Anyone know what these are...?

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 11:53

have got a pic but dont have anywhere to host it. so could i email it to admin?

there's 3 of them and they look a bit like chunky tent pegs, they're in the toolkit, they have screw threads on the bottom and are quite heavy (weigh about a kilo each)

can i get rid of them as it might be uneccessary weight.

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Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 11:56

They are the tow hooks!

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 11:58

why do i need 3 of them?

markiii · April 23, 2004, 12:00

you have 3 towing eyes, 2 at the back one at the front

they are used for tying the car down on the boat over.

usually in teh Uk you just get 1, as the dealers nick the others.

a few imports liek mine and yours they froget.

if you ever track you will need 2 minimum.

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 12:16

ill ditch 2 of them then - another 2 kilos off the '2!

markiii · April 23, 2004, 12:20

if your just leaving them at home great. if your chucking them I'm sure there's peopel who be after them.

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 12:22

I only had 1 as well, so not just the UK remove them. Maybe they should have been removed when the car left the boat/train/tranporter???

Why do you need 2 for a track?

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 12:23

im not gonna chuck them, - never throw anythin away me! but if anyone wants them, im more than happy for someone to take them off my hands...

markiii · April 23, 2004, 12:25

Quote from: "victor"I only had 1 as well, so not just the UK remove them. Maybe they should have been removed when the car left the boat/train/tranporter???

Why do you need 2 for a track?

one front and one back

other wise if you need towing off in a hurry, they will just spike whatever partof teh car is handy.

usually does more damage than teh off did.

dreambackup · April 23, 2004, 12:27

Quote from: "markiii"you have 3 towing eyes, 2 at the back one at the front

I used to think they put 3 of those with the spare just because the front is too light... s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 12:30

i dont think you can make the front TOO light can you as the lighter the car is at the front the sharper the turn in...

markiii · April 23, 2004, 12:31

the lighter the front is the more understeer youget.

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 12:34

Quote from: "markiii"the lighter the front is the more understeer youget.

well sureley if that was the case, then they would transfer some of the weight to the front in formula 1 cars?

thats the reason the 2 handles so well as there isnt much weight in the front

dreambackup · April 23, 2004, 12:34

Quote from: "markiii"the lighter the front is the more understeer youget.

correct. and everybody agrees we didn't buy this kind of car to feel understeer s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Quote from: "Tomr2"well sureley if that was the case, then they would transfer some of the weight to the front in formula 1 cars?

there is weight in the front of F1s... and a big (huge to be correct) downforce added by the wing s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Tem · April 23, 2004, 12:36

Quote from: "markiii"the lighter the front is the more understeer youget.

What he said s8)

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Removing the spare improves acceleration, but decreases front grip s:? :? s:?

Slacey · April 23, 2004, 12:51

I'll take one (or more!) please... mine went missing s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 13:05

PM me your address mate and ill send them to you

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 15:01

I'll take the other if you don't want it !

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 15:24

i think slacey wants them both mate, but if he only wants one then ill send you the other

Anonymous · April 23, 2004, 15:29

cheers s:)

s:)

Chris · April 23, 2004, 17:16

I got two with my first roadster, but only 1 with my 2nd, so there's definately a tow hook theif somewhere!! s:wink: :wink: s:wink: