getting towed...

Amj2020 · 02-05-2017, 09:23 AM

I have a Fujimura front bumper with a closed grill on the bottom. Can this car be put on a flatbed without being able to access the tow hook locations?!? I just dont want the tow driver to be like, yea this looks like it will work as I look on in horror as pieces of my car rip off...

Thanks!

Raeshlavik · 02-05-2017, 01:45 PM

Dunno.

The tow hook is there so that you can get around the angle issue of the long, low bumper; the winch on the tow truck will be higher than the lowest point on the bumper, so the strap/cable will pull up on the bumper if they attach to the suspension.

If they figure out a way to do it without a tow hook or damaging the front fascia, I'd like to know how they did it for future reference.

scope22 · 02-05-2017, 02:16 PM

probably not, you need access to tow hook, otherwise it will probably break your bumper

kenchan · 02-05-2017, 03:37 PM

practice taking the bumper off (no joke) carry a low profile ramp with u.

Larso1 · 02-05-2017, 03:44 PM

There's got to be a way to avoid the damage. I mean, there's lots of sports cars with low hanging body work that get towed. Is there a place near the rear end to pull it backwards? Somehow a cheap tube fabrication to attach to the undercarriage could be put together by a weld shop. How about lifting the front end from the sides, carefully using a couple of post Jack's, just enough to push the tow trucks tilted bed under to clear the body interference? Got to be a way.

BeemaaZ · 02-05-2017, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

practice taking the bumper off (no joke) carry a low profile ramp with u.

I agree with Kenchan here. I would carry a low profile jack if I were you.

15 minutes to remove the front bumper and it will save you $$$ good luck

axmea? · 02-05-2017, 05:33 PM

Should have had a small cutout on the mesh grill when building it out. You don't need a large diameter hole. Or take it from the rear. If low, you will need boards to make it.

Amj2020 · 02-06-2017, 11:08 AM

I had to cut a small hole in the mesh to access the tow hook, the driver had a ton of wood blocks to get the car both on and off. It was really not fun AT all...thankfully the dealer left the tow hook in the trunk. I hope I never have to do this again!

Thanks for the help

02-05-2017, 09:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Amj2020 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY/LI Posts: 393 Drives: MB Z,Jeep,BMW Rep Power: 13	getting towed... I have a Fujimura front bumper with a closed grill on the bottom. Can this car be put on a flatbed without being able to access the tow hook locations?!? I just dont want the tow driver to be like, yea this looks like it will work as I look on in horror as pieces of my car rip off... Thanks! __________________ 2012 Magnetic Black 370z \| Fast Intentions CBE \| Stillen G3 \| Motordyne ART \| H&R Coilovers \| Work Emotion \| Fujimura \| Uprev \| Amuse\| GT-R Start

02-05-2017, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	practice taking the bumper off (no joke) carry a low profile ramp with u. BeemaaZ likes this.

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axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,235 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Should have had a small cutout on the mesh grill when building it out. You don't need a large diameter hole. Or take it from the rear. If low, you will need boards to make it. BeemaaZ and Amj2020 like this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

02-06-2017, 11:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
Amj2020 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY/LI Posts: 393 Drives: MB Z,Jeep,BMW Rep Power: 13	I had to cut a small hole in the mesh to access the tow hook, the driver had a ton of wood blocks to get the car both on and off. It was really not fun AT all...thankfully the dealer left the tow hook in the trunk. I hope I never have to do this again! Thanks for the help __________________ 2012 Magnetic Black 370z \| Fast Intentions CBE \| Stillen G3 \| Motordyne ART \| H&R Coilovers \| Work Emotion \| Fujimura \| Uprev \| Amuse\| GT-R Start

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02-05-2017, 01:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Raeshlavik Base Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Colorado Posts: 132 Drives: 18 Murano Midnight Rep Power: 8	Dunno. The tow hook is there so that you can get around the angle issue of the long, low bumper; the winch on the tow truck will be higher than the lowest point on the bumper, so the strap/cable will pull up on the bumper if they attach to the suspension. If they figure out a way to do it without a tow hook or damaging the front fascia, I'd like to know how they did it for future reference.

02-05-2017, 02:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
scope22 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 1,179 Drives: wife crazy Rep Power: 55	probably not, you need access to tow hook, otherwise it will probably break your bumper

02-05-2017, 03:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Larso1 Base Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Pueblo CO Posts: 98 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z T M6 Rep Power: 10	There's got to be a way to avoid the damage. I mean, there's lots of sports cars with low hanging body work that get towed. Is there a place near the rear end to pull it backwards? Somehow a cheap tube fabrication to attach to the undercarriage could be put together by a weld shop. How about lifting the front end from the sides, carefully using a couple of post Jack's, just enough to push the tow trucks tilted bed under to clear the body interference? Got to be a way.