Stupid Question: How to remove tow hook cover

knifegun · 06-17-2008, 06:00 PM

I don't want to mess up the paint. Any suggestions on how to remove the tow hook cover from the front bumper?

!Xoible · 06-17-2008, 06:05 PM

push one side of it in, the other side will pop out, u can grab and remove it

knifegun · 06-17-2008, 06:07 PM

Thank you. I will give it a try.

rje · 06-17-2008, 06:18 PM

I think you push the upper part and bottom part will swing out.

knifegun · 06-17-2008, 06:41 PM

Yep...That is exactly how it came out. Because the bottom portion has a thick tab. Thanks again for answering my stupid questions. I felt like an idiot asking but I would rather ask than have to replace the cover.

darkalley · 06-17-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by knifegun

Yep...That is exactly how it came out. Because the bottom portion has a thick tab. Thanks again for answering my stupid questions. I felt like an idiot asking but I would rather ask than have to replace the cover.

i spent 5 minutes trying to get mine off and was about to do a search.... thanks. you saved me some work.

knifegun · 06-17-2008, 08:52 PM

NP

I did a search before posting this and could not find anything.

Dodge2Dub · 02-01-2011, 05:23 PM

Still useful 3 years later. I received a fix-it ticket and need to put a front license plate on the car. I am going to use the tow hook license plate bracket and was in the middle of searching for a rubber tipped screwdriver when I came upon this post. Thanks!

MK599 · 02-01-2011, 05:33 PM

Proper technique: Falcon Punch!

NYCMCBM3 · 02-01-2011, 05:34 PM

^lol

OC3 · 02-01-2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SehrSchnell

I removed it by hitting a mattress on the highway...

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Originally Posted by mk599

Proper technique: Falcon Punch!

Hah!

Dodge2Dub · 02-01-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SehrSchnell

I removed it by hitting a mattress on the highway... paint is ok, but the bumper is f#@cked.

Ah, this is what the eHow Web site recommended under its paint saving removal techniques...and I quote, "...ensure that the vehicle is traveling above 45 mph."

Radiation Joe · 02-02-2011, 08:39 AM

Mine removed itself.

///My5UV · 02-02-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mk599

Proper technique: Falcon Punch!

I was having trouble removing one stuck on the side of the road in the snow a couple years back and I broke the POS in half without damaging the bumper. Got a new one and a favorite body shop painted it for free when they were doing another car of the same color

Dodge2Dub · 02-02-2011, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ///My5UV

I was having trouble removing one stuck on the side of the road in the snow a couple years back and I broke the POS in half without damaging the bumper. Got a new one and a favorite body shop painted it for free when they were doing another car of the same color

So it broke in half when you were pushing it in for removal? That's not encouraging!

///My5UV · 02-02-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dodge2Dub

So it broke in half when you were pushing it in for removal? That's not encouraging!

Only because it was stuck and I killed it with my Falcon Punch!

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knifegun Major 83 Rep 1,108 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: May 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	Yep...That is exactly how it came out. Because the bottom portion has a thick tab. Thanks again for answering my stupid questions. I felt like an idiot asking but I would rather ask than have to replace the cover.
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