piks or ban lol; just waiting for the guy with the 100 ton press to come back so I can make a Z bracket out of a flat tow hook plate... that press makes it bend like plastic lol

I went ahead and fitted a flat plate with a one inch spacer; the Z bracket is better as its a little shorter overall, and you can see in this example I mounted it off center to the curb side, thats safer if you are hooking up on the highway shoulder if you are broken down. If you mount it center, there is a weld in bracket that will need you to put a washer under two of the bolts.


I picked a point 5 inches from the plastic bumper pins; they are 10 inches apart.


The bumper metal is hard as heck use a unibit:
, works well.

If you mount center, there is the weld bracket. Dont remove it, just clean it up and use some flat washers (supplied) to space the hook plate off it.



after you have done you have to slot the rear black plastic trim piece. Rust check the heck out of everything before you are done.

hope this helps

 

John ls sedan had a diff bumper then an ss sedan

 

ok. u have an ss sedan? too many choices lol

 

whats that 3 hole bracket on the floor???

 

thats a half inch spacer. I used a one inch, but a half inch is easier to put a sharpie through to make the hole position for drilling.

good eye.

z bracket needs no spacer, its in the zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

i might need that so i can have it on my rear, lol i emailed pics to u

 

lol. i gots to pick me up some of these tow hooks.

 

Same, I realized how dumb it is not to have one, definitely ordering soon

 

Gotcha, I understand now.

 

When installing the front tow hook do you just drill in screws to the crash bar without nuts screwed on to them? I have no idea how you would put a screw with a nut on the front bumper.

 

it is a Nut and Bolt system I believe. which means the holes get drilled, then you put the bolt through and the nut on the other side and then you tighten it down. using screws for permanent holds on metal to metal is not a good idea because the heat and cold cause metal contraction which will eventually loosen the screw and then you'd have loose contact and squeeky noises. that is why most everything is nut and bolt.

 

It's a bolt, with a nut, plenty of room in there to do so

 

^^can i get two nuts if i choose? actually it looks as tho i get 3. haha. of course with three bolts. <<<just playin around here so don't think i'm actually that fudged up

 

I looked under the front bumper and i cant access the back of the crash bar, how would i screw in the bolts unless i have really long screws?

 

I use three bolts where possible, two will work fine, except on the alloy front crash beam on the redline I recommend 3.

the front bumper has lots of room. if you have a lower grille you may need to remove it to help with the install. not very complicated, complete how to is emailed with your order...

 

I just want to make sure i know how to install it before i purchase it.

 

i do what i can. What I posted seemed clear enough here. more details when you buy. Not sure what more I can do here. You are in Ontario, so you cant be too far from where I live unless you live in Thunder bay...

 

under the front bumper you can see like c_d_88 said a large slot opening about 6-8 inches wide in the back of the bumper beam...

 

So what about a z bracket for a coupe?

 

You could have that I suppose, but the Z would have to be about 4 inches which makes it cracked a little...

 

cracked?? pics of this Z bracket?

 

piks later when I get home. Installed the Z bracket today so everyone can be happy!