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Old 12-07-2004, 09:06 PM
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Anyone else have this problem with their FSTB?

I can't seem to get my FSTB to sit level.....every time I go to tighten it, the next day it is laying back toward the windshield -- I just spent an hour trying to figure out how to get it to sit straight across, but just can't seem to get it right. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Old 12-07-2004, 09:11 PM
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So are ya saying that the bolts on the bracket don't seem to tighten? That's what it sounds like.... mine is fine... never had that problem... brackets are secured and so is the bar....
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Old 12-07-2004, 09:19 PM
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Well, everything does tighten -- but when I tighten it up, it starts to turn toward the windshield again.....leads me to believe it is a misconstruction issue.
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Old 12-07-2004, 09:20 PM
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what kinda bar do you have? maybe youre tightening it so much that it turns inward?
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Old 12-07-2004, 09:23 PM
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It's just a generic Ebay FSTB -- and I am only tightening it to where it's not loose.
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Originally Posted by S00NR1
Well, everything does tighten -- but when I tighten it up, it starts to turn toward the windshield again.....leads me to believe it is a misconstruction issue.
So the brackets are tight... but when ya tighten the bolts on the bar itself the bar turns towards the window.... can ya hold the bar down really hard and tighten the bolts so that it doesn't turn? Also, if that's how ya are tightening it but the bolts are coming loose so that it falls back, then I'm not sure how else to help ya... could something be wrong with the bolts?
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Ya, that's the whole point, everything appears to be working, but it may be an issue that the brace itself was constructed incorrectly to where it doesn't fit when tightened.
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