook because then you will be categorized. I think its a good idea to have ESPECIALLY if you have a dropped car, it will not mess up your car if it ever needs to be towed (knock on wood) that it wont happen lol