NST TRUE Racing Tow Hooks - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

NonStopTuning · 01-16-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by mikenacarato

for the record...i know i was told not to but i couldnt help it...i stood on my towhook. and of course to my expectations...i stayed in the air. any chance on a rear towhook extension?

PICS PLEASE

NonStopTuning · 01-16-2009, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by blacksandiegovitz

Yeah the NST is cnc'd out of aluminum , Its not gonna break ! I was taking off my Thailand special last weekend and was tring to twist it off with a screw driver in the hook the first twist and blam...

OUCH! That will DEFINITELY not happen to the NST TRUE TOW HOOK!!!

texkid · 01-16-2009, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by redyaris

Got mine today. Looks rad (if that's what the kids still say today). I just had to stand on it to prove the urban myth mentioned in this thread.

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Originally Posted by mikenacarato

for the record...i know i was told not to but i couldnt help it...i stood on my towhook. and of course to my expectations...i stayed in the air. any chance on a rear towhook extension?

I hope I didn't set the standard for testing NST products! LMAO!

blacksandiegovitz · 01-19-2009, 11:05 PM

Here's some pictures of the gold Nst tow hook on my car .

texkid · 01-19-2009, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by blacksandiegovitz

Here's some pictures of the gold Nst tow hook on my car .

That is a nice color contrast. How was the threading? Was it easy to screw in to the socket? Mine was a bit resistant at first, but probably because i never used it. After taking it off and then re-installing, the second run was much easier.

blacksandiegovitz · 01-20-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by texkid

That is a nice color contrast. How was the threading? Was it easy to screw in to the socket? Mine was a bit resistant at first, but probably because i never used it. After taking it off and then re-installing, the second run was much easier.

I had bought the elevo d-1 style from microimageonline.com when I first got my car , so the treads had been used once before . It treaded in perfect the first time and it's at full tightness stright up and down . I kinda wanted to try installing it flat( how most seem to be installing it) but it stopped treading in close to up and down and another 1/5 of a turn locked it into place how it looks in the pictures. I'm very pleased with the finished product , over finish , colors , fitment , looks, and price own . NST ftw

texkid · 01-20-2009, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by blacksandiegovitz

I had bought the elevo d-1 style from microimageonline.com when I first got my car , so the treads had been used once before . It treaded in perfect the first time and it's at full tightness stright up and down . I kinda wanted to try installing it flat( how most seem to be installing it) but it stopped treading in close to up and down and another 1/5 of a turn locked it into place how it looks in the pictures. I'm very pleased with the finished product , over finish , colors , fitment , looks, and price own . NST ftw

Mine also sits vertically at full turn. But for aesthetic looks, I turn it back a 1/4 turn to get it horizontally. Surely, when I do use, I'll tighten it fully with the tire iron.

LtNoogie · 01-28-2009, 11:26 PM

Gahhh! How did you guys get your tow hooks already?

blacksandiegovitz · 01-29-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LtNoogie

Gahhh! How did you guys get your tow hooks already?

Drove 3 hours from san diego to microimage to pick it up myself

TickleTimeTim · 04-04-2009, 02:36 PM

i tried to paint my silver tow hook red, but it keeps coming out uneven and some spots won't dry. any suggestions? is there some coat on it?

eTiMaGo · 04-04-2009, 02:42 PM

Tim, they're anodized aluminium, you can't really just spraypaint over that...

cali yaris · 04-04-2009, 03:25 PM

We should start a poll: "NST Tow Hook: vertical vs. horizontal.... FTW?"

TickleTimeTim · 04-04-2009, 06:53 PM

hahaha. that's why! thank you.

TickleTimeTim · 04-11-2009, 03:54 AM

so...managed to paint it. don't ask me how... ha

NonStopTuning · 07-16-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

We should start a poll: "NST Tow Hook: vertical vs. horizontal.... FTW?"

blacksandiegovitz · 07-16-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NonStopTuning

I had mine up and down , and I just turned it flat and it looks soooo much better Imo . Only problem I have is mine is super faded out now from how gold it was in that picture .

cali yaris · 07-16-2009, 05:54 PM

anodizing just does not last in the sun. I'll probably powdercoat mine.

RHDVIPbB · 07-17-2009, 11:59 PM

Nice. How hard would it be to powdercoat with them being anodized? I only ask since a local guy has a powdercoat that closely matches the color of my car.

01-28-2009, 11:26 PM	#44
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04-04-2009, 02:36 PM	#46
TickleTimeTim Free Mustache Rides View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,247	i tried to paint my silver tow hook red, but it keeps coming out uneven and some spots won't dry. any suggestions? is there some coat on it? __________________ Club SHIFT

04-04-2009, 02:42 PM	#47
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Tim, they're anodized aluminium, you can't really just spraypaint over that... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-04-2009, 03:25 PM	#48
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	We should start a poll: "NST Tow Hook: vertical vs. horizontal.... FTW?" __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

04-04-2009, 06:53 PM	#49
TickleTimeTim Free Mustache Rides View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,247	hahaha. that's why! thank you. __________________ Club SHIFT

04-11-2009, 03:54 AM	#50
TickleTimeTim Free Mustache Rides View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,247	so...managed to paint it. don't ask me how... ha __________________ Club SHIFT

07-16-2009, 05:54 PM	#53
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	anodizing just does not last in the sun. I'll probably powdercoat mine. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

07-17-2009, 11:59 PM	#54
RHDVIPbB Right beside you, wave Drives: 08 PBM Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 742	Nice. How hard would it be to powdercoat with them being anodized? I only ask since a local guy has a powdercoat that closely matches the color of my car. __________________ 2008 Toyota Yaris Sedan. Pacific Blue Mica. Custom vinyl eyebrows, color matched interior trim pieces, Vios lip spoiler, 17" Maas rims 2010 Scion xB 7.0 Release Series. 1535 of 2000. Murasaki. Stock with TRD springs.

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