Arnold Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 My Glanza's head gasket has gone, water full of oil, no oil in the engine. I paid for a company to come and collect my car on the back of a flat bed and drive it back. Annoyingly, my car scraped getting on. I was too busy focusing on the front clearing that the rear lip cracked slightly from the cable / winch when hooked onto my tow strap, and the bumper was pulled off about 1cm on the left hand side! The exhaust scraped along the ground, and the front bumper then scraped across the ground too. Ended up having to winch it onto the rear ARB, which would have been impossible if buried on a gravel trap during a track day. So, I cannot be the only person with clearance issues. Where have you mounted your tow straps/eyes to avoid damage to the car, or have I just got mine too low!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I mounted mine and made a little cut out in the bumper. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arnold Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Interesting, have you used it at all? You can see the position of mine in this photo Under strain, the strap pushed upwards into the rear splitter and cracked. There was so much upwards force that it pulled the bumper down next to the wheel arch, although I'm hoping that's just a loose bolt that can be put back in Edited April 26, 2013 by Arnold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan lang Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I mounted mine and made a little cut out in the bumper. unless pulled dead straight at the same level this will ruin your bumper to rob or is it just for visuals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve-gers Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 What about them metal hooks that bolt to rear towing eye? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maddox710 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Open boot and use the catch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arnold Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Open boot and use the catch That would work, could have done with that suggestion last night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hou Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 It wouldn't be very good on an EP82, it is rather flimsy there. When I got bumped into we straightened it by hand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) unless pulled dead straight at the same level this will ruin your bumper to rob or is it just for visuals?It has been towed back with the strap on the diagonal and its fine, I just un bolted the original tow hook then used the original mount hole for the strap. I tried pulling the strap at all dufferent angles the bumper flexes a little but nothing major. I've mounted the front to the front chassis arm to. The hardest part was marking where to make the cut outs. Interesting, have you used it at all? You can see the position of mine in this photo Under strain, the strap pushed upwards into the rear splitter and cracked. There was so much upwards force that it pulled the bumper down next to the wheel arch, although I'm hoping that's just a loose bolt that can be put back inDoes yours mount to the original mount then go down and under the bumper and lip? Ill get some better pics on Sunday when I'm at the garage. Edited April 26, 2013 by rob_bower Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arnold Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Does yours mount to the original mount then go down and under the bumper and lip? Ill get some better pics on Sunday when I'm at the garage. Yep, so under load it tried to go straight through the lip and bumper! I'll definitely be moving it, or getting one of the larger tow eyes to sit at the bottom of the lip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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