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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Useless Hook?

What the heck is this red thing circled in this picture? I can not for the life of me figure out what it is and what it is used for.

 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 05:03 AM
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Your wife's / girlfriend's purse.

Trash bag.

Keeps the bag with the container of soup from the chinese restaurant from tipping over on fast corners.

Design engineers HATE empty space. They'll put something useless in there just to avoid it.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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keys, g-strings
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 05:47 AM
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That's the useless trash bag hook!
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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what is the button to the left of the hvac controls?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 06:55 AM
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button to the left turns off back up alarm. trash bar or panty hook.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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makes a good place to hang a hat
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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I am sure they could have found better uses for it but being a trash bag hook i use it as one instead of throwing my trash elsewere, thus in my case a usable trash hook.

Probably not a good place to hang your keys. If you hang your or your friends g-strings or panties there i hope their clean, it's not too far from the heater you know.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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I use it to hang my plow controller on.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:16 AM
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Panties, so they dont get lost under the seat!
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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tow hook for ridgelines? what else can we "csi" from picture? No tow command, 4wd no esof, airbag disable switch means regular cab or extra cab not crew. no power windows wouldnt be my truck!!!
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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yah, that's wierd. No extras, plain jane but has the simulated woodgrain.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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A place to hang the handcuffs?
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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no mini drivers side glove box
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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no mini drivers side glove box
Drivers side glovebox is not available if you have the manual transfercase.
No upfitter switches! Bad!!!


The hook is a cheap replacement for the old ashtray that used to be there. But it makes it easy to find your code for your door entry keypad, just remove the hook and look way back in there to see the security module that has the code on it!!!

I use my hook to hang a box of tissue on, it's actually kind of handy.
 
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