The 10 Most Obscure Car Features Explained

Square Panel on Front Bumper

One strange car part is that little square plastic panel on your car’s front bumper. Pop it out, and you’ll see a grooved slot called a tow eye. If you have to be towed, the tow truck driver will thread a tow hook into it, which makes it safer to pull and tow the car. There’s probably one or two on your back bumper, too.

Pickup trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles don’t have them because they have room to include a large metal hook(s) near the grill, which serve the same purpose.

Other covers on car bumpers serve various purposes, such as hiding headlight washers or holes where fog lights could be installed. Or they can be for front cameras, which were not installed on the trim level you purchased, says Chris “Moose” Pyle, an automotive expert with JustAnswer.

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