What the heck IS this thingy???

[pawsplus]

Pic below NOT my car --stock internet photo of 2008 LB. But my car (2010) has a SQUARE version of this round thingy marked w/ arrow. It's just like a spacesaver or something. It's on one side only (same size as in this photo. What is it for??

[thebarber]

removable plate to attach tow hook if you get in an accident

[DARK AGE 53]

you'll find the stock tow hook near the spare tire, best to use a stiff plastic credit card when removing the cover......using a screwdriver might chip your paint. Here's a pic of mine with the NST tow hook installed, http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26318 .

[RedRide]

To elaborate a bit....

The "tow hook" is used mainly for a situation where a car is in a ditch/over an embankment, etc where ther is no other place to attatch a cable to tow it out of the situation and back on the road or to place so it can be hooked up to a tow truck, etc.

[WeeYari]

Probably might want to take a coffee break and acquaint yourself with your owners manual.

[Yaris Hilton]

This is a FAQ and probably should be a sticky. I asked it, too, when new on the board and it was pointed out that it had been asked and answered many times.

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Probably might want to take a coffee break and acquaint yourself with your owners manual.

Heh... I was going to say RTFM, but WeeYari was nicer.
And don't worry - you're not the first to wonder what it was.

[KCALB SIRAY]

It's a porthole hatch for the Hellfire missle (factory option only in USA and Canada)

[Mistry]

^ LOL!

[WeeYari]

Fun response to same question in 2008

Gerbil Escape Hatch

[Kal-El]

This has been asked 32,342,642,663,115,786,556,735,325 times on this forum.

[Revsson]

Originally Posted by WeeYari

Probably might want to take a coffee break and acquaint yourself with your owners manual.

Where do I find the owner's manual?

j/k
I actually don't mind when new persons ask questions, but you do have
a point that they really should look through the manual. Of course, you
don't expect everyone to remember every single thing in there, do ya?

[b_hickman11]

Originally Posted by Kal-El

This has been asked 32,342,642,663,115,786,556,735,325 times on this forum.

whats the point?

[JBougie]

It took me 8 months to figure it out! LOL I didn't want to get labeled as the "dumb girl" so I never asked ........... but holy crap did I want to. That piece actually fell out of my car while on a road-trip to South Dakota, so I was able to figure it out when I got to see what was under there :)

[Yaris#2]

Originally Posted by KCALB SIRAY

It's a porthole hatch for the Hellfire missle (factory option only in USA and Canada)

Ok, who do I see to get the Hellfire missle? I'm so tired of semi's pulling out in front of me. They either think I'm a junebug or I can't be going that fast. If they didn't take up two to three lanes when pulling out in front of me I would just go around them.

How many missles in the magazine? I think I need five at least for a trip of any distance.

[pawsplus]

Um . . . pardon me for asking a question! Didn't SEE it in the owner's manual, and the owner's manual is a piece of CRAP, so I figured I'd ask you guys. I guess you only want to talk about tricking perfectly nice cars up to look like pimpmobiles. Never freakin' mind.

[WeeYari]

Responses 2, 3 and 4 gave you a clear answer. After that, we are just having fun the thread. It's all good.

[silver_vios]

Originally Posted by pawsplus

I guess you only want to talk about tricking perfectly nice cars up to look like pimpmobiles. Never freakin' mind.

I suddenly want a pimpmobile license plate frame.

I knew about my tow hook pretty much immediately, but I did take me a while to figure out the goofy light on the back of the xB is a reverse light.