Dogs-Life
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I like the Flex Guard idea for supporting the electric wires under the master slide, but would like to suggest an improvement. Since the flex guard is bolted flat to the trailer body and then must flex 90 degrees when the slide is opened, it seems to have a very short life expectency. Ours broke on our new 2007 Sundance during the first trip. Duct tape was a handy on the road fix, but when I got it home, rather than getting it replaced, I added a simple 3 1/2 inch common hinge to attach the flex guard to the body. An exterior-grade gate hinge from Lowes had fastener holes in the correct position, so I could simply unbolt the broken flex hinge piece and bolt the hinge to the trailer through the existing holes. I then sandwiched the flex guard between the other side of the hinge and a metal plate and drilled holes through the flex guard and plate to align with the existing three hinge holes. Three stainless steel 1/4 inch bolts with lock washers were used to fasten the flex guard to the hinge.
I haven't given this a true testing yet, but it appears to be working well and avoids the constant 90 degree bend in the flex guard. The total cost for all the pieces was far less than $10 and the install time was approximately 15 minutes. I think that having a real hinge installed by the factory could avoid a lot of service requests and be advantageous for customer relations.
Thanks.
I haven't given this a true testing yet, but it appears to be working well and avoids the constant 90 degree bend in the flex guard. The total cost for all the pieces was far less than $10 and the install time was approximately 15 minutes. I think that having a real hinge installed by the factory could avoid a lot of service requests and be advantageous for customer relations.
Thanks.