Tow hook mount hitting rear FG bumper, Anyone recommend a tow hook? Options

[john77]

Is it common that the tow hook mount prevents an FG rear bumper from sitting flush on the driver’s side?

I fitted mine today and it’s basically rocking on the mount, so either the top of the bumper is where it should be or the bottom is, but not both.

Only thing I think to fix it is remove the tow hook mount (or chop part of it off), or cut a hole in the rear bumper and get a tow hook to make the hole make sense (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Retroracer]

Yes, some of the modern FG bumpers available are quite thick (which gives them more stability & strength) and as a result can foul the tow hook mount because of this. You have some options:

1) grind down a few mm of the tow hook mount (there's plenty of thread in there anyway)
2) gentle sanding of the FG bumper in the mount region, to thin it out in that area (easier than the above, but careful not to go all the way through!), or
3) drill the hole for the tow hook anyway. The factory GTs mostly did this and it gives you that "fresh off the track" look if you leave the tow hook in all the time.

Using the dog bones or spacers will solve the clearance problem, but can push the FG bumpers too far away from the body for a decent "fit line" along the top and sides.

- Tony