Tow hook?

[JRKOUPE]

hooked

I use the oe hook for DE's....its always allowed.


Question......when my car was once towed....I noticed the frt bumper moved askew a bit.......was this due to a jack ass tow driver.....or what?..it pissed me off a bit. Id like to know its a safe way to tow....just wondering what happened.

[joshh]

Wish I had one when I spun at Thunderhill. The workers were not happy with me. It was muddy.

[TwoJ's]

Also allows you to bump draft without spearing the car in front :D

Ha, that made me laugh. Do they allow you guys to bump draft?

[heelN'toe joe]

https://store.nexternal.com/carronli.../TH-01-R_2.jpg

Carr Industries has a folding billet unit for around $60

[ddavidv]

The folding hooks aren't any better than the shin slicers. They still poke out too far and would have some pretty ugly results if you were to be doing any bump drafting.

Go with a strap. Keep it clean and simple.

Only if you have those pansy-ass plastic bumpers.
But seriously, I don't think the folding ones are that awful. I've read once or twice that the straps are maybe only good for a yank or two before they start to tear. I think this is a 'choose your preference' area.

[Teaguer]

Where do you get the oem hook that screws into the front bumper? What does it even look like?

It comes in the trunk on late model cars . :)

[808BMW]

Where do you get the oem hook that screws into the front bumper? What does it even look like?

[Scott///M]

The folding hooks aren't any better than the shin slicers. They still poke out too far and would have some pretty ugly results if you were to be doing any bump drafting.

Go with a strap. Keep it clean and simple.

[ddavidv]

Turner Motorsport sells both the strap and a folding loop hook for the front. The folding one ain't cheap. I bought one when they were a little less expensive. There are ones on Ebay for about half as much but I didn't trust them to use on my race car without seeing them in person.

I don't think the oem one is legal for racing either but I stuck it in when I was doing HPDE's and just covered it with a slit tennis ball while in the paddock.

[Emre]

exactly...I was thinking about something like Vlad did on his M3 below for easy access...

Just keep in mind that you will not be allowed on the track with this type of tow hook. No organization that I'm aware of currently allows rigid tow hooks that extend past the bumpers of the car. They're considered too risky as they can punch through the sheet metal of another car in the event of an on-track incident.

If you want a rigid tow hook, get one with a hinge and fold it down when not in use. Otherwise, just get a strap. Even easier, get one of the OEM tow hooks that screws into the threaded insert on the front bumper. Takes all of 2 seconds to install if you should ever need it.

[ethirtydavid]

are there any of these for sale? (the strap)

[e30s52]

its not hard to installe about 30mins and its in.

[SimonH]

and doesn't present a shin hazard.

Also allows you to bump draft without spearing the car in front :D

[PaulEZ]

^^^any pics of one installed?

[jlevie]

The Motorsport tow strap (sold by Bimmerworld and others) is a great solution. It isn't hard to install, requires little or no modification to the car, and doesn't present a shin hazard. On a "diving board" car you can simply loop it through the tow eye and route the strap between the spoiler and the bumper. I sort of think that a minor bit of cutting is required on later cars.