Tow an Exige

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My Exige is in good state but i was thinking…
What to do when the Exige fails when you are on a trip,
looks like me toeing a Exige at the front is not done…what to do when it fails and you want it off the highway quick?
Ive been looking for rear tow eyes,is that an option?

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There is a tow eye at the front, I leave mine in all the time.

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This is mounted to the crashbox,is this strong enough to tow the Exige?

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sure is, and really there is no where else on the car you’ll want to throw a strap around

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And Ollie at Phoenix Motorsports does a very discreet rear tow eye, screws into something in the nether regions without cutting anything away and is out of sight but handy enough to be used

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Fdid someone actually towed an Exige?

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I wouldn’t want mine towing any distance, I’ve used the front tow eye for winching onto the back of a flatbed but that’s about it! Also have an Eliseparts rear tow eye fitted just in case, it bolts to the subframe using one of the diffuser bolts:

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I’ve been towed around Donny from the front towing-eye,…twice in one day! Fuel-pump relay issues about a year ago left me stranded out on circuit.

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Tow with care. Front tow post has been pulled out of crash box on more than one occasion .
Have seen race car straps fixed to the chassis but can t find the link

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I ordered rear tow eyes at eliseshop,just in case.

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Well, if it helps, I have been towed off the Hull-Rotterdam ferry by the freight tug and then towed in pouring rain to Van Sten …

Some points here …

  • Only the front tow strut was used
  • The tug thought I was a 40tonne artic
  • My mate in the Peugeot thought it was fun to travel at 50Mph pulling a Lotus with no electrics in the rain … so the journey was eventful and one reason why there is ding in my undertray after I misjudged a corner and went over the kerb …

The post stayed in but the tow eye was quite oval by the end of the adventure. If people have ripped them out then bloody well done :clap:


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I fitted a pair of the Mark II version, the hope being a bridle could be used in the event of a rear pull being required thus reducing the load on each of the relatively small bolts. In reality the large fins of the diffuser make this harder to achieve without additional damage.