tow tabs?

F body Deconstructor Jim

F body Deconstructor Jim

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Look like recovery tow tabs.
Did the 88 M's come with these? (one each side)

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Thanks guys.
Never seen them on any F's...and its pretty much the same car under the skin.
I wonder when the factory started putting them on?
This one had a trailer hitch so I wasnt sure if they could have been related. Didnt think so, but...

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Those are actually the tie down brackets for transporting the car from the factory. They hook the chains into them on the car hauler and/or train car. Supposed to be removed during the predelivery inspection at the dealership. 26 1/2 years as a dealership tech and I removed hundreds of similar brackets (from Fords and Audi's) before I got smart and GTFO of a dealer service that is, lol!
 
Aspen500 said:
Those are actually the tie down brackets for transporting the car from the factory. They hook the chains into them on the car hauler and/or train car. Supposed to be removed during the predelivery inspection at the dealership. 26 1/2 years as a dealership tech and I removed hundreds of similar brackets (from Fords and Audi's) before I got smart and GTFO of a dealer service that is, lol!
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Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.

You beat me to the punch. I never took 'em off during the PDI, simply because I've towed too many vehicles and they're great for tying a car down on a trailer. I know, I know... as a dealership tech I was paid for the PDI, but some things just make sense to leave alone. :D
 
I'll admit, we left them on cars (Ford dealer 1986-2007) if they weren't visible from the outside of the car. Like most dealers, we worked on flat-rape, I mean flat-rate so you had to take every short cut you could, without compromising the job, to try and make rate so you could pay your bills.
 
Wish I had those on my wagon when I had to tow all those stuck jeeps and trucks out in the woods, had to loop over my bumper shock... :-/
 
They aren't really designed to be used as tow hooks. Only attached with one bolt (or nut). They're designed to have a vertical load like the tie downs on a trailer but they might have worked for towing to a point.
 
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