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Old 12-09-2016, 11:11 AM
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How do U tow this car? There is one tow hook available but only for the ZO6 / Z51.
Old 12-09-2016, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by tlippy
How do U tow this car? There is one tow hook available but only for the ZO6 / Z51.
What year is your car. If car was made after 12/15/2014 it has the screw in's for the tow hook in the front and rear lower bumper. If before above date you have to bolt and drill a plate into place for the tow hooks.

YOU CAN BUY THE RED ARE BLACK AFTERMARKET TOW HOOK FROM A FEW VENDORS IN HERE. Do search on tow hooks it will come up for you...Robert
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Actually the base C7 does not come with a tow hook receiver in the front, so you would need to install that first. ZL1 sells the receiver and tow hook in a package.
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Originally Posted by Nordic_Samurai
Actually the base C7 does not come with a tow hook receiver in the front, so you would need to install that first. ZL1 sells the receiver and tow hook in a package.
Over looked the non in his post.
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Originally Posted by Nordic_Samurai
Actually the base C7 does not come with a tow hook receiver in the front, so you would need to install that first. ZL1 sells the receiver and tow hook in a package.
They all come with tow receivers now.
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Originally Posted by corvette-22
They all come with tow receivers now.
I have a 2016 base model, and trust me, there is no front tow hook receiver installed.
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To answer your question: You tow it with THIS onto a flatbed:

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Originally Posted by Nordic_Samurai
I have a 2016 base model, and trust me, there is no front tow hook receiver installed.
Nordic - you are correct. There is no tow hook receiver on either the front or rear of my C7 Stingray coupe. I even popped out the cutout on the rear bumper and there is no hook receiver. There is not a tow hook receiver on the front either. There is a place in the plastic for, I believe, the Z51 and ZO6 but nothing for my Vette.
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Wow, just checked and you need to remove the bumper just to install the receiver! Guess I will not be adding a tow hook!
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Wow, just checked and you need to remove the bumper just to install the receiver! Guess I will not be adding a tow hook!
Yeah it is ridiculous. This is definitely something that should be standard considering it is probably a dollar worth of material and labor at the factory level.
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Originally Posted by Nordic_Samurai
Yeah it is ridiculous. This is definitely something that should be standard considering it is probably a dollar worth of material and labor at the factory level.
If you have a long enough 7/8 and 1/2 bit you could install it with out removing the bumper.

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