Diamondback HD Mounts - Crushing side rails!

[TRC || Gladiator]

Hey, just bought a Mojave and just created an account here. I also happened to just order a DiamondBack SE and came across this thread. Sounds like a pretty minor issue but I am curious if you get those shims and if anyone can posts some pics. Thanks.

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[MDV Hank]

My DB cover arrives tomorrow morning. I'll be curious to see if they have started including shims as part of the Gladiator install kit.
FWIW, I have DIY strut channel rails to clamp too.

Is anyone, with shims, able to post a picture of what they look like (from Diamond Back)

Cheers

Here is what I got from DB haven't did the install yet

 

[Matt]

Here is what I got from DB haven't did the install yet

How many shims did they send you?

 

[MDV Hank]

How many shims did they send you?

24 shims but I don't think you need all of them.

 

[Matt]

24 shims but I don't think you need all of them.

Those clowns only sent me 6!!!

 

[mazeppa]

Those clowns only sent me 6!!!

Shim envy?

 

[MSGEngineering]

Here is my setup after the shims I made. Pretty level.

 

[Hsteeleman]

Here is my setup after the shims I made. Pretty level.

how did you attach the shims?

 

[MSGEngineering]

how did you attach the shims?

I used double sided tape. I’ll upload a pic tomorrow

 

[Solarinsocal]

I'm in the same boat. I contacted them about six months ago and they said that they were working on something but never heard back. Rain water gets in from the warped clamp area. Pretty annoying. Maybe I'll contact them again.

 

[stingrey]

Here is what I got from DB haven't did the install yet

My new DB cover arrived Friday. They (still) don't automatically include shims.
Unfortunately I couldn't install it because they erred and packaged the standard clamps.
They are overnighting some trail rail clamps, no charge, so I should have it set up soon.

 

[eaglerugby04]

I'm in the same boat. I contacted them about six months ago and they said that they were working on something but never heard back. Rain water gets in from the warped clamp area. Pretty annoying. Maybe I'll contact them again.

So I thought it was the warping that it was coming in from. they sent me a new seal plus the shims when I sent a photo. There was the tinyest amount of seal they noticed from the picture missing that was causing the issue. The shims do look so much better though.

Thing that sucked was having to take this thing off. It is designed to go on and never be removed, lol.

 

[Solarinsocal]

I reached out to Mike Pelella yesterday at Diamondback and he said that the shims are available and that he will send them out to me. Good deal. Now, what's the best way to take the bed rails off?

Mike was nice enough to send me the installation instructions of the shims and how to remove the bedrail caps if anyone needs it.

 

[MDV Hank]

how did you attach the shims?

off topic but I added Thule artificial rain gutters so I can use lockable roof cross bars, it works great and when not in use they look like they belong.

 

[mazeppa]

I reached out to Mike Pelella yesterday at Diamondback and he said that the shims are available and that he will send them out to me. Good deal. Now, what's the best way to take the bed rails off?

Mike was nice enough to send me the installation instructions of the shims and how to remove the bedrail caps if anyone needs it.

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