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Originally Posted by YoungChazz
N7, as I was reading your last post, with your description of "ripples" I came to the same conclusion as Craig. Please check to be certain you are using 4-40 fasteners and that they are the correct length. The bottom and top screws are different. Remember that, when measuring the length of a cap head screw, you do not include the cap.
Please believe me when I say you are the only person we know of reporting this problem. I don't mean there isn't the odd breakage here and there -- everybody has that -- but you are the only person we know who breaks them in the quantity you do. Something on your car is wrong, something has been overlooked.
I make this sort of mistake constantly -- we all do from time to time -- so please take a second careful look.
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sorry to say that i have broken quite a few sets of wing mounts too - stripping the (correctly sized) screws out of the mounts. in my humble opinion, there is not enough material around the mounting screw holes and the little diagonal brace between the two open ends is not sufficiently strong enough to stop the ends of the wing mounts twisting when tightening the mounting screws. looking at the HB D4 mounts that were fitted following a lot of frustration with the std mounts, there is far more material in this critical area. funnily enough i've had no problems with them at all.....
....they also hold the wing square which every std x6 mount i've ever bought has failed to do.
just my 2p's worth....