Do you have a custom tow hook? Throw up some pics if you do.

 

NUKABE

 

I just realized my thread on this is gone. Whatever... Here is mine:

 

^ What kind is yours?

 

Gorgeous!! Where on earth did you find that?! I can't even locate additionals for the OEM tow hook.

It looks great! Did you have to custom adapt it?

 

thats like a BMW hook modified to the stock one i believe...it looks great

 

It is sold as aftermarket ring for BMW. I basically used half of stock Scion tow ring and a half of the BMW and screwed them together (had a machine shop drill and tap the Scion half for the stud)

 

Looks great man.

 

The more I see that pic the more I like the look of that hook. A bit involved for my tastes, however. =p It would look out of place next to my trim-ring fake rims. ;)

A question...based on the smaller shaft holding them together...do you think it is still up to specs? I ask because in the three years I have owned my personal xB, I have actually used the tow hook on two occasions! (I was stuck in snow in one case and deep mud in the other.) Both of them were freak accidents, but I'm curious about your thoughts on the integrity of a half-size, three-part modified hook as used for extraction-towing a car.

 

Strenght-wise i dont see how it can be less durable than when it was sold (I am talking about the e-bay one and dont know what kind of tensile strenght they promise). I used Grade 8 stud, to connect 2 parts together. The whole assembly is def not as bulletproof as Scion stock tow hook. I did it just because i wanted to experiment a bit with the look.

 

it's not a FORD guys, save your money.

 

Here's my front tow hook, haven't found the time to do the rear one yet.

 

looks nice, im reppin the stock tow hook in front and my moms yaris' tow hook in the rear (they are shorter and look better back there) but i hate missing the cover plates when theyre in there.

i like how yours have the cover plates still there.

 

If you're worried about the cover plates..just mark out the holes and cut them..that's what I did.

 

^^ i cut out the hole in the front... im a lil skeptical about doin the one on the back just in case its not perfect its out in the open!

 

/\ that looks pretty good

 

i used a propane torch to heat up a hole drill the did a quick melt through
and the back will not be center because it just not center when you put the stock tow hook in

 

how hard would it be to add a 2nd hook to the pass side on the front to match?