HELP! Stuck RX-8 :(
12-26-2007, 09:00 AM
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HELP! Stuck RX-8 :(
ok, so like, I have a very steep Driveway and I backed up a little and slid on ice and now I am currently STUCK!!! My left back tire can not grab onto anything !
My dad and I tryed pushing it and everything, bbut all the Ice and dirt is making my tire just spin and spiN!!!!
My dad likes to know if there is anyway where he can grab on and hook it for we can pull the car with a truck....
Help
My dad and I tryed pushing it and everything, bbut all the Ice and dirt is making my tire just spin and spiN!!!!
My dad likes to know if there is anyway where he can grab on and hook it for we can pull the car with a truck....
Help
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12-26-2007, 09:08 AM
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go in the trunk, there is a tow hook where the jack is. On the front black plastic grill on the passanger side there is a fake part in the shape of a square, it is very hard to see. Use pliers to pull this part out, then screw the tow hook into the reinforcement bar.
Now you have a tow hook
Now you have a tow hook
12-26-2007, 09:09 AM
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go in the trunk, there is a tow hook where the jack is. On the front black plastic grill on the passanger side there is a fake part in the shape of a square, it is very hard to see. Use pliers to pull this part out, then screw the tow hook into the reinforcement bar.
Now you have a tow hook
Now you have a tow hook
12-26-2007, 09:35 AM
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12-26-2007, 09:37 AM
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The manual (Page 7-26) shows where to install the tow hook (aka tie down). Obviously you'll need to do so in the front. Then you can attach a come-along, or a tow cable from another vehicle. Be sure to block your wheels until you get ready to tow it out!!!
12-26-2007, 10:03 AM
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Dude, if its really that bad, just shovel your driveway completely, back it into the street, shovel your driveway again, lay down some salt+sand and drive it back up.
12-26-2007, 10:24 AM
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ok, so my dad and I finally took out the RX-8 out of the Dirt/Snow area! thanks everyone for that Hook Situation, now we got a broken Shock on the back driver side... 
...we think thats why it was getting stuck.
...we think thats why it was getting stuck.
12-26-2007, 10:38 AM
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It's been awhile and I don't have my manual on me. But it's a "Tie down" not a tow hook.... those are 2 different things...
I'd be careful yanking on the Tie Down.. anybody got that video were the a guy tears off the rear of his car trying to tow his car using a tie down hook?
LOL.. found it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z_wlRnNAhI
I'd be careful yanking on the Tie Down.. anybody got that video were the a guy tears off the rear of his car trying to tow his car using a tie down hook?
LOL.. found it..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z_wlRnNAhI
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12-26-2007, 11:51 AM
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how the hell did you break a 'shock'?!
12-26-2007, 05:06 PM
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koni struts are around $700 for a full set. (I think)
