Tow Hooks

[big red one]

Cool can i pay you through paypal or something like that, and will it fit a non LS 2013?

 

[nota4re]

We have our prototype tow eye completed as of this weekend and should have production units available in approximately 2- weeks. We have focused on a design that is very strong and that can be easily installed by owners and there will be no welding. We will have pics soon.

 

[nota4re]

Isn't it kind of uncool to hijack somebody's thread to sell your own stuff?

This is a thread on tow hooks. I would agree with a "hijack" if the op was a vendor who started a thread to discuss their solution. In this case the OP inquired about a product and there has been discussion of various front and back solutions.

I'll open a new thread when we have pics and additional info. Apologies to the OP and anyone I may have offended.

 

[VoodooBoss]

No worries Kendall. I look forward to receiving further info when your product is available. A new thread for your product is a good idea.

 

[CPTMac689]

Cooltech,

I went back and read from the beginning. You're right, I'm wrong. I had only followed the most recent traffic where one individual was posting his solution. I had assumed it was his thread. My bad!

 

[pufferfish]

Cool can i pay you through paypal or something like that, and will it fit a non LS 2013?

i am taking orders directly through my website. www.blowfishracing.com

i am offering 3 versions right now. 05-09, 2010-2013 with LS and 2010-2013 without LS. I intend to update the site today to reflect this and also notify everyone that i will be ready to ship out on Thursday, August 30th! My vendor suprised me with the fab parts early last week and they are welded up and at the powdercoaters now.

I will have real pictures in place of the model pictures on the site by Wednesday.

the LS version will fit non-LS Splitter equipped cars...which is a nice feature for those who may want to consider the Splitter in the future. I am offering both styles for 2 reasons 1)cost is $20 less 2)it weighs less.

To address Cooltech, I welcome the competition and have no issues with you posting. Obviously, I would like to be the only kid on the block, but competition just makes a better product for consumers. I look forward to seeing your solution.

Would it be too ironic if i got into the external oil cooler business?

 

[CPTMac689]

It would be nice if the other Mustang forums were filled with people as normal and helpful as this one. The 130 lb wimps that want to act as Internet bullies drive me nuts!

BTW Pufferfish, do I get a discount for defending your Internet Honor? ;D

 

[fduboss302]

Ordered, hope to be the second person on the board with one of these installed and the first on a 2013!

 

[jim woodruff]

Ordered, hope to be the second person on the board with one of these installed and the first on a 2013!

ordered last week nice surprise early delivery. by the way mine is an LS.

 

[pufferfish]

Actual product pictures are officially on the site...which means we are shipping front tow hook kits out starting tomorrow! i put the first LS version on my car and it fits perfectly and the finish is awesome!(although i am slightly biased )

 

[BOSS5OH]

any pictures installed on the car?

 

[JScheier]

Actual product pictures are officially on the site...which means we are shipping front tow hook kits out starting tomorrow! i put the first LS version on my car and it fits perfectly and the finish is awesome!(although i am slightly biased )

So, on the LS version, the OEM splitter bracket is removed and this replaces it? Cool.

 

[pufferfish]

here you go! i am still waiting for my replacement ls splitter from ford, so it is not installed yet, but i know it bolted up perfectly on the prototype and this is exactly the same.

 

[pufferfish]

while i was at it, i took some pics of the prototype rear tow hook. let me know, honestly, what you think of its location.

hook on:

hook off:

 

[BOSS5OH]

i think the rear is perfect, Don't think you can move the rear hook anywhere else anyway right? just curious, would this still fit if you have a license plate frame?

 

[VoodooBoss]

The rear looks good to me too. Maybe someone that already has a rear tow hook can comment on the location.

 

[drano38]

My rear hook is welded, goes thru the black diffuser, and folds up out of site behind the plate (plastic nut longevity not tested yet).
I like that my black diffuser is cut, not the painted part.
But my front/back set took 8 hrs labor to install at a Ford dealership.
Both are good options. Not sure which I'd choose today.

 

[Fat Boss]

I'm curious if you did finite element analysis while putting "not in line" loads on it.. Rarely would you pull from directly in front.

They look good. I like where the rear is located. Post a pic with the plate off, I'm interested in a set and I have a weld on set sitting in the bench!

 

[pufferfish]

I don't have FEA software yet. thats more like a year 2 or 3 investment to cut down the prototype time. it was tested with a 10,000 lb force gauge. pull angles were tested up to 45 degrees. with the bracket being a triangulated design, it never budged. the weakest link is the loop joint, which the rating is based on. the highest loads were generated not in a flat pull from gravel trap at an angle, but from trailer loading at the transition point from flat surface to a "stepped" surface, such as a board commonly used to decrease the approach angle onto a trailer.

to answer some questions for the rear hook, a license plate holder would have to be notched to allow the Loop Mount to pass by it. as is, the license plate itself is within 1/8" of the Mount. Yes, the painted bumper piece needs to be cut, but its a very hidden location that would likely go unnoticed if the Kit were to be removed. i tried to find a good location to cut the lower instead, but it just wasn't going to work with a bolt-in arrangement. the only way is the weld in style currently avbailable through others, where the bumper support is notched to accept the Loop Mount. i can't show pictures of the bracket for the rear hook yet. i am working on finalizing a design and then need to patent it before i can show it off.

 

[Fat Boss]

Cool thanks for the info. Still would like to see pics of install front and rear.