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Tow Hook Toys: Fashion Faux Pas?

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:14 pm
by Frank Bourbon
I know that several of you guys sport toys and trinkets and such from your tow hooks... I've seen a few threads dedicated to the subject on the 240 forums, though most of those I thought looked pretty stupid, but I attributed that to the fact that it was a) The 240 Forums and b) my seemingly apparent lack of "Drift Fashion" sense.

While on my lunch break last week, I managed to take this picture:

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I happen to be rather partial to the Corolla, but then I saw the crib mobile and threw up a little bit in my mouth. (That may have just been a coincidence, I couldn't say for sure...)

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:15 pm
by P.Haire
i don't care for them.

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:25 pm
by down_shift
shits retarded.

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:36 pm
by shawn shawn
They can be cool but 99% of them aren't...

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:51 pm
by Greg
my small Hello Kitty was cool, until martymartymarty.net got the exact same one. ugh

Re: Tow Hook Toys: Fashion Faux Pas?

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:53 pm
by down_shift
Frank Bourbon wrote:I know that several drift fanboys sport toys and trinkets and such from your tow hooks.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:07 am
by CodyW
having a sparkly crawfish was cool in like 05, but i've given up on them since then.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:35 am
by kalifornia087
Although I think it got slightly ruined by a million fanboys hanging something from the towhook of all their vehicles, I still plan on hanging a small piston from the hook of the next rx7 I build.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:16 pm
by charlie
I always considered it more of an homage to japan and silliness; something that should never be taken too seriously, kinda like the sport.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:20 pm
by Greg
charlie wrote:I always considered it more of an homage to SATAN.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJkMrl4AG8w

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:18 pm
by kOOpA
people hang fox paws from their tow hooks?

i'm confused.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:19 pm
by Generz
i have a license plate hanging from mine. it's not a trinket.. it's just better than a decal.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:49 pm
by andysapp
I saw a Honda Civic the other day with one.

I quit rocking them when I upgraded my tow-hooks. They became so incredibly rampant that they lost their novelty IMHO. I'm pretty sure the origin (non-U.S.) was to show how stupidly awesome low your car was... not stuck on a bone-stock 240 sky-jacking to the moon.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 5:24 pm
by kOOpA
i think not having them because too many people have them is just as bad as having them because other do.

that's kinda my pants on car style in general, though.

it's really really hard to be completely different, so i just try do whatever works for me.

Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:03 pm
by kalifornia087
andysapp wrote:I'm pretty sure the origin (non-U.S.) was to show how stupidly awesome low your car was... not stuck on a bone-stock 240 sky-jacking to the moon.
THIS