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Broke my canopy

Discussion in 'Tonneau Covers, Caps and Shells' started by thegrandpoohbah, Apr 20, 2024.

  1. Apr 20, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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    thegrandpoohbah

    thegrandpoohbah [OP] Well-Known Member

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    My fault for not keeping a closer eye on the mounting hardware. Went wheeling yesterday and ended up blowing out the rear windshield after a particularly hard bump. Upon closer inspection that wasn't the only thing that broke. The front driver side cracked the fiberglass mounting tab, the front passenger side the bolt just sheared off and the rear bolts are both bent pretty bad. Do you think the front driver side mounting point is fixable? If not, are there any alternative solutions to secure that corner?

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  2. Apr 21, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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    wi_taco

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    Dang that sucks. I think you could fix the broken fiberglass mounting point through a good body shop. Alternative would be to get another type of clamp that doesn't use the stock point, several different options out there on the internet if you go searching.

    For the other mounts that are intact I'd suggest buying new bolts and washers that are either stainless or yellow zinc dichromate coated. Your existing remaining bolts look over-torqued and deformd which probably contributes to being weaker (along with the rust). Don't have to go nuts with torque on those, just to keep them snug.
     
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  3. Apr 21, 2024 at 8:10 PM
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    thegrandpoohbah

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