What the heck is this thing called?
 

What are these things called in real life?

it looks like a hook you hang a clothes hanger from

My wife said it's a "thingie". :rolleyes:

Useless?

Somebody went through the trouble to make these things and I want to know what they're used for!

widget? doohickey?

where did you find it?

Clearly, that thing is a chingadera... :D

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chingadera

The Germans call this a Fahrzeuganzugshänger mit Schrauben.
No kidding :eek:

Next time you folks break out your fancy catalogs have a look in there for me.

Dimensions?

And why do you want the name? Do you want more?

It's tiny. The base is about 1 square inch. And yeah I need couple three score of those.

my german's a little rusty. (btw, germans are a very literal people; neologisms are usually comprised of existing words)

vehichle custom tailored hanger. (wow, that really helps, i know)

Looks like something insurgents would be forced to sit on at Guantanamo :)

One of the best hardware catalogs published is the one from Doug Mockett & Co..

I only know whats its called in fake life. Whats its called cant be typed here.

I agree. It's called an automotive garment hook.

http://www.thesundeckonline.com/Imag...Hook-Link.jpeg

Portugese love machine...

Da da da da da, I'm just a love machine. Da da da da da.
:eek:

Is it from a MB?

It's these dang things. I'm sure they did not have them custom made.

http://www.xtracycle.com/snaphook.html

Another lame excuse for high oil prices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why are you sure that they didn't have them custom made?
In the pictures, it appears to me that the Xtracycle logo is molded into the part.

If you need a bunch of them, you might check around a bit to see if there's a distributor who sells them at a better price.

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Yes. Tooling costs are not what they used to be. Have you heard of China? They got rid of tooling costs along with free speech.

...a bike rack.....?

should protect that frame pretty well, but how far from the wall does it extend? What about your handlebars?

Its a "replacement hook to keep your SnapDeck on". Great, now what the heck is a SnapDeck?

Here's what it looks like

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/19/11...71afae.jpg?v=0

The "thingies" go on the inside and face outward and down. The racks on the back are then pulled together using a strap of some kind.