What other tow eyes fit on the front of a saxo?

[FisherVTS]

does anyone know where i can get a different tow eye to attach on a saxo? iv snapped 2 original ones now trying to get my car out the bodyshop lol

[NismoSteve]

How do you snap the towing eye? Are you not pulling it square on? What distance are you getting before it brakes? I just find it odd?
you understand the towing procedure right?
If this sounds shitty its not meant to be, just the way it looks not trying to be a twat or anything lol!

[FisherVTS]

Haha nah I understand mate
Baiscly when iv gone to screw the eye in I get so far and the thread snaps lol

[AlexB]

run a tap down the hole before threading the towing eye in perhaps?

[Mr_P]

run a tap down the hole before threading the towing eye in perhaps?

Don't talk sense on sax-P!

[blackie_2k5]

are they left hand thread on a saxo? never tried fitting one lol

are you turning it the right way :p

[Prickle]

Must be getting srs jerks to keep snapping them.

Thats all..

[LSOfreak]

lol what a strange problem
anyone would think it was stuck in a ditch or something to snap

[DreamEater]

Tie some rope to the wishbones and pull?

[blackie_2k5]

Tie some rope to the wishbones and pull?

its low...it would pull half the front end off lol

[DreamEater]

its low...it would pull half the front end off lol

It would be out of the garage though...

[blackie_2k5]

i cant argue with that tbh :y:

[Mr_P]

Open the front windows and tie a rope around the windscreen. A-pillars will keep it solid!:y:

[AlexB]

Don't talk sense on sax-P!

oh yea i forgot its sax-p
errrm have you tried using an eliphant to push it????

[blackie_2k5]

oh yea i forgot its sax-p
errrm have you tried using an eliphant to pull it????

corrected..come on alex :n:

[Viper]

are they left hand thread on a saxo? never tried fitting one lol

are you turning it the right way :p

That's not going to snap it though.

Sax-p answer: Have you tried asking it nicely?

[AlexB]

corrected..come on alex :n:

nah pulling requires a rope and a tow eye still
eliphant puts its head on the bootlid and pushes requires a bamboo whip and an elipant its much easier and cheaper

[blackie_2k5]

Haha nah I understand mate
Baiscly when iv gone to screw the eye in I get so far and the thread snaps lol

That's not going to snap it though.

Sax-p answer: Have you tried asking it nicely?

if he turns it in the wrong way a little bit..... then tries to tow it out i bet the thread would snap...

i read his second post..from that i gather its not actually snapping the tow eye ;)

if it is..he shouldnt contradict himself

[blackie_2k5]

nah pulling requires a rope and a tow eye still
eliphant puts its head on the bootlid and pushes requires a bamboo whip and an elipant its much easier and cheaper

but that would crack the filler..

[Viper]

nah pulling requires a rope and a tow eye still
eliphant puts its head on the bootlid and pushes requires a bamboo whip and an elipant its much easier and cheaper

*heffalump

if he turns it in the wrong way a little bit..... then tries to tow it out i bet the thread would snap...

i read his second post..from that i gather its not actually snapping the tow eye ;)

if it is..he shouldnt contradict himself

It wouldn't go in at all though so wouldn't be able to even attempt to tow it.

[LWS_71]

Push it out?

[blackie_2k5]

*heffalump



It wouldn't go in at all though so wouldn't be able to even attempt to tow it.

im not trying..im just replying to what's posted..they are tapered though..so would go in a little then maybe catch on the threads going the wrong way

before stripping them...which was my initial angle :y: (snaps threads)

[AlexB]

*heffalump

*your mum :P

[DreamEater]

*your mum :P

I lol'd

[shokkz]

Manz got a toe strap and ting, used an old wheel nut blad you getzzzzz meh

[FisherVTS]

am i not going to get any suitable feedback to my question? or is people just going to carry on taking the piss

[baker556]

They can become quite hard to put in keep turning until its all the way in. Basically put a spanner through the hole and make sure its done up very tight. It will be fine i've been towed about places. Use an elastic tow rope if possible rather than giving it a quick shunt.

[FisherVTS]

They can become quite hard to put in keep turning until its all the way in. Basically put a spanner through the hole and make sure its done up very tight. It will be fine i've been towed about places. Use an elastic tow rope if possible rather than giving it a quick shunt.

cheers mate
i used a bar to spin in fully in place. it was pretty tight going in but it was when i used the bar to spin it the thread snapped :( not sure if the tightness was due to where it has been painted a while back and its clogged it up but still it shoudnt snap tho :(

[mattygoulding]

its a m12 thread which is the same on most citroens of the same age like mine was doin exactly the same yesterday and it wouldn't tighten up but try one off a clio in the end i had to tow it by the front arm and my car is lowww there was still no damage to anywhere

[Paul_JC]

just lift the front end up and loop a tow rope around the wishbones pull it slowly and have people pushing it aswell to keep the pressure on the wishbnes moderate

[chris_ph2]

If you're really stuck you could take the front bumper off and get two tow ropes round the two front chassis legs maybe

[blackie_2k5]

no relevance to this thread

but i cut my tow hook bracket/mount thing off today :)

[Jay_]

get a super cool tow strap?

I know it won't help