Great advice since I have a fresh paint job. I have used pieces of
transparency sheets for copy machines on other places on the car. Sturdy
enough not to break or rip. I'll try that.
thanks Randall.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." <ambritts@ptdprolog.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 07:39 PM
Subject: RE: [TR] Stainless Steel Luggage Rack
> You have to press out the old pins and insert the new ones, which is kind
of a
> shaky operation, IMO. I've seen the 'ears' break off (the whole hinge is
just
> soft "pot metal".) So when I changed the pins for the rack, I
temporarily
> drove some wooden toothpicks into the hinges, so that the upper ear didn't
take
> all the force.
>
> The holes did not need to be enlarged, in fact one side was rather loose.
Not a
> problem with the rack installed, as the rack traps the pins in the hinges.
But
> I took the rack back off after the trip, and the loose pin eventually fell
out.
> I'll have to make/buy a new one if I ever use the rack again.
>
> One other comment, the supplied rubber feet will quickly leave marks in
the
> paint. FT had some feet made in polyurethane that seem to work much
better for
> him, or you could try a sheet of poly (like a Ziploc bag) between the
rubber
> ones & the paint.
>
> Randall
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