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07-02-2019, 04:17 AM
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Exterior Eyebolt Installation
I have a 2015 bullet premier 19 fbpr. I want to mount a couple of eye bolts on the rear exterior wall to secure some cargo. I understand that this model does not support a rear ladder. Does anyone know if it is possible to securely install eyebolts so they are anchored to something solid?
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07-02-2019, 05:03 AM
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Based on what I've seen of rear panel construction i.e. "floating wall" I wouldn't trust securing anything to the back wall. Have a look:
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07-02-2019, 05:05 AM
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I would boit through the wall and use a backer plate on the inside and outside to give it support. And I would not plan to put a lot of weight on the eyebolts.
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07-02-2019, 06:51 AM
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Native,
What I was trying to point out, is the back wall is likely not a full laminate wall like the side walls. There is a frame, some foam insulation and then a Filon sheet that covers it all up. The aluminum frame, if you were to screw into it will not hold (IMHO) the cantilevered weight that would be suspended from the eye bolts. Even going all the way through to the inside of the bathroom and installing a backer would likely pull through eventually.
Best option I've seen is installing a 2" receiver hitch to the frame and using a hitch mounted cargo carrier.
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07-02-2019, 06:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canonman
Native,
What I was trying to point out, is the back wall is likely not a full laminate wall like the side walls. There is a frame, some foam insulation and then a Filon sheet that covers it all up. The aluminum frame, if you were to screw into it will not hold (IMHO) the cantilevered weight that would be suspended from the eye bolts. Even going all the way through to the inside of the bathroom and installing a backer would likely pull through eventually.
Best option I've seen is installing a 2" receiver hitch to the frame and using a hitch mounted cargo carrier.
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Couldn’t agree more!
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07-02-2019, 07:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canonman
Native,
What I was trying to point out, is the back wall is likely not a full laminate wall like the side walls. There is a frame, some foam insulation and then a Filon sheet that covers it all up. The aluminum frame, if you were to screw into it will not hold (IMHO) the cantilevered weight that would be suspended from the eye bolts. Even going all the way through to the inside of the bathroom and installing a backer would likely pull through eventually.
Best option I've seen is installing a 2" receiver hitch to the frame and using a hitch mounted cargo carrier.
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Now that is "solid" advice.
RMc
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07-02-2019, 08:53 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canonman
Native,
What I was trying to point out, is the back wall is likely not a full laminate wall like the side walls. There is a frame, some foam insulation and then a Filon sheet that covers it all up. The aluminum frame, if you were to screw into it will not hold (IMHO) the cantilevered weight that would be suspended from the eye bolts. Even going all the way through to the inside of the bathroom and installing a backer would likely pull through eventually.
Best option I've seen is installing a 2" receiver hitch to the frame and using a hitch mounted cargo carrier.
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Plus read the last sentence closely, "welded to the frame", that's good advice, nothing added to or welded to the flimsy paper thin bumper.
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07-12-2019, 02:33 AM
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Thanks so much! Not the answer i was hoping for but definitely what I needed to know.
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