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Re: Cat5 Bumper Mounts

[quote=Littleboy;1191819]Those bumper mounts look almost too close to the bumper itself. To me, it appears it will be hard to put the clips (thats what they look like at least) into the frame. Most people would have trouble reaching strait down easily to put them on. I would advise 1)adding 2 more Cims and 2) moving the bumper mounts into the frame about an inch or so. This will make bumpers easier to install.

I'm unclear on what you're suggesting, but maybe my OP could have been clearer. The clip assembly (shown in green/light green) is welded together and remains screwed to the bumper. At installation, the clips are horizontally placed over the 1" frame that is bolted across the tops of the Nanotubes, and the ball lock pin is inserted vertically through the entire assembly. The ball lock pins are available in different handle styles if access is tight, but we used a similar system with good result (we did occasionally misplace pins, which is why we considered tethers).

I'm unclear on the Cim reference. Can you elaborate?
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