tow hook/tow eye
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The bumper has seen its fair share of bumps and scrapes, so don't mind bumper. The car is a 98 Prelude. It's a track only car, so no need for turn signals. I haven't fabricated something for the rear, but I'll probably do something similar in the license plate box area.
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That's exactly why mine is built the way it is. It's mounted directly to the bumper mounting bracket, so it's quite strong, and doesn't stick out past the bumper.
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I have soft strap attached to one of the front tow hooks and zipped-tied to the bottom of the bumper. I was afraid that if I ever get towed, it would tear my bumper but it worked like a charm. However, it doesn't look as good as I would like.
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Re: (Another Drew)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Another Drew »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Soft strap here.
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How did you actually strap it onto the frame? Wrap around the bumper support?
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How did you actually strap it onto the frame? Wrap around the bumper support?
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Re: (.:Made in OC:.)
The strap is wrapped around 1/2" worth of aluminum bars and bolted to the bumper support. There are some washers used to space the aluminum bars away from the bumper support so that the strap doesn't get crushed.
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Re: (Hayasa15)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hayasa15 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dumb question where do you guys bolt the benen style hooks?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Mine is bolted underneath my bumper support beam. Right now it sticks out too far, but since there are three rows of holes, I am going to mount it back one more row. If that doesn't work, most likely go to some sort of soft strap technique.
Mine is bolted underneath my bumper support beam. Right now it sticks out too far, but since there are three rows of holes, I am going to mount it back one more row. If that doesn't work, most likely go to some sort of soft strap technique.
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Re: (davidnyc)
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Mine is bolted underneath my bumper support beam.
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Mine is bolted underneath my bumper support beam.
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Re: (Reza^)
I use a tow strap also. That way if you bump someone it does not puncture their rear bumper cover. By the way, per the SCCA rules any tow point must be at least 2" diameter. Many of those aftermarket tow eyes are less than 2" diameter.
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Re: (577HondaPrelude)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 577HondaPrelude »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">By the way, per the SCCA rules any tow point must be at least 2" diameter. Many of those aftermarket tow eyes are less than 2" diameter.</TD></TR></TABLE>
But the hardparkers get some mad style points for them at car shows.
And I bet most of the kids who have tow hooks have never even heard of SCCA or NASA.
But the hardparkers get some mad style points for them at car shows.
And I bet most of the kids who have tow hooks have never even heard of SCCA or NASA.
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Anyone running the cusco tow hooks?
http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...63f8c
I'm planning on running the NASA Honda Challenge
http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...63f8c
I'm planning on running the NASA Honda Challenge
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Re: (nismo1118)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nismo1118 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Anyone running the cusco tow hooks?
http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...63f8c
I'm planning on running the NASA Honda Challenge</TD></TR></TABLE>
You may want to look into something more substantial or use some sort of strap configuration with a strong mounting point
http://www.jhpusa.com/catalog/...63f8c
I'm planning on running the NASA Honda Challenge</TD></TR></TABLE>
You may want to look into something more substantial or use some sort of strap configuration with a strong mounting point
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