Wanted blowfish tow hook

[Joe G]

Anyone have a blowfish tow hook that they are selling? Or know where I can buy one ? Out of stock on the blowfish site . Thanks

 

[JP X]

Anyone have a blowfish tow hook that they are selling? Or know where I can buy one ? Out of stock on the blowfish site . Thanks

If you can't get a line on a BF hook, see if ZL1's are in stock:

Ford Mustang Tow Hooks

We offer our Standard, Feather Lite, and Titanium Tow Hooks for the Ford Mustang, check out what offering we have available for your specific car.

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[BluSnake]

After 10 months in the shop for a major motor rebuild, it's time to resume tracking my '11 GT. What should be the simplest of mods, a TOW HOOK, is turning out to be not so simple. WTF? Nearly every major auto manufacturer has some kind of simple provision for installing tow hooks (usually a threaded female hole in the bumper bracket behind fascia) but not Ford.

Ford Performance offers a plate you gotta weld to the OEM bumper...really? Or a Lightweight Bumper Bracket that requires you remove your welded-on OEM bumper....really? What is it with Ford and welding?

How 'bout the ZL-1 Add-On version? It's certainly sturdy looking, but it's obviously not well thought out - wrong bolt lengths, etc. And of course, no instructions, templates, or suggestions to make installation easy.

I've read a lot of good references about the Cool-Tech tow hook, but never actually seen one.

IMO, Blowfish had the most elegant solution: simple, easy bolt-on, logically placed with minimal bumper cover or grille modification. AND...they provided the option for splitter strut mounts and a rear bumper mount version. How could such well thought-out engineering become a failure? Anyone know why they're no longer making them?

Enough lamenting...anyone have any other suggestions, short of welding, for a simpler Tow Hook for my S197? Thanks!

 

[JDee]

Tow Straps Archives - RaceQuip

 

[Joe G]

After 10 months in the shop for a major motor rebuild, it's time to resume tracking my '11 GT. What should be the simplest of mods, a TOW HOOK, is turning out to be not so simple. WTF? Nearly every major auto manufacturer has some kind of simple provision for installing tow hooks (usually a threaded female hole in the bumper bracket behind fascia) but not Ford.

Ford Performance offers a plate you gotta weld to the OEM bumper...really? Or a Lightweight Bumper Bracket that requires you remove your welded-on OEM bumper....really? What is it with Ford and welding?

How 'bout the ZL-1 Add-On version? It's certainly sturdy looking, but it's obviously not well thought out - wrong bolt lengths, etc. And of course, no instructions, templates, or suggestions to make installation easy.

I've read a lot of good references about the Cool-Tech tow hook, but never actually seen one.

IMO, Blowfish had the most elegant solution: simple, easy bolt-on, logically placed with minimal bumper cover or grille modification. AND...they provided the option for splitter strut mounts and a rear bumper mount version. How could such well thought-out engineering become a failure? Anyone know why they're no longer making them?

Enough lamenting...anyone have any other suggestions, short of welding, for a simpler Tow Hook for my S197? Thanks!

I hope blowfish comes back and starts production again . Somebody must know him to find out info

 

[Coz]

@JDee , how do you:

1. Secure the end so it doesn't flap around and cause damage, while

2. Make it visible/accessible to the tow crew?

 

[JDee]

1./It doesn't flap around, it's pretty stiff material and only 4-5 inches of it sticks out. You can adjust the length of it when you install it so that only the loop is sticking out and it is quite stiff.

2./It's bright red. It stands out pretty clearly on my car. Never had to use mine, yet, hopefully never will, but tow crews usually know what they're looking for and where it is likely to be found.

Best of all they're probably the easiest thing to install that I've seen and are pretty light. Certainly I am no expert in this area but it fit my needs well. I'm not big on aesthetics, I'm more of a function guy so I kind of care less what it looks like. Because track car.

I'd post pictures showing it coming through the body work but I've got both ends off the car right now.

 

[docs302]

I wasn't aware Blowfish was off the air. I have both the front and rear tow hooks and they are great for a car that you still drive on the street or don't want to cut holes in the body. Now that I know the hooks are no longer available I need to be careful with what I have. I have twice been pulled straight up onto a rollback at the track with the front hook and had no issues. But the first time I needed a tow with the original version was a disaster. The tow truck tried to pull the front of my car at an angle and not only destroyed the tow hook mount but ripped my lower grill apart as well.....and you know what they cost. All in all it was a $500 tow job.

 

[TymeSlayer]

I know I have a NIB spare rear Blowfish tow hook kit (TOW-10-500) laying around here somewhere and perhaps a front one as well. If interested, PM me and I'll look around for it.

 

[ccpsrp13]

I'm in the same boat as Joe G. Had my heart set on a blowfish Tow Hook for the front of my car and never expected I wouldn't be able to find one when I was ready to pull the trigger. I saw that they sold like 28 of them on Ebay this year with the last one gone in Feb. looks like. This does not provide any encouragement that they will be making them again anytime soon. The phone number for their website no longer works and I can't get to answer messages on Facebook either. If anybody hears of a TOW-10-600 for sale please let me know.

 

[67GTA]

AND...they provided the option for splitter strut mounts

I’ve seen several reports of the splitter strut mounts not holding up to the downforce of larger splitters. The mounts will flex down and bend. I have several Blowfish pieces on my car, and all are extremely well built. But I wouldn’t consider the strut mounts a deciding factor to seek one of these out.

 

[Joe G]

I know I have a NIB spare rear Blowfish tow hook kit (TOW-10-500) laying around here somewhere and perhaps a front one as well. If interested, PM me and I'll look around for it.

Just sent you a message

 

[Joe G]

Sent you a message

 

[ccpsrp13]

Just sent you a message

Thanks Joe. I sent a PM.

 

[ChrisM]

Damn shame. I was going to get these as soon as I got stateside.

 

[2013gtrackstang]

Any other Blowfish racing front tow hooks out there. Really in love with their products. Help please!

 

[Theviking]

I gave up on the BF piece and just bought a ZL1 hook instead. While the included instructions are lacking for sure, I was able to get some handwritten directions which clarified the install. Other than trimming the lower facia insert everything was pretty straight forward and all the included hardware worked as advertised. Good luck to you!

 

[2013gtrackstang]

I gave up on the BF piece and just bought a ZL1 hook instead. While the included instructions are lacking for sure, I was able to get some handwritten directions which clarified the install. Other than trimming the lower facia insert everything was pretty straight forward and all the included hardware worked as advertised. Good luck to you!View attachment 83857

Thanks a bunch, that's probably the direction that I'm going. Great details on the install. I really needed them. Thanks again