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2Fast4Mu · 08-07-2014, 05:17 PM

So while looking at the 2SS over the past couple of days, I noticed something on the front grill and I couldn't identify it. I asked the sales people and they couldn't give me an answer either (I'm sure it's something simple).

It's some kind of square thing that looks like it should pop open....

I would have used the search on the site, but I didn't really know what to call it lol

RobertRS · 08-07-2014, 05:20 PM

It's for a tow hook that the USA versions don't have. One guy around here made one, although it was a bit involved.

2Fast4Mu · 08-07-2014, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RobertRS

It's for a tow hook that the USA versions don't have. One guy around here made one, although it was a bit involved.

So I spent the last few minutes trying to decide whether you were joking or being serious lol....I think I finally decided you were being serious

A tow hook on the front of a Camaro just sounds like a joke that'd be made in a Mustang forum heh

MikeInVegas · 08-07-2014, 06:38 PM

All the european cars have them. Look at the front of a BMW or Mercedes, you will see a little square in the bumper that pops open for a place to insert the tow hook.

Muscle Car Lover · 08-07-2014, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Brandenburg

So I spent the last few minutes trying to decide whether you were joking or being serious lol....I think I finally decided you were being serious

A tow hook on the front of a Camaro just sounds like a joke that'd be made in a Mustang forum heh

My dealer races his 2 Camaros and his Z06 Vette and he said it was for tow hook intsallation.

ZYBORG · 08-07-2014, 07:27 PM

It is in fact for race tow hooks instalation, there should be another hook up behind the rear plate as well (at least there is in the 1LE).

ssrs2lt · 08-07-2014, 07:35 PM

those are for tying down cars on a ship. that's why you'll see em on BMW&Mercedes. they can be used for towing.

SnowyCamaro · 08-07-2014, 07:42 PM

Usually there is a threaded hole behind thats cover. My old bmw you could mount a liscence plate to it. Then you would have a removable licence plate.

2010SLVRBULIT · 08-07-2014, 07:45 PM

..as it is a European version of the Camaro(notice the large side mirrors?)

SnowyCamaro · 08-07-2014, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ssrs2lt

those are for tying down cars on a ship. that's why you'll see em on BMW&Mercedes. they can be used for towing.

What?! Lol. I know for a fact that bmw has factories in the US and im sure mercedes does too. Plus who would tie down a car with 2 straps on one side of the car. Its for a tow hook, as it states in the bmw and mercedes manuals. They arent for towing really, its for pulling you out of a ditch etc. The point of the hook is to remove the guess work so that some tow truck driver doesnt yank your bumper off because he hooked it in the wrong place.

Kopterman · 08-07-2014, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 2010SLVRBULIT

..as it is a European version of the Camaro(notice the large side mirrors?)

Doesn't matter. All 2014 and newer SS's in the U.S. have this, including mine. Not sure about the other models.

RobertRS · 08-07-2014, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kopterman

Doesn't matter. All 2014 and newer SS's in the U.S. have this, including mine. Not sure about the other models.

Yep....Just not anything behind it except a booby prize though.

2Fast4Mu · 08-08-2014, 02:55 AM

Thanks for the info on this. I wasn't sure. There's a notch at the bottom of the square where it looks like you insert something like a key to apply pressure to pop it open, which I didn't do. It's funny that the sales people that I asked were not even aware of its existence much less its purpose.

08-07-2014, 05:17 PM	#1
2Fast4Mu Nothing is True Drives: Black 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 346 View My Garage	What is this? So while looking at the 2SS over the past couple of days, I noticed something on the front grill and I couldn't identify it. I asked the sales people and they couldn't give me an answer either (I'm sure it's something simple). It's some kind of square thing that looks like it should pop open.... I would have used the search on the site, but I didn't really know what to call it lol __________________ ...Nothing is True, Everything is Permissible...

08-07-2014, 06:38 PM	#4
MikeInVegas Drives: 2013 2SS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: United States Posts: 95	All the european cars have them. Look at the front of a BMW or Mercedes, you will see a little square in the bumper that pops open for a place to insert the tow hook. __________________

08-07-2014, 07:27 PM	#6
ZYBORG Lets roll... Drives: 14' Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: TX/S.FL Posts: 1,495	It is in fact for race tow hooks instalation, there should be another hook up behind the rear plate as well (at least there is in the 1LE). __________________

08-07-2014, 07:42 PM	#8
SnowyCamaro Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1, 2006 Chevy Equinox Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 833	Usually there is a threaded hole behind thats cover. My old bmw you could mount a liscence plate to it. Then you would have a removable licence plate. __________________

08-08-2014, 02:55 AM	#13
2Fast4Mu Nothing is True Drives: Black 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 346 View My Garage	Thanks for the info on this. I wasn't sure. There's a notch at the bottom of the square where it looks like you insert something like a key to apply pressure to pop it open, which I didn't do. It's funny that the sales people that I asked were not even aware of its existence much less its purpose. __________________ ...Nothing is True, Everything is Permissible...

08-07-2014, 05:20 PM	#2
RobertRS Drives: 2014 2SS L99 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Corpus Christi Texas Posts: 1,320	It's for a tow hook that the USA versions don't have. One guy around here made one, although it was a bit involved.

08-07-2014, 07:35 PM	#7
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	those are for tying down cars on a ship. that's why you'll see em on BMW&Mercedes. they can be used for towing.

08-07-2014, 07:45 PM	#9
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,525 View My Garage	..as it is a European version of the Camaro(notice the large side mirrors?)