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Everyone's front tow hook for 996 GT2 LH Reverse Thread?
My 996 GT2 has a left hand aka reverse thread tow hook. (I recently purchased Martin's aka "ILL GT2" car)
I have ordered 4 different front tow hook license plate brackets (US Millworks, The Platypus, and 2 Amazon ones) for 996 911s and all of them come in regular thread and don't work and I end up having to return them.
Is everyone's 996 tow hook reverse thread? If so, what front tow hook license plate brackets do I buy that works for sure?
Looking forward to a response.
I took the car to my Porsche specialist mechanic yesterday.
My rear tow hook under the license plate hole is standard thread, but the front one is definitely left-hand reverse thread. He looked at the physical hook itself and said it looks like a new style 991 tow hook (which are reverse thread). I need to have the front bumper pulled to see if the whole bumper core has been changed or just the bolt hole by the previous owner. He thinks maybe they are lighter and possibly interchangeable.
And yes, there is a kid's seat in it since my daughter LOVES riding in it!
I took the car to my Porsche specialist mechanic yesterday.
My rear tow hook under the license plate hole is standard thread, but the front one is definitely left-hand reverse thread. He looked at the physical hook itself and said it looks like a new style 991 tow hook (which are reverse thread). I need to have the front bumper pulled to see if the whole bumper core has been changed or just the bolt hole by the previous owner. He thinks maybe they are lighter and possibly interchangeable.
And yes, there is a kid's seat in it since my daughter LOVES riding in it!
If your front bumper is the same as all 996's the threads for the tow hook are in a "block" that bolts to the bumper with two bolts (I mean the actual bumper, not the bumper cover). You could likely easily remove the front bumper cover, swap out the "block" with one from another 996 (with RH threads) and be good to go.
I have a spare tow hook receptacle somewhere... doubt the 991 one is any lighter, small piece of aluminum as it is
It might be that a previous owner just had a 991 tow hook receptacle block one laying around, messed up his 996 one and just put that in. Well, I appreciate everyone's help!
I'll have a look this weekend! send me a reminder if I'm slow
Thank you! I greatly appreciate it. I found some pics of the reinforcement online (of a 99 boxter, but it should be the same setup). I sent these pics to my local porsche dealer to see if they can find me just that part too but the parts guy seems to think it is sold with the crash structure and not by itself.
Let me know guys. It's pretty clear now that my car is an anomaly. I'd like to replace with the correct part.
10-06-2018, 07:27 PM
Everyone's front tow hook for 996 GT2 LH Reverse Thread?
