Tow hook bumper hole vs. elements - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ndsleep612 · 09-19-2013, 11:34 PM

My FRS is my daily driver and I was wonder if the exposed hole for the tow hook bolt for the front plate relocation frame would be bad for the elements (ie. rain)?

Does the foam behind the bumper mold or any metal parts gets rusted behind the bumper? Thanks

garfull · 09-20-2013, 12:14 AM

in sf you should be fine. we don't get much corrosion out here. if you are worried about the front thread getting build up in the hole you can thread in the correct metric bolt in the mean time or rub in some Vaseline. the foam is inorganic so it shouldn't mold.

VirUzxZ · 09-20-2013, 10:24 PM

from what ur asking i'm assuming u have a plate re-locator and are asking about the abnormally large hole that is left once u pull off the cover piece?

I just tapp'd and drilled a hole corresponding to the size of the bolt(just a bit bigger) of the re-locator. Glued soft rubber washer that i had lying around on the inside of the piece and pop'd it back in. pushed in the Bolt that came with the re-locator and done. Looks clean and satisfied my OCD.

JDMenrique · 09-20-2013, 11:10 PM

Buy corban and coat the threads, stuff is great.

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ndsleep612 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Thee Argento Cricket Location: Somewhere far away Posts: 165 Thanks: 101 Thanked 29 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tow hook bumper hole vs. elements My FRS is my daily driver and I was wonder if the exposed hole for the tow hook bolt for the front plate relocation frame would be bad for the elements (ie. rain)? Does the foam behind the bumper mold or any metal parts gets rusted behind the bumper? Thanks

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garfull Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: FRS(sold), AP2, R35, FJC, ED9 Location: 510 Posts: 527 Thanks: 370 Thanked 192 Times in 128 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	in sf you should be fine. we don't get much corrosion out here. if you are worried about the front thread getting build up in the hole you can thread in the correct metric bolt in the mean time or rub in some Vaseline. the foam is inorganic so it shouldn't mold.

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VirUzxZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Black on Black on Black Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 138 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	from what ur asking i'm assuming u have a plate re-locator and are asking about the abnormally large hole that is left once u pull off the cover piece? I just tapp'd and drilled a hole corresponding to the size of the bolt(just a bit bigger) of the re-locator. Glued soft rubber washer that i had lying around on the inside of the piece and pop'd it back in. pushed in the Bolt that came with the re-locator and done. Looks clean and satisfied my OCD.

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