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Old 12-09-2019, 07:16 PM   #1
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Default Bumper compartment

Any posts about putting a hinge on bumper compartment?
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Old 12-09-2019, 08:54 PM   #2
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Not a bad idea. I don't think I've heard of anyone doing that. The advantage would be that you can't drive off and leave your bumper cover in the campsite. The disadvantage would be that you can't open the door to the rear storage compartment without closing the lid of the bumper compartment. You also can't open the bumper compartment without raising the rear shell, which is sometimes unhandy.

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Not a bad idea. I don't think I've heard of anyone doing that. The advantage would be that you can't drive off and leave your bumper cover in the campsite. The disadvantage would be that you can't open the door to the rear storage compartment without closing the lid of the bumper compartment. You also can't open the bumper compartment without raising the rear shell, which is sometimes unhandy.

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I should have pointed out, but didn't, that in the original configuration of the trailer, the lid of the storage compartment CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT RAISING THE REAR SHELL. Many owners don't realize this. All that is usually required is to unsnap the two rear corner latches (not the big center latches).

The rear shell normally presses down on the compartment lid, which holds it against the rubber cushions by friction. Opening the latches relieves the downward pressure, allowing the lid to be slid out and reinserted without raising the shell.

If you put hinges on the lid, it can't slide out, of course.

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