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Review on πŸ”§ GS Power Tube Clamp Brackets: Mount LED Light Bar, Radio, Whip Antenna, Safety Flag on Rack Roll Cage Bumper - Compatible with Can-Am, RZR, Rhino, Teryx ATV UTV (2 pc) by Carl Watkins

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Good clamps - but READ FIRST! Save time and nerves with my installation advice!

First the good: good design, solid aluminum parts. Looks good. Bad: I bought 1.75" clamps to attach the 1.75" tube to my handlebars. With the parts that came with it, even with the screw as tight as possible, there was a noticeable gap (visible light between the inside of the clamp and the tube) and it just rotated freely on the stem. Pictures of this product here on Revain show that it is possible to cut an aluminum drinks can into a strip and use it as a spacer if the clamp is not sufficient. After driving to the nearest convenience store to buy a $2 coke just for this purpose, it still didn't work. I should have known better. The only thing I had at home to fill the gap was double sided tape. I tried it and it just shrunk too much and made a gooey mess. Giving up and almost giving back the clamps, I fell asleep and the next morning I had an idea: cut the inner tube into strips. Went to Walmart and bought a $5 20 inch bike tube. I cut it into a strip of the size I needed, wrapped it around the pipe FIRST and then used a clear silicone gasket. That helped! strong grip that the clamp does NOT rotate when I put my weight on it! Save yourself the trouble of designing this to make it work and try my trick. Be sure to thank me with a "helpful" vote!

Pros
  • Satisfied so far
Cons
  • Useless features