The tow hook/ tow eye hole in your front and rear bumpers . These things get nice and rusty, and it really sucks when you need a tow, and the tow adapter will not screw into it. So, pop off the covers and give those holes some lube love. You will thank me later.

 

Please do I spent at least an hour and a half cleaning mine up on my 2013

 

Look, I have bad luck. I warned of the axle snapping issue (like many of you) now there is a recall. Lube your tow holes my friends. You may need them sooner than expected.

 

I just found that out. A couple weeks ago my 2010 got stuck in a ditch. The threaded socket was too rusty to get the hook in far. I had to squirt a lot of Tri Flow in it and run a stainless 12 gauge cleaning brush chucked in a drill in and out of it. I was able to get the hook in enough to pull the car out, but I plan to get a tap and chase the threads, y
then squirt Boeshield or similar in it.

 

Thank you for mentioning this! It had never occurred to me. Honda should really grease those threads in the factory.

 

I got an M18x2.5 tap and after spraying WD40 copiously in the sockets chased the threads. This is what the tap looked like when I took it out. I then sprayed a generous shot of grease in and worked it around with a finger.

 

Nice idea to use a tap. This is what I will do before spraying anti-rust grease in the holes.

 

Thank you for listing the tap size, I could not find the size anywhere. What year Fit do you have?

 

2010 Sport. But I think most Japanese cars use that size.

 

I always lube my holes.

That said that's a good reminder to actually test inserting something in it. Is the tow hook stored somewhere in the car? I managed to find a manual, but it just says "remove the bumper cover and insert the tow hook".

 

It's in the tool kit for changing the tire.

 

Correct me if I’m wrong, but the only concealed tow spot is inside the front bumper cover on a GK, yes? Rear hangs below the rear bumper... or am I totally blind?

 

It's just like the front-see the video above.

 

My GK 2016 doesn’t have one on the back just the loop underneath.

The video is my GE 2013

 

OK, mine is a 2010, I guess they changed it.

 

Well tackling this today. Sadly, I don't have the M18x2.5 tap (my kit stops at M16x2). Will try using a drill with a wire brush attachment. Hope it doesn't take me too much time...

By the way, my Fit is a canadian 2014, and I cannot even thread the hook in the holes!

 

I used a 12 ga shotgun cleaning brush made of stainless, chucked in a drill. Also a generous quantity of WD40 initially. It definitely helped some.

 

Reporting back!

Took about 15 minutes per hole. Used the drill brush a bit, then screwed/unscrewed the hook as far as I could, then repeated the process until I could screw the hook completely. I used a bar from the trunk kit to help screw it (more force). Finally, I put some Rust Check, which lube and protect the metal against rust. With that in, the hook now screws super easy.
Didn't want to lube before removing the rust so the rust "dust" could be blown away and would not made a paste with the liquid.

Definitely a thing to do before you need to use your tow hook!