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Old 09-22-2009, 10:43 PM   #1
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Rear Tow Hook ?

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Soon, this will be cut and on my car! :D
I havnt test fit it on my yaris yet, I have a feeling the downward curve is too sharp.
BTW, for all you techies out there this will be merely for looks and serves no towing purpose.
It will be made through a plasma cutter and about 9mm thick, unless the material isnt available then it may have to be thinner.... hope not!


drawing is not to scale... it was scanned but that odd looking shape at the top of the outline of the lower bumper for reference.
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Old 09-22-2009, 10:52 PM   #2
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Is it the two loops that come down on the far sides of the rear? If so, those are jack points and also for strapping your car down to a flatbed if needed. I am sure someone could fabricate something, but I never understood rear extended tow hooks. I only use one of those hooks to strap down the kayak to the roof.
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Old 09-22-2009, 11:21 PM   #3
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hmm.... that I guess that would be what they are.

like I said, they serve no purpose, merely for looks.
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Old 09-22-2009, 11:43 PM   #4
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The Vitz RS "TRD Racing" model in Japan comes with a rear tow hook: (#2)



I've asked, and I have yet to get a part number for it, they say there is none.
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Old 09-23-2009, 01:04 AM   #5
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The Benen or any other "jdm" style tow will work on the yaris .
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Old 09-23-2009, 01:33 AM   #6
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Year but the TRD one looks better I think.
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Old 09-23-2009, 01:43 AM   #7
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ha ha be careful and you wont need one unless someone hits you
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Old 09-23-2009, 02:54 PM   #8
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The universal ones would work you just have to get creative on mounting them :)
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Old 09-23-2009, 03:00 PM   #9
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i wonder if the VW ones ive been seeing around will work?
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The problem I see is that there are no threaded holes to mount in. You could drill into what little material there is and put a bolt through. I might have to go to the shop and see if I have any material around.

I might borrow DandiDani hb and also use my sedan to see if I could come up with something. Would you want something for looks or to be functional also? I only ask because it would depend on the thickness of the material I would use.
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Old 09-23-2009, 03:18 PM   #11
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The problem I see is that there are no threaded holes to mount in. You could drill into what little material there is and put a bolt through. I might have to go to the shop and see if I have any material around.

I might borrow DandiDani hb and also use my sedan to see if I could come up with something. Would you want something for looks or to be functional also? I only ask because it would depend on the thickness of the material I would use.
For looks alone.
Unless you could make it functional and not ridiculously expensive.

If you wanted something like that made locally, where could you get it made?
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Old 09-23-2009, 06:03 PM   #12
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The Vitz RS "TRD Racing" model in Japan comes with a rear tow hook: (#2)



I've asked, and I have yet to get a part number for it, they say there is none.
I want to get the TRD rear & front took hood too.......I've ask the same question in Japan, they said that everything in the TRD Racing Version won't sell separately(the took hood, seat belt, roll cage)...only the owner of that car can order spare parts of it
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I want to get the TRD rear & front took hood too.......I've ask the same question in Japan, they said that everything in the TRD Racing Version won't sell separately(the took hood, seat belt, roll cage)...only the owner of that car can order spare parts of it
Yeah, it's sorta goofy with the parts from that model. Recaro makes the seat bracket for the driver side (RHD) but TRD makes the seat bracket for the passenger.
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For looks alone.
Unless you could make it functional and not ridiculously expensive.

If you wanted something like that made locally, where could you get it made?
oh I have access to a lot of material amd now a plasma cutter now that my friend got one. Give me some time to do some measurements and some sketches and I will post them up for you all to vote on.
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Old 09-24-2009, 09:35 PM   #15
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kewl! maybe we could have a group buy! and all have matching tow hooks ;D
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Old 09-24-2009, 09:36 PM   #16
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This is looking promising :) Subscribed!
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Old 09-25-2009, 01:34 AM   #17
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this sounds like a cool idea fer the yarii ppl!
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Old 09-25-2009, 05:21 AM   #18
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Shouldn't be too hard to make one up. I be watching for this one
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