$263 for L&M ARC HID at Nashbar
11-02-06, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg
What about shims?
My point/complaint is that out of box the design is not sufficient to hold up to normal road bumps even with exessive tightening of pivot joint.
Al
11-02-06, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by noisebeam
There are many solutions involving perhaps plastic, rubber, or serrated washers. Right now the gap is filled using about 4-6 standard metal washers.
My point/complaint is that out of box the design is not sufficient to hold up to normal road bumps even with exessive tightening of pivot joint.
Al
My point/complaint is that out of box the design is not sufficient to hold up to normal road bumps even with exessive tightening of pivot joint.
Al
I was going to ask about that plastic mount attachment and whether it needed additional spacers. I guess for now that's the only solution I've seen that is removable. I'm sure that it will be even worse with the 30 Watt TT HID as its bigger and heavier.
