Tow hook
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Tow hook
Yesterday there was a post about removing part of your passenger side grill to install a tow hook. Does anyone know if this is a GM-specific part or do I need to buy it from a towing company (I do not plan on using run flat tires, so there is a possibility I will need a tow).
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Neither. The tow hook pictured in that thread can be purchased from a race or performance shop. They are used by race cars so the track workers can extract a race car from a track side gravel pit.
For example:
http://www.racecartowhooks.com/
For example:
http://www.racecartowhooks.com/
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Neither. The tow hook pictured in that thread can be purchased from a race or performance shop. They are used by race cars so the track workers can extract a race car from a track side gravel pit.
For example:
http://www.racecartowhooks.com/
For example:
http://www.racecartowhooks.com/
You only need them if you plan to use the car as intended.
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Some kind of tow hook should be at least a factory option on all cars, some of the information suggests they are on the European C6's.
I'm too lazy, cheap, and incompetant; to install a set of front & rear hooks by myself. So I bought a set of 4 T-hooks that fit into the shipping slots under the frame (where we put the jacking pucks). They are slower to use than a built-in hook, and more difficult if you are sunk in mud or snow, but worked on my 2001 when i got stuck in snow and my 2006 when it needed to be towed after an accident. Just put 'em in a bag in the rear cubby. Bought mine from Northern Tool, I think.
I'm too lazy, cheap, and incompetant; to install a set of front & rear hooks by myself. So I bought a set of 4 T-hooks that fit into the shipping slots under the frame (where we put the jacking pucks). They are slower to use than a built-in hook, and more difficult if you are sunk in mud or snow, but worked on my 2001 when i got stuck in snow and my 2006 when it needed to be towed after an accident. Just put 'em in a bag in the rear cubby. Bought mine from Northern Tool, I think.
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Some kind of tow hook should be at least a factory option on all cars, some of the information suggests they are on the European C6's.
I'm too lazy, cheap, and incompetant; to install a set of front & rear hooks by myself. So I bought a set of 4 T-hooks that fit into the shipping slots under the frame (where we put the jacking pucks). They are slower to use than a built-in hook, and more difficult if you are sunk in mud or snow, but worked on my 2001 when i got stuck in snow and my 2006 when it needed to be towed after an accident. Just put 'em in a bag in the rear cubby. Bought mine from Northern Tool, I think.
I'm too lazy, cheap, and incompetant; to install a set of front & rear hooks by myself. So I bought a set of 4 T-hooks that fit into the shipping slots under the frame (where we put the jacking pucks). They are slower to use than a built-in hook, and more difficult if you are sunk in mud or snow, but worked on my 2001 when i got stuck in snow and my 2006 when it needed to be towed after an accident. Just put 'em in a bag in the rear cubby. Bought mine from Northern Tool, I think.
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Installing a tow hook for the sole purpose of having it put on a flatbed is pointless, in my opinion. I used to own a towing company and was the exclusive tower for the local Chevrolet dealership. I have towed lots of Corvettes. Axle straps around the control arms would be my preference, if I had to load it forward. Using j-hooks in the frame slots puts the wire rope too far underneath the car and makes it impossible to keep it from contacting the front air dam. I usually loaded them backwards using an axle strap around the monospring which allowed me to put the wire rope in between the exhaust tips. I would flatten the tilt of the bed and use custom-made ramps at the end so nothing else touches the car and the car never touches the ground, ramps, or the bed. Secure with wheel straps and go. It would take me twice as long to load a Vette and other cars or trucks, and so I charged twice my normal rate. I never had an unhappy Corvette customer.
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Installing a tow hook for the sole purpose of having it put on a flatbed is pointless, in my opinion. I used to own a towing company and was the exclusive tower for the local Chevrolet dealership. I have towed lots of Corvettes. Axle straps around the control arms would be my preference, if I had to load it forward. Using j-hooks in the frame slots puts the wire rope too far underneath the car and makes it impossible to keep it from contacting the front air dam. I usually loaded them backwards using an axle strap around the monospring which allowed me to put the wire rope in between the exhaust tips. I would flatten the tilt of the bed and use custom-made ramps at the end so nothing else touches the car and the car never touches the ground, ramps, or the bed. Secure with wheel straps and go. It would take me twice as long to load a Vette and other cars or trucks, and so I charged twice my normal rate. I never had an unhappy Corvette customer.
