Originally Posted by I hate cars

If the car can drive itself on the street there is never a need for a tow hook or on the track. The only use for the tow hook is when you make your 1/4 pass and your tow vehicle is waiting there to tow you back to the pits because your race car is not capable of driving the 1/4 mile back to the pits on its own.

It's so contradictory to have a car driving down the street with a tow hook. My new car has a chute and while it will be removed 99% of the time since it's a street car, I'm thinking of removing the mount as well so no one will know the car runs a chute at the track. Some of us try and hide things that might give away how quick the car is and some add things to make a very slow car look fast to the average 16yr old.

Why not mount a parachute to a TL if you're using a tow hook? It's literally the same except the parachute doesn't contradict it's existence on the street. Not only that, any car that's so crazy that it requires a tow hook will require a chute too (what is it, 160-ish in the 1/4?).

I hope the new owner does not go this direction. The only ones you'll impress are in the 10-16yr old range and that's only a small group in that age range.

Originally Posted by d1sturb3d119

Oh that makes sense. I thought it was for getting your car onto a truck when you've run it off the track after screwing up and if it can't drive.

Always thought that looked weird. Does it make sense to have tow points though in case of an accident on the track to make it easier to remove?

Originally Posted by I hate cars

Same here. My 10 sec car doesnt use one. My 8 sec car I'm in the process of buying doesn't have one. I'm wondering what a 15 sec TL that will never see the track is doing with one lol. All kidding and sarcasm aside, I really would like to know why people do this. Is it to convince people it's a race car that has to use a tow vehicle at the track yet miraculously can drive on the street or is it for the looks of a hook sticking out from your bumper? Am I missing something?

Originally Posted by NYCTL04

Hey just got a TL and I'm new to this.

I'm looking to plastic dip the rims black and tint the window black what do ya think? Any other simple stuff I can do to make it look more aggressive ?

Also how do I add photos ?

Thanks

Originally Posted by cbrgraphics

Ha! All the replies are hilarious, but I'm in the same boat, just got my TL now I need some advice on where to start.

Originally Posted by NYCTL04

Agree..I toke off the tow hook and painted the gold part black so now the car is coming together (looks better ) next I'll be taking off the fog lights . The headlights looks new now that I cleaned it.