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The_Magicians_Eye

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  1. Is it safe to lube the lock mechanism (I don't mean the cylinder lock, I mean the big mechanism)?

     

    Yes it should be. There are moving parts in it and should be greased. I wouldn't load it down like a bearing but yes it should be lubed. The one in my 91 (The one falling apart) was very dry in comparison to the one in the my 95 (The one in the video. The good one). I wouldn't use anything harsh on plastic though. Those are the parts that fail. No need to speed up the process with a lube that will cause plastic to become brittle.

  2. I have one of those really short really floppy rubber ones (roughly a foot tall). Love it. No issues at all with hitting it while wheeling or reception. I just unscrewed my old antenna mast off the stock base and screwed the floppy rubber on on. Don't get much easier than that. However you have a retractable one and I didn't.

    You can see it in this picture. I forgot where I bought it. One of the local auto parts stores has them. I'd try whatever ones are in your area if you want one.

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  3. It's big though (78" tall x 96" long x 24" deep) and believe it or not I don't have nearly enough of those storage bins. Once you start organizing your small parts you realize how many of those you really need. I'm not even close to what I need.

  4. To get to this point I spent somewhere around $300 but that includes every little detail including consumables, gas, and material I already had laying around left over from other projects. The only thing it doesn't include is the metal pegboard because I don't know how much that would be.

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