Painting Tow Hooks

[Shifts And Grins]

I got the front tow hooks installed today, and hopefully the rears will get done tomorrow.

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Very nice. I really like the red accents. Looking forward to seeing the rear…….that sounded kind of weird……you know what I mean.

 

[quietpeen]

Thanks, I’m very happy with the results. Hopefully they don’t chip up real fast I hated driving around for 4 months without the tow hooks.

 

[OnTheReel]

Looks great. Now, how much of a bitch was it to get the front ones in and out?

 

[quietpeen]

Not the worst thing in the world. Six 16mm bolts holding on the skit plate, then two holding on the tow hooks. There are some good youtube videos showing it.

 

[OnTheReel]

Ah, so you can get to them right from under the dune guard. Cool. Have that off at least twice a year when I do oil changes.

Reason I asked was with GMs you gotta pull the bumper. I bought some chrome ones for my Silverado and gave up since I could only reach one without taking everything apart.

 

[quietpeen]

Ah, so you can get to them right from under the dune guard. Cool. Have that off at least twice a year when I do oil changes.

Reason I asked was with GMs you gotta pull the bumper. I bought some chrome ones for my Silverado and gave up since I could only reach one without taking everything apart.

Yup. The hardest part is that the one bolt that is extremely long has a retaining clip on it. You have to use pliers to hold the bolt and a hammer to smack it down to get the retaining clip to come out. When i say retaining clip it is like the ones that are sometimes on the lug bolts to hold the calipers in place.

 

[quietpeen]

This is a good video on removing them. It’s a Rebel but it’s the exact same for the tow hooks.

 

[OnTheReel]

Thanks. Might have to copy you.

Guy I went to high school with has a powder coating shop. He’d let me cut the line and get them done quick. But honestly even just a paint job would be adequate for my uses. Maybe Eastwood 2K.

 

[quietpeen]

Thanks. Might have to copy you.

Guy I went to high school with has a powder coating shop. He’d let me cut the line and get them done quick. But honestly even just a paint job would be adequate for my uses. Maybe Eastwood 2K.

I was originally going to get mine power coated from a buddy but he dicked around and I think he had the wrong color. I painted mine PR3 which is Torred Red and he said he had pr3 equivalent in powder and called it flame red which is PR4.

And by all means copy me. I have been copying Jeremy at Retroshop for a while now.

 

[TCAT]

Looking good

 

[quietpeen]

ok today I got the rear tow hooks back on the truck, and another mod at the same time. Diode Dynamics SSC1 LED Pods for back up lights

 

[Shifts And Grins]

ok today I got the rear tow hooks back on the truck today, and another mod t the same time. Diode Dynamics SSC1 LED Pods for back up lights

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Looking great! Great job on the hooks. Glad to see the lights installed too. Awesome job!

 

[quietpeen]

Looking great! Great job on the hooks. Glad to see the lights installed too. Awesome job!

Thanks!!! Forgot to mention that I wired up the red secondary light to my brakes and turn signals. Weird thing is that they don’t blink at the exact same time as the regular turn signals. There must be a small delay in the trailer harness. I am fine with that though because I wanted a full plug and play installation With no cutting of factory wires.

 

[Shifts And Grins]

Thanks!!! Forgot to mention that I wired up the red secondary light to my brakes and turn signals. Weird thing is that they don’t blink at the exact same time as the regular turn signals. There must be a small delay in the trailer harness. I am fine with that though because I wanted a full plug and play installation With no cutting of factory wires.

Very nice. I think someone sent me video the other day of wiring to the brake and turn signals. I'll have to look for it and see if theirs was in sync or not.

 

[quietpeen]

Very nice. I think someone sent me video the other day of wiring to the brake and turn signals. I'll have to look for it and see if theirs was in sync or not.

Let me know…again I’m fine with it, but was shocked to see them not in sync. I imagine they would be if i tapped into the wire at one of the brake lights, but as we discussed i wanted to be completely plug and play.

 

[OnTheReel]

How much of a lag was there? I would hope not too much or I’m gonna get rear ended pulling a trailer.

 

[quietpeen]

Oh not much at all

 

[Shifts And Grins]

Oh not much at all

I'm still looking. I get messages on three different forums, email, cell phone, Instagram and Facebook. I can't remember for the life of me who sent it or that would help narrow it down.

 

[quietpeen]

I also dropped the spare tire. Made it so much easier to get the wires up out of the way and secured with plenty of zip ties.