GEN 2 Paint your tow hooks

[Troutrad]

Could also try the G2 brake caliper paint. They have a custom option to match specific car colors by code.

http://www.g2usa.com/product/CBCP.html

For that matter, if gonna do paint accents to your tow hooks, do your brake calipers the same color....bling!

 

[NASSTY]

Starbucks green would look good.

 

[EliteRaptor]

a lot of painters tape and newspaper for the rear, all done. Still not overdone, I am super happy with the results.

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So did you end up removing them and then painting? Looking to do the same but red vs orange. Yours looks good though!

 

[NASSTY]

So did you end up removing them and then painting? Looking to do the same but red vs orange. Yours looks good though!

I only did the fronts on mine, but I did remove them.

 

[REMIX]

Just an FYI to those thinking about masking off the front tow hooks and painting - just remove them, it is VERY easy!

I decided to fully remove my front bumper today to then remove the tow hooks, and was pleasantly surprised that I only had to remove the skid plate. Once you remove the skid plate, you can maneuver the rubber tow hook trim around enough access the two 15mm bolts holding the hooks in place. The bolt toward the rear of the truck is easy to remove all the way, and you only need to loose the bolt closer to the front of the truck as the tow hook is designed to allow you to slide the bolt completely through a notch. Easily removed both tow hooks in less than 15 minutes, and now ready to paint!

Wouldn't you just remove the front bolt and loosen the REAR bolt to slide them out?

 

[Troutrad]

Don’t have any pics of the rear tow hooks but here’s G2 red on a Ruby Red Raptor.

 

[REMIX]

You’ve got to pull the bumper, but it’s not super difficult. The first few minutes of this vid will show you:

Pulling the bumper is unnecessary, just the skid plate. 15mm socket, just remove the most forward bolt and loosen the most rearward bolt, it'll slide right out. Retighten to 85ft lbs. I'll post a pic when they're back on the truck.

 

[911 Crazy]

Pulling the bumper is unnecessary, just the skid plate. 15mm socket, just remove the most forward bolt and loosen the most rearward bolt, it'll slide right out. Retighten to 85ft lbs. I'll post a pic when they're back on the truck.

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I see you over here.

 

[NASSTY]

I painted mine Rapid Red on my Rapid Red 2020.

 

[Troutrad]

I painted mine Rapid Red on my Rapid Red 2020.

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looks very ruby red in pic but probably low lighting in garage