It’s become a stupid trend that has lost all meaning…. It’s gone the way of the Wakaba/new driver badge. The problem exists because of those kids nowadays that hang shit on their cars just because they see someone else, who also saw someone else, do it. There are original meanings and purpose besides doing things. Pretty cool right? I know it may be a bit alarming, but people do things for other reasons other than to be trendy. Inspired by this, the bosozoku trend setters attached small buckets to thier rear tow hooks to show how low thier bucket could hang- if your car was so low that the bucket could scrape on things as you were driving, they thought it was cool as hell.” The cement trucks used the bucket as a “catch can” of sorts, so that excess cement from the truck would’nt spill onto the pavement. It was a Bosozoku trend to hang a small tin bucket from thier rear tow hook to show off how low thier cars were- they got the idea from seeing cement trucks in Japan, wich always had a bucket hanging off the rear of the truck. “For some reason, it has become some sort of trend for people to hang toys or other items of thier cars’ rear tow hook, but the origination of this trend came from the Bosozoku (street gangsters with fixed up cars) in Japan. For an explanation, let’s have Antonio Alvendia from Cipher Garage explain… Like if you actually know the original meaning behind why this trend exists, then this doesn’t concern you.

Much easier to just put a hook on the external hook than getting underneath the car looking for a suitable point to tow from, even if said vehicle in question were high enough to do so.Let me start off by saying that this isn’t a totally bad idea in general. Track cars can be too low to easily, if at all, get a hook around a suitable tow point underneath the car. On track cars they're actually properly attached and are used so if a vehicle has to be pulled off the track it can be done so quickly and easily. They also have easy access winch points right by the front bumper, except the older VWs which are under the car just behind the front wheel covered with a rubber plug. The cars these usually end up on (Hondas, Subarus, older VWs) all have massive honking tow hooks in the rear as is. Usually they're just screwed into sheet metal or even the bumpers with self tapping or wood screws. I've never once seen one of these properly welded or attached to the frame of the car. Will my husband divorce me if I dehydrate tomatoes in his F-150 truck?ĭennis Collins, a Highway Accident Investigator at the National Transportation Safety BoardĪs a tow truck driver. The wonderful and epic tale of Yoshi the Yarisįorget the trunk monkey, check out trash pandas. Trying to identify a car? Try /r/whatisthiscar, /r/namethatcar, or /r/rbi.įor information on content removal, user warnings, and bans, please see the Chain of Action page. Create a text post that includes the link and your thoughts on the subject matter.ħ: Users will need to participate in threads created by others in /r/cars before being able to make their own threads. -Basics of swapping engines/layouts/transmissions/bodiesĢ: All car purchase questions must go in the weekly car choosing sticky.ģ: Direct image and video links are not allowed.One Million subscribers! WooHoo! Autos Network Subreddit List Follow us > /r/Cars Wiki However, we encourage you to explore other online platforms. We try to be a helpful discussion-driven community while maintaining high-quality discourse and topical content. We're Reddit's central hub for vehicle-related discussion, industry news, reviews, projects, DIY guides, advice, stories, and more.

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