Recovery points on Terracans

G'day Randall, I reckon the best place for advice on the Hyundai Terracan, a very under-rated vehicle is at this site Oz Terracan User Group

I'm sure that you'll find them to be very friendly and without undue sarcasim. Give them a go, you might be surprised.

DIO

There are no sensors in the front bumper ( mine has been removed for a bull bar ) and have seen a few Terracans recovered with no ill effects to air bags. If you have a look, there are two plastic covers that unclip if you want to use the two original tow points, and it is recomended to remove them if going 4x4 as they sometimes get dislodged or even lost if going thru mud or water.

The towing eyes are attached to the chassis, same as if you added some aftermarket ones ??

And there is a good tow point at the rear, just in case you need to pull out a _ _ _ _ sometime !!!!

Randall

The Terracan comes standard with two recovery points, left hand front and left hand rear-- there are also tie down points which of course should not be used--the recovery points have been assessed by 'experts' (other than us Terracan owners) as being more than adequate in doing what they are designed for and some 4wd specialists do not consider it necessary to replace or supplement the standard points. If fitted with a tow bar you can also use the tow hitch (not the towball) for recovery operations, there are special fittings available for tow hitches if you dont want to risk bending the pin. Anyway Terracans never need recovering, they are mostly used for extracting other vehicles. But check out the Terracan Forum for more info on all Terracan things. Have not heard of any airbags being triggered.

regards

Thanks to all the serious answers, I appreciate the advice and will check out the Terracan users formum......

To all you others that just want to bag each other's vehicles....get a life. There is no such thing as a silly question, just silly answers....and you guys seems to have plenty of those!!!!

Just a couple of brief general points:

If you have two factory tow points, the safest method is to join the two points with a 3metre equalisation strap (AKA sling, or bridle), and have this go through the loop of a snatch strap. this method halves the load on each point, prevents twisting of the chassis, and is much safer if a recovery point were to break.

I took the vehicle to a local Hyundai dealer and was told by the "expert" that the front left and rear left (passenger side) points are rated for recovery.

Thanks all.

PS I recommend the Terracan forum at forum.australia4wd.com