Hey I've been deating whether to get tow hooks...I love the look but I don't wanna be a poser....car is street only....never go to the track with it...I don't wanna have that civic w/bumper cutouts image but I love the look....feel free to flame me cause I like it but find it rediculous at the same time...anyone have pictures of the T1R or GoFastLab on the car?? thanks

 

my girlfriend lived in the city for awhile. i thought about getting tow hooks to serve as a "bumper saver". Anytime you mod a car. its all opinion of what looks good. If you like it i say do it and dont worry about it

 

Another down side is that you just made it easier to steal your car...

 

, but I love my tow hook. I dont think it looks ricey, but I like them in polished or black as opposed to some of the other colors I have seen.

 

I used the OEM tow hook on the back for a while as a bumper saver. It worked surprisingly well.

I think the biggest problem of running a fancy tow hook, like a J's, is that someone will steal it.

A fold-down like the T1R or the super sexy ASM tow hook would be nice.

 

Trust me, it'll be pretty hard to steal a J's Tow Hook, a front one anyway, as they bolt to the frame. The t/hs that screw into the stock location are easily removed. IMHO.

Now as for someone standing on and bending a t/h as an act of vandalism, that's another story.

 

Well, if someone wants to vandalize an S2k, there's a hell of a lot more vulnerable (and expensive) parts than a tow hook.

I like the idea of using it as a bumper saver, although if you are unfortunate to hit something solid (like a wall), the impact will no longer be distributed over the relatively expendable bumper and instead will be focused on a small (but admittedly strong) part of the frame.

Tow hooks aren't too ricey IMO.

 

yeah i was thinking about the fact that it would be harder to steal...but it could just as easily be solen w/the tow hook...just break the window, neutral and hand brake off down...roll it and gone onto the flatbed...same shit...and as to stealing the tow hook...red loctite heheheheheheh

 

What do tow hooks look like? I thought you guys were talking about a trailer hitch but apparently not...don't s2k have the concealed tow hooks on the front and rear bumpers?