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Old May 10, 2004 | 03:53 AM
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Tow Hooks

Who make front tow hooks for the 2500? chrome stainless?
Why I have you here does anybody make a kit for the foglights on the trucks? My truck did not come with any...
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Old May 10, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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Only tow hooks for the 3rd Gens I've seen are the Mopars, same with the fog lights. Best prices I've found are on mopar4less.com. If I remember right, the foglight kit was around $150. -Steve
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Old May 10, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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Tow hooks

I have a set of the dodge tow hooks that I just installed.
They fit nice and look good. I kind of wish they stuck out a little more since it would make them easier to use.

The kit was less than $100 and you can install it yourself.

I will warn you that its kind of a pain and a couple hours of work. But the instructions are fairly good.

The only tricky part is the fact that once you get the bumper off you need to loosen the air intake cooling radiator so that you can tilt it forward at the bottom and get at the bolts that are used to mount the tow hook to the frame. This is easy to say and a pain to do.
You will wish you had a helper if you do not.

All in all though I like the look and the fact that they are bolted to the front of the frame rails. Pretty heavy duty.

Fred
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Old May 12, 2004 | 07:39 AM
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Re: Tow Hooks

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Who make front tow hooks for the 2500? chrome stainless?
Why I have you here does anybody make a kit for the foglights on the trucks? My truck did not come with any...
Mine has factory hooks. I've used them once, next time I opted to use the Massey-Ferguson instead. Instead of 3/8 open hook or pintle, they're a small 'm' as in mopar. They work fine, just takes a little more effort that's all. If you want the truck to look like it came from the factory with hooks and lites, then buy Mopar. I've discovered my dealership will sell me Mopar accessories as cheap as anyone on the web. Of course I have to pay the tax but I don't have to pay for shipping. Nat
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Old May 16, 2004 | 06:17 AM
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thanks guys I found a set of hooks for 85 that use the frame rails fog lights I believe will have to be mopar....
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Old May 17, 2004 | 11:47 AM
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The hooks can be removed/attached with out removeing anything on the front end. They are a little tight, but it is possible. I removed them to install my pushbar and I thought I was going to have to remove the bubper and related stuff...nope. The will come off without.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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Make sure you install the backing plates that tie the towhooks to the frame or you'll pull the bumper off! the intercooler is the most difficult part of the install, just remove the top mount bolts and lift the intercooler up and then forward.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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How about just removing them? My truck came with the protection package and I really don't want the leg bashing things hanging off the front of my truck. Think I'll have to rip off half of the front of my truck just to remove them?
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Old May 17, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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4 bolts per hook w/o removing the bumper.
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Old May 18, 2004 | 05:29 AM
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I bought the tow hook kit from Mopar - $100 and it looks trick but, as said before takes more than a few minutes to install
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Old May 18, 2004 | 08:24 PM
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phloop- I know your tow hooks would sure look good on my rig . I would'nt want you banging your shins, so just send them to me and I'll take the risk! Anything to help a freind out, ya know! -Steve
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Old May 18, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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Originally posted by CTDinMT
phloop- I know your tow hooks would sure look good on my rig . I would'nt want you banging your shins, so just send them to me and I'll take the risk! Anything to help a freind out, ya know! -Steve

Steve, check your PM's.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 07:03 AM
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If any of you guys wanna get rid of some tow hooks I will pay for them....
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Old May 23, 2004 | 07:14 AM
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phloop....Also, if you don't want your skid plate, I'll take it. While I don't like the look of it hanging down under the truck, I go off road quite a bit and mine didn't come with them. Came with tow hooks though.
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Old May 26, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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hey padiesel - I've taken mine off to install the winch support hardware and haven't found a use for them yet. PM me if you're interested - I have the support bracket hardware also. Shipping steel from Alberta to PA might be a bit pricey, but we can talk.
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