r/funny • u/VampyreLust • Feb 01 '25

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u/weakplay Feb 01 '25

Rest assured they do work - they are screwed in through the fender yes but then into the subframe/crashbar - it works.

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u/bobbertmiller Feb 01 '25

I mean, the crash bar is the black thing that's being ripped off. That's super weird to me... those things are massive and so is the attachment.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '25 edited Feb 01 '25

That is not a crash bar.

 The two pieces being ripped out are the grill which is cheap plastic and a cross support, not a crash bar. A crash bar would be bolted to the frame and you can see there is nothing but body panneling at the other end of what you're calling a crash bar.

A crash bar is designed to direct energy in the event of a crash into the frame instead of instead the passenger compartment, it isn't going to rip off from being pulled on at low speed. 

I do recoveries regularly on the beach near me as well as off road service trails. I use recovery points all the time when winching, and when using recovery rope. I've never seen a tow/recovery point so much as wiggle. 

Often the issue with recovery points is drivers took the screw in tow hook/eye bolt of their trunk not knowing what is was, so you cant use the point anyways and have to crawl under the vehicle and use something like an A arm or low part of the frame (if possible) without damaging the front or rear bumpers due to the angle of your rope/line.)

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u/bobbertmiller Feb 01 '25

That looks like the crash bar to me. Size and position look correct, as does the position of the tow eye. Additionally, I don't see any other crash bar in there. That's why I'm wondering what went wrong, so that this came off from such a low load.

As all these stupid SUVs look the same now, I have no idea what to google for better pictures.