License plate relocations options that dont comprimise integrity

[dchan]

Originally Posted by ap5512

I literally zip tied my license on the black plastic grill part. It's not a fancy set up but it's clean and i've kept on eye on the temp gauge since it's in front of the radiator. Everything has been good for the 6+ months that it's been on. I got tired of paying no tag fees so decided to do that.

I do this deliberately to block off my oil cooler so it doesn't overcool the car, and then take it off during track days for extra cooling.

[~el~jefe~]

I just refuse to have anyone claim against physics and engineering that this does not compromise safety or structural integrity, and to claim anything else beyond the fact that people enjoy it and it looks nice. And so, because I began this thread, I will rebut and last comment this point regardless of what reseller or company making this will note. Certainly not allow my comments to be regarded as silly as they are valid points. Plus, a quick search of tow hook + accident or parking issues, one will search in seconds and find a lot of issues as well as concerns.

The very fact that the rebuttal did not even realize that people parallel park on left sides of roads, shows the lack of universal applications for a BRZ/FRS sticking out stick on the upper passenger side.

[tCsonfrs]

Dude you're ridiculous

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

That being said, almost no one on these forums parallel parks their brz with this anywhere in a real city where it would matter. I might be the only person on here that would.

I do.

[~el~jefe~]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

I do.

Hey buddy! I forgot about you

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

Hey buddy! I forgot about you

lol :P

Really though, I kinda get what you're saying in terms of risking frame damage, but the other car would have to back up into you real hard. And in those cases, even without the tow hook mount, you'll end up with nasty damage.

Gotta remember, even with a direct hit to the tow hook and frame, energy also gets transferred into the wheels. The car isnt completely stationary so the frame isnt absorbing all the energy.

Anyway, this is what I have insurance and a dashcam for.

[Stang70Fastback]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

I just refuse to have anyone claim against physics and engineering that this does not compromise safety or structural integrity, and to claim anything else beyond the fact that people enjoy it and it looks nice. And so, because I began this thread, I will rebut and last comment this point regardless of what reseller or company making this will note. Certainly not allow my comments to be regarded as silly as they are valid points. Plus, a quick search of tow hook + accident or parking issues, one will search in seconds and find a lot of issues as well as concerns.

I'm an aerospace engineer, so I'm totally with you when it comes to looking at things from a physics and engineering standpoint...
...and I think this is one of the most ridiculous threads I've seen, and that you are overthinking the crap out of this.

[~el~jefe~]

Originally Posted by Stang70Fastback

I'm an aerospace engineer, so I'm totally with you when it comes to looking at things from a physics and engineering standpoint...
...and I think this is one of the most ridiculous threads I've seen, and that you are overthinking the crap out of this.

if you bend a bolt stuck in a screw hole less than an inch, what happens to the screw hole?

degrees do not mean much at this level, this is like leverage from HS physics

[~el~jefe~]

Originally Posted by PandaSPUR

lol :P

Really though, I kinda get what you're saying in terms of risking frame damage, but the other car would have to back up into you real hard. And in those cases, even without the tow hook mount, you'll end up with nasty damage.

Gotta remember, even with a direct hit to the tow hook and frame, energy also gets transferred into the wheels. The car isnt completely stationary so the frame isnt absorbing all the energy.

Anyway, this is what I have insurance and a dashcam for.

people slowly back into a car, they dont ram it normally. The car also goes back on an angle, especially if the car in front of you is jammed in from an idiot parking to close to their bumper after they parked. IMagine the stick being bent slowly, acting as a fulcrum on the tiny screw hole. It just doesnt sound great.

Also, there are many forum posts not on this forum about damage and safety issues with an exposed stick permanently in the tow hook hole. It is possible to make a break-away version that snaps at the base if leveraged off during a park. It just does not exist yet.

[PandaSPUR]

Originally Posted by ~el~jefe~

people slowly back into a car, they dont ram it normally. The car also goes back on an angle, especially if the car in front of you is jammed in from an idiot parking to close to their bumper after they parked. IMagine the stick being bent slowly, acting as a fulcrum on the tiny screw hole. It just doesnt sound great.

Also, there are many forum posts not on this forum about damage and safety issues with an exposed stick permanently in the tow hook hole. It is possible to make a break-away version that snaps at the base if leveraged off during a park. It just does not exist yet.

Yea but even the most asshole-ish of drivers will not just bump into another car and keep pushing. I've seen a lot of bad parallel parkers bump cars ("parking by braille") but never one that just bumps a car and keeps on pushing.

Also, the screw hole in this case is quite deep and designed to support the forces needed to pull a car. And cars aren't always towed out of a spot in a perfectly straight line.

[PandaSPUR]

This thread has me interested in the GrimmSpeed kit though. @GrimmSpeed do you have any pics of how flush the plate is on a BRZ with your kit? I'm using some random no-name kit on my car and the plate sticks out a bit more than I'd like.

[~el~jefe~]

Pulling is not being forced with 4000 lbs sideways on an angle.

[Cole]

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read

[~el~jefe~]

Forums: the place where people use untested things to modify $30,000 dollar investments and justify them regardless of reason because they bought them or did them already.