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PostPosted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:31 pm    Post subject: rear tow hook Reply with quote

i was wondering how these looked originally. silver or painted color of car??

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

sorry i cant help with your question but i have a question,

this is for a ghia? where does bolt up? i have been meaning to find a tow point for the front of the ghia, for those breakdown situations

where did you get it.



ok ok more than one question :/
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

its for the rear drivers side. bolts up on the bumper bracket mount. i know theres one for the front that clamps to some where. i picked it up at a show/swap meet on saturday.

3 selling on the samba right now http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?...ton=Search

front http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=626834
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

or to be truthful....3 not selling on the samba right now.
Congrats on your good eye at the swap, its a cool piece. These cannot be worth anything near those "asking "prices.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

they are kind of steep. but i have only seen 2 in person and 3 on the samba.
so i went with painting it silver.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Originals I have seen have been satin (semi-gloss) black.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

c21darrel wrote:
or to be truthful....3 not selling on the samba right now.
Congrats on your good eye at the swap, its a cool piece. These cannot be worth anything near those "asking "prices.


ouch,, yeah those prices are a little too rich for my tastes.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 8:53 am    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

These rear tow hooks are always very expensive and apparently very rare. Yet they are such a basic part.
Were they an option? Maybe Dealer installed? and if not, what years had them?
Why are they so rare?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 11:34 am    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

i just picked one up and have similar questions. I searched the archives and tech bulletin's etc and couldn't find any info (there are archive info for bus variety).

Did Ghia's ever come with tow hook integrated on the bumper iron?
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:13 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

itsawesty wrote:
i just picked one up and have similar questions. I searched the archives and tech bulletin's etc and couldn't find any info (there are archive info for bus variety).

Did Ghia's ever come with tow hook integrated on the bumper iron?


The front of my 71 has a tow iron welded on the bottom of the passenger side front beam, but no rear tow hook when I bought it.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:15 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

itsawesty wrote:
i just picked one up and have similar questions. I searched the archives and tech bulletin's etc and couldn't find any info (there are archive info for bus variety).

Did Ghia's ever come with tow hook integrated on the bumper iron?


I have mine in what i assume to be original location, back driverside bumper mount. Thats my Oberg oil filter on the right, much more desirable IMO. $10 bucks at a swap, Samba prices nuts. Rare does not always equal desirable.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:25 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

if you've got it, flaunt it Wink my '71 came with, and Awesome Powdercoat made it better
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:15 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

crocteau wrote:
if you've got it, flaunt it Wink my '71 came with, and Awesome Powdercoat made it better
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Ive had mine installed for several years. So far, no one has ever noticed it. Installed they are nearly invisible. Embarassed
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 6:40 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

I have one on my 71. Never could figure out how it was really used, and not sure if I will install, maybe just to have more original parts on mine. Although if they are so rare or desirable, I might sell it, maybe I can buy some new tires with the cash!! Doubtful though.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:24 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

Apparently no one is reproducing them. Looks like there's a market for them.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:21 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

rbsurfguy wrote:
I have one on my 71. Never could figure out how it was really used, and not sure if I will install, maybe just to have more original parts on mine. Although if they are so rare or desirable, I might sell it, maybe I can buy A cup of coffee and a donut with the cash!! Doubtful though.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:13 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

NICE!!!! Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:00 am    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

Mine in its original condition:

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I think it's zinc plated.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2022 4:00 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

I agree with "Disc" above that the rear tow hooks were not painted, just left bare metal.

I bought quite a few parts from a rotted out 1971 Vert Last fall including a rear tow hook. The car was almost completely original right down to the rear tow hook and this one was never painted.

These rear tow hooks only seem to be on 70 & 71 models which would make sense being that 70 & 71 rear bumpers are 2 year only parts.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:39 pm    Post subject: Re: rear tow hook Reply with quote

I thought I read somewhere that they were used for the ride over from Germany. Or, maybe I dreamed it. BTW, I also have one from my '71 coupe and it's not painted either.
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