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Old July 20th 05, 02:08 AM
Jeff Strickland
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"Trey" > wrote in message
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> "Branden Nelsen" > wrote in message
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>> You can pop that cover out and there is a "Screw" hole behind it. In the
>> lid of your truck you should have a Tow hook that looks like a "Eye-let"
>> that you can screw in there.
>>
>> or in short.... its the tow point of your car.

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> there is a similar set up on the side of the car for the jack isnt there?


Yes, similar. Sorta.

The ones on the side of the car are where the jack goes, and there are more
under the car in essentially the same place that are used to hold the car to
the deck of the flat bed truck if you need to have the car hauled somewhere
for service.

Do not allow the tow truck operator to leave the winch cable tight on these
points while the tow truck is under way, especially if the tires are used
as the anchor points for the straps. The suspension can allow the car to
move about on the tow truck, and if the cable is tight on the eyelets, then
the bumper can be twisted and yanked downward. Ask me how I know.




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Old July 20th 05, 02:59 AM
Richard Tomkins
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There is a funny video on the internet at ebaums world, showing some drunken
teenagers attempting to pull a car from a snow bank. I suggest people go and
watch, it's quite funny as they rip the back end off the car in the snow
bank.

Glad it wasn't my car.



> wrote in message
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> What is the purpose of that small (2-inch square) indent in the rear
> bumpers of BMWs? It's the border that is indented (the interior of the
> square being flush with the bumper surface)and it looks like it could
> be punched out.
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Old July 20th 05, 04:43 PM
Dori A Schmetterling
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OK.

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DAS

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Old July 20th 05, 06:06 PM
J Strickland
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An operator left the cable tight, and the bumper was yanked downward as the
car bounced on its suspension.




"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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> DAS
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Old July 21st 05, 12:46 PM
Dori A Schmetterling
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Oh dear!

DAS

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"J Strickland" > wrote in message
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> An operator left the cable tight, and the bumper was yanked downward as
> the car bounced on its suspension.
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> "Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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>> OK.
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>> ?
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>> DAS
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>> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
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>> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
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Old July 21st 05, 07:24 PM
J Strickland
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No real damage, just a bit of ugliness that could easily have been avoided.



"Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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> Oh dear!
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> DAS
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> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
> ---
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> "J Strickland" > wrote in message
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>> An operator left the cable tight, and the bumper was yanked downward as
>> the car bounced on its suspension.
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>> "Dori A Schmetterling" > wrote in message
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>>> OK.
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>>> ?
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>>> DAS
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>>> For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
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>>> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
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>>> [...]
>>> . Ask me how I know.
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