towing with airdam...

[auggiemize]

I didn't want to steal Delia's thread below, but it reminded me of a question I always forget to ask....If you have a spoiler like the Kamei, or my Alpina, etc, what do you do if it needs to be towed (on to a flat bed with a hook, for example), other than re-situate the car to be towed from the rear? I've seen race cars with a "tow hook here" note and cut-out with said loop...anyone here done that? Pictures? Not really looking for trouble, Dave V. in NC

[rey949]

Is this what you are referring to? The tow hook that extends through the fron air dam?

[rey949]

Basically, you replace the bumper support with this if you dont have a bumper. If you have a bumper, just use a strap around your bumper and the support...you just have to ensure you have a long ramp(depending on how low your car is)

[RayC911]

I also suggest keeping a few 2x4s in the trunk for the front wheels to prevent the spoiler from getting ripped off on the way up the ramp.

[02for2]

I'll be installing my Air Dam in a couple weeks and am going to use tamper-proof 1/4 turn fasteners. If I ever need to remove the dam, all I'll have to do is turn the fasteners and pop it off.

It's more work and more expensive to mount it this way, but I think the payoff will be to be able to easily remove it when necessary.

Carrying the torx wrench (or whatever it is) to remove the air dam seems much better to me than perennially carrying a few 2X4s in the trunk just in case.

Cheers!

[M3M3]

yep...that is the way to do it. having it easily removeable also makes it simpler to get a jack under the front of the car to lift by subframe.

[auggiemize]

I wish that I had thought of that earlier, especially in reference to jacking the front...and thanks for the picture Rey, as well as the wrap around the bumper support thought, as I still do have a bumper. Dave V. in NC