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Old 08-04-2017, 07:05 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Larryjb View Post

Z clips are not the most ideal for our trailer, I'm finding. They mount below the load so that any weight tends to torque the clip away from the wall. Clips like what are used for the TM cabinets are more ideal because they are secured to the wall above and below the load.
Hmmmm, hadn't thought of that. I am planning (well, may reconsider now) buying a rivet gun this weekend, to remount all the z-clips with rivets. I'm having a problem with one z-clip. The curb side rear bed window, rear z-clip, is being bent out at 90° every time I open the rear shell. Because I've had to remove it a few times to hammer the z-clip flat, the mounting screws no longer hold. Rather than go to a larger diameter screw, I figured rivets would be the way to go. But first, I have to figure out what it is catching on. I can't figure it out, and you would think the z-clip would damage whatever it was catching on - scratch, or rip, or gouge, something.
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