best and worst(e30/crabs content)

[long tall eta]

The older metal-bumpered E30 has two tow loops right under the bumper.
Here's a shot of my old 86 Eta (after I hit a rock with it). The tow loop is between the turn signal and the foglight, right where the red wire is running to the foglight. There's one on each side, right & left.



On your car those hooks seem to be hidden behind that fancy front fascia/airdam.

There are two tie-down brackets that can be used in a pinch instead. Look under the car on the frame rails just aft of the front wheels. I'm curious to know what the tow truck driver hooked that chain to?
he hooked up to the frame rails i believe. there is a hole on each side of the rails.

On the newer style plastic-bumpered cars, there is a threaded socket hidden behind a little square plug in the bumper. A towing eye screws into that. You can see it (the harpoon) screwed in next to the passenger-side turn signal on my 1990 325is in this shot.

[Ferdinand]

thats what i was wondering. never had to get a tow before and when i crawled under her there is no hook, thought all e30's had them. the owners manual has a pic of the car with two hooks in the front but mine is an es and the pic had no air dam. so do i need to buy a hook and where do you instal it?

The older metal-bumpered E30 has two tow loops right under the bumper.
Here's a shot of my old 86 Eta (after I hit a rock with it). The tow loop is between the turn signal and the foglight, right where the red wire is running to the foglight. There's one on each side, right & left.



On your car those hooks seem to be hidden behind that fancy front fascia/airdam.

There are two tie-down brackets that can be used in a pinch instead. Look under the car on the frame rails just aft of the front wheels. I'm curious to know what the tow truck driver hooked that chain to?

On the newer style plastic-bumpered cars, there is a threaded socket hidden behind a little square plug in the bumper. A towing eye screws into that. You can see it (the harpoon) screwed in next to the passenger-side turn signal on my 1990 325is in this shot.

[e30lov]

100$ for a winch out? are you kidding me?

[long tall eta]

LoL....that sucked.


Where was your tow hook?

thats what i was wondering. never had to get a tow before and when i crawled under her there is no hook, thought all e30's had them. the owners manual has a pic of the car with two hooks in the front but mine is an es and the pic had no air dam. so do i need to buy a hook and where do you instal it?

[bmwstudent]

said he yanks civics for 15 bucks but because race car. i said yea but eta, he said, chipped?, i said yea, he said lsd?, i said yea, he said, then race car and it will be 100

I just woke up my daughter belly laughing at this post.

[long tall eta]

He asked a hundred dollars........FOR THAT?

Whatever happened to being a good Samaritan for gods sake. At least charge for the drive out there, but not for THAT. The audacity.

said he yanks civics for 15 bucks but because race car. i said yea but eta, he said, chipped?, i said yea, he said lsd?, i said yea, he said, then race car and it will be 100

[Threehz]

Definitely the best worst story.

Sucks about dropping 100 on a pull, but crabs, beer, and fun. Plus an eta towing a boat, win.

[VANOS714]

why would you use your e30 to haul a boat????

[SLUCK]

*its been a long time

[bmwstudent]

Crabs are hitting big time here on the chesapeake, fat ones too. You are a wild man for taking your eta to boat launch. Long all eta, got crabs?

[Roysneon]

Tow guy had him by the balls. That tow was worth as much as he valued his car in that moment.

[Hey_You]

Tow trucks around here will tow you anywhere in town for about $55. I feel you got ripped, but congrats on the crabs!

[Sailor37]

LoL....that sucked.


Where was your tow hook?

[sharky]

Crabs this early huh, I usually wait till mid July or so around here (ct) as they are usually pretty small but I will have to go see, maybe the mild winter was good

[Roysneon]

This is a business, this is not a charity. You know, I mean maybe one day UNICEF will get into the towing business, but you know, until then, we're the people to see.