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Well the cable is coated so the coating is what sits on the metal not the cable.
And the cable is galvanized so it wont rust either.
I'm going to get lock washers for the bolts on the cable clamps but that is the only thing I need to change.
Did mine inspire u? Lol. my cable stretched I had to retighten the cable around the clamps. were u able to get it taunt? I put the turnbuckle in with a quick clip and a carabener so I can take them on and off when not on the trail. But all that extra hardware brings you to the $40 range.
Yes I can get them taught, I just slide the ends that are on the brush bar in or out, in and they are tight, out and they sag ever so little and I can open the hood.
I was going to use a turn buckle and other fancy stuff but I decided to go cheap and simple and so far I like it.
I am going to ponder my set up for awhile and see if I want to add to the set up.
I've been wanting to do this for a year or so and it was always to complicated, so I went ultra simple.
Black '01 D2 SE 135K AMSOILSynthetics
HG Jul-11, Magnacor 8mm wires, NGK plugs, TW front driveshaft, QT diff guards, TF steering damper, BottorF'ed rear bumper w/swing-away modified, Yokohama Geolander AT-S LT245/75/16, SS ext brake lines
Waiting for time to install:
1) WABCO ABS repair kit
2) MD OME Springs still need to get some shocks
3) Used SD rack that came with 4 Hellas and a rear work light
Black '01 D2 SE 135K AMSOILSynthetics
HG Jul-11, Magnacor 8mm wires, NGK plugs, TW front driveshaft, QT diff guards, TF steering damper, BottorF'ed rear bumper w/swing-away modified, Yokohama Geolander AT-S LT245/75/16, SS ext brake lines
Waiting for time to install:
1) WABCO ABS repair kit
2) MD OME Springs still need to get some shocks
3) Used SD rack that came with 4 Hellas and a rear work light
British and EU laws are stricter, although California has it's own issues.
The problem with vinyl coated cable is the vinyl yellows with UV exposure and it tears especially at friction points. Also, the galvanized cable will rust with time -- look at any old winchline, most of which are galvanized steel cable. Bare stainless steel cable would be better but I haven't found any locally.
Spike - NICE. I like the no-drilling, non-invasive technique, very nice. Have you tested it against branches to see if it will slide in or out on the brush guard? (Or do you care) I have been very pleased with the performance of the coated cable I used, and I haven't been pulled over for mine, and I have passed city cops and state patrol....
RANT : nevada_ben - Do you EVER have anything positive to say? Every comment I read from you is you pissing on someone else's parade. Not everyone posts on the forums to hear you pick their ideas apart and here about why you think there idea is no good.
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Rob
----------- 2002 DII Kalahari (139K)
“We do not accept that ours will ever be a nation of haves and have-nots; we must always be a nation of haves and soon-to-haves”
Bush Cables
) I have been very pleased with the performance of the coated cable I used, and I haven't been pulled over for mine, and I have passed city cops and state patrol....
