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Old 04-02-2015, 01:03 PM   #15
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The Tug View is not intended for all towing situations, it can only be used in a straight pull with no angle or side pulling. Doing so can result in damage to the Tug View or the vehicle. If the vehicle is in an unfavorable situation, please use the OEM tow hook.

Not exactly clear what they mean by "no angle"
What about 1 degree? that is still angle no?
These things are for show. What is wrong with the stock one that is free?
By angle, they mean not straight, 1 degree won't make a difference. They can still be used to pull the car out of the gravel, just not by a flatbed at a 45 degrees angle.
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By angle, they mean not straight, 1 degree won't make a difference. They can still be used to pull the car out of the gravel, just not by a flatbed at a 45 degrees angle.
They are not clear. The disclaimer says no angle which pretty much means zero. It broke at about ~45, which is more than zero. Any angle(even 1 degree) is more than no(zero) angle. I guess liabilities and disclaimers must be very broad to cover all angles
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They are not clear. The disclaimer says no angle which pretty much means zero. It broke at about ~45, which is more than zero. Any angle(even 1 degree) is more than no(zero) angle. I guess liabilities and disclaimers must be very broad to cover all angles
That was acute joke!
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I guess liabilities and disclaimers must be very broad to cover all angles
If they said no more than +/- 15 degrees vertical axis, +/- 10 degrees horizontal axis, then that opens them up to unprovable claims. "I was only at 7 degrees and it broke! Give me a new one!" When in reality the guy was using it as a jack point. It's easier to say straight pulls only.
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Old 04-02-2015, 01:53 PM   #19
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srsly swarb splitting hairs a little aren't ya lool
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Honestly I can't blame OP for expecting a tow hook to be capable of towing.

Tow hooks should be able to work at any angle while pulling racecars out of sand traps, tire walls, or trees. The fact it's incapable of supporting a car being pulled onto a flatbed shows that it's just a crappy part.

They should really include some fine print "for show use only"
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All horrible stories end with a hook!

Good form.
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we all live and learn, glad the car is pretty okay. it was going to get scratched inevitably!
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This, this and this!^^^^^
The operator should never even considered winching any further once the cable even started to get to that angle.

OP don't go through insurance as this is 100% operator error on the wrecker driver. I would even go after them for the rim damage as that pic says it all.
Well he held the cable at that angle for more than 30secs before the tow hook snapped. He was putting some hooks onto my new RLCAs. I guess he is really an idiot.
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Well he held the cable at that angle for more than 30secs before the tow hook snapped. He was putting some hooks onto my new RLCAs. I guess he is really an idiot.
Let us know what you're gunna do.. so glad he stopped it before it might've hit your neighbor's car.
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Well, I just installed rear LCAs. The alignment is seriously off, and I couldn't drive my car faster than 20.
Do you need to drive the car faster than 20mph to get it up a ramp? Why did you tow it at all?
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As others have said, why didn't you use the OEM tow hook? It looks bland and therefore is probably stronger for it.
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I feel very bad. I could have got the tow truck driver and myself killed because of my reluctance. I knew that I shouldn't be using that for an angled tow...
Sort of the bottom line right there.

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These things are for show. What is wrong with the stock one that is free?
You know the answer to that. Nobody will take you seriously if you don't have a race tow hook.

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