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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1148929" data-attributes="member: 176704">Ref post #107, I couldn't find the original thread (from Aug 2019 if anyone can find it) but here are some pics:- the supplementary clamp installed over the original top lamp that came with the Dark Motor- the complete clamp before installation - note that I had to grind out metal to try to follow the curved surface of the main pole, and add M10 washers &amp; nuts to put pressure on the original clamp (that was quite hard work with a rotary grindstone, but I'm sure there are easier ways to do that)- the source of the clamp parts on ebay! <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302439272880" target="_blank">ROOF BOX SQUARE U BOLTS STEEL LARGE 90 x 120 X 10mm M10 4X4 VANS STEPS UBS-90C&nbsp; | eBay</a>NB: had to get 4 of those U bolts so as to get the 2x flat steel plates required for each of the 2x clamp strengtheners,- Didn't fit a complete clamp over the original bottom clamp for the Dark Motor because of space constraints, so I &quot;repurposed&quot; an old &quot;G&quot; clamp to pull the upper &amp; lower steel plates down onto the Dark Motor Clamp - no specific photo of that, but, if you look very carefully, you can just see it in the upper Lefthand corner of the 3rd photo in my &quot;We see no dishes&quot; thread as linked elsewhere!PS: Even if not needed in the current installation, I'm sure this sort of clamp strengthener will be needed &quot;somewhere, sometime&quot;,[ATTACH=full]150639[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]150640[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1148929, member: 176704"] Ref post #107, I couldn't find the original thread (from Aug 2019 if anyone can find it) but here are some pics: - the supplementary clamp installed over the original top lamp that came with the Dark Motor - the complete clamp before installation - note that I had to grind out metal to try to follow the curved surface of the main pole, and add M10 washers & nuts to put pressure on the original clamp (that was quite hard work with a rotary grindstone, but I'm sure there are easier ways to do that) - the source of the clamp parts on ebay! [URL='https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302439272880']ROOF BOX SQUARE U BOLTS STEEL LARGE 90 x 120 X 10mm M10 4X4 VANS STEPS UBS-90C | eBay[/URL] NB: had to get 4 of those U bolts so as to get the 2x flat steel plates required for each of the 2x clamp strengtheners, - Didn't fit a complete clamp over the original bottom clamp for the Dark Motor because of space constraints, so I "repurposed" an old "G" clamp to pull the upper & lower steel plates down onto the Dark Motor Clamp - no specific photo of that, but, if you look very carefully, you can [I]just [/I]see it in the upper Lefthand corner of the 3rd photo in my "[I]We see no dishes[/I]" thread as linked elsewhere! [I]PS: Even if not needed in the current installation, I'm sure this sort of clamp strengthener will be needed "somewhere, sometime",[/I] [ATTACH type="full" width="483px" alt="Clamp strengthener in place.JPG"]150639[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="407px" alt="Clamp strengthener before fitting.JPG"]150640[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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