Towing Eyes: 944 & 951

[944 man]

Does anyone have a photograph of a normal towing eye and a 951 towing eye, ideally side by side?

I have two with my car, one of which I believe that Jeremy bought especially, so it should be the correct type.

My problem is that I cant see a practical differnce between them. One is a conventional 944 elongated eye and the other is similar other than that it has a round 'eye'. The shank length and the diameter of both is similar though, so the round eye wont work in any situation that I can think of where the original elongated eye wouldnt.

 

[GPF]

Don't have a photo but my towing eye, which I'm sure is original to the car, has a round eye.

 

[John Sims]

I have both - which I have just repainted red []

I tend to use the short one at the back and the long one at the front, having caught myself in the shin more times than I can remember with the long one at the back.

IIRC the long one is needed at the front in order to clear the overhang of the nose vent. The round one may be an older design which would be fine on a Lux with the tow point behind the bumper pad.

 

[John Sims]

In continuation to the shin smacking comment, is anyone aware of a strap loop toe eye that is based on our bolt sizes? That would be really good.

 

[944 man]

Im aware of a strap loop with a reinforced bolt hole John, if you can provide your own bolt.

 

[944 man]

http://www.msar.co.uk/detail.asp?p=99&o=Tow_Strap

 

[John Sims]

Indeed. I am familiar with that solution but it doesn't really work as a direct replacement for the Eye Bolt unless using another mounting point.

What would be nice is a bolt with a strap through it that sits back nice and flush so you don't catch yourself on it. I appreciate that a strap is quite wide, even when folded, relative to the diameter of the bolt shaft so perhaps a loop of steel wire might be more appropriate.

Porscheshop do/did a folding down tow eye bolt but the hinge knuckle projected almost as far as the standard eye bolt so not realy any advantage.

 

[craiginuk]

Doesn't answer your question but just to let you know I've just received a turbo one from Promax. Seemed to be one of the only places that had them in stock.

 

[944 man]

Any chance of a picture please Craig?

 

[graham.webb]

Hi John...your bolt + wire solution sounds like the sort of thing you could get a chandlery to make up using stainless rigging wire. They can be made with a hard end or just as a simple loop. Rigging loads probably comparable with towing? All you'd need is a bolt with an eye on its head, like the ones used for window cleaners' safety harnesses.

All we need is to know the metric thread used....

 

[craiginuk]

Here you go.. £16.96 including £4.70 postage from Promax.

 

[944 man]

Mine is identical to that, thanks Craig. From a cursory inspection I cant see how it differs fundamentally from the original elongated style...

For some reason I remembered the Turbo eye being longer, like the long 928 style.


Simon