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03-19-2010, 11:44 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2010 Yaris 3-door liftback Join Date: Mar 2010
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What the heck IS this thingy???
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??
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03-19-2010, 11:48 AM | #2 |
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removable plate to attach tow hook if you get in an accident
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03-19-2010, 12:16 PM | #3 |
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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 .
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03-19-2010, 12:48 PM | #4 |
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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. |
03-19-2010, 12:53 PM | #5 |
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Probably might want to take a coffee break and acquaint yourself with your owners manual.
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03-19-2010, 01:29 PM | #6 |
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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.
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03-19-2010, 01:30 PM | #7 |
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03-19-2010, 01:40 PM | #8 |
それを吸ってください
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It's a porthole hatch for the Hellfire missle (factory option only in USA and Canada)
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03-19-2010, 03:33 PM | #9 |
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^ LOL!
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03-19-2010, 04:08 PM | #10 |
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Fun response to same question in 2008
Gerbil Escape Hatch
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03-19-2010, 09:34 PM | #11 |
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This has been asked 32,342,642,663,115,786,556,735,325 times on this forum.
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03-19-2010, 10:36 PM | #12 | |
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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? |
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03-19-2010, 11:05 PM | #13 |
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03-20-2010, 12:23 AM | #14 |
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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 :)
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03-22-2010, 07:18 AM | #15 | |
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How many missles in the magazine? I think I need five at least for a trip of any distance. |
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03-22-2010, 02:49 PM | #16 |
Drives: 2010 Yaris 3-door liftback Join Date: Mar 2010
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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.
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03-22-2010, 03:05 PM | #17 |
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Responses 2, 3 and 4 gave you a clear answer. After that, we are just having fun the thread. It's all good.
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03-22-2010, 03:10 PM | #18 | |
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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. |
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