Mike, I believe that was my post you're referring to. Below is a copy of my original post:
The owner's manual for my U.S. spec '72 Type 1 reads "Your Volkswagen is equipped with two towing eyes, one at the front and one at the rear. They are for emergency towing over short distances only." And "REAR A towing eye is attached to the left rear bumper bracket." And "FRONT On the VW111, a towing eye is welded to the right-hand side lower axle tube. The VW113 and VW Convertible have a towing eye welded to the right-hand side of the frame head." The pictures associated with the descriptions show a rather heavy-duty cable or rope attached to the towing hooks. I always thought they were shipping tie downs. However, I wouldn't tow my VW very far using these towing eyes unless it was an extreme emergency. The front eye is fairly substantial but the rear eye/bumper bracket is attached to the body sheet metal and therefore not too sturdy. As an aside, I tried to remove one of those eyes from a bumper bracket but gave up as I found the eye was VERY securely welded to the bumper bracket at the factory! HTH, Larry in Scottsdale "Always Learning" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Bumper bracket with tow loop I thought a previous post proved that someone's owner's manual pictured loops on both front and rear bumper brackets........... Mike B. _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
