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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 10:00 AM
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Wondering if any of you guys are using Daystar d-ring isolators, and what kind of input y'all may have on them. I want to buy some but if they pop off easily or don't handle the elements well I'd rather save my 20 bucks an figure out a different way to keep the tink-tinks away. Thanks for any input folks.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 10:26 AM
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I haven't used them but you could just take the d rings off tell you go off road and put them back on.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 11:24 AM
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I use o-rings. Works great and costs pennies.
Can also be used on thru-bolt on each side of d-ring mount.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 12:32 PM
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Been running mine front and rear for over 3 yrs. now works great.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 05:13 PM
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Thanks for the replies guys. I'm still on the fence about them. O-rings are cheap and effective, but the isolators look cool. Gonna wait till I finish my bumper and go from there.
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 12:38 AM
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Looks are about all they're good for IMO. They add color.
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 11:53 AM
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They stopped all the rattling when driving on/off road as advertised and easy to pop on and off. When I bought them wondered if they might come off when off road in the brush, tall grass weeds. small trees surprisingly they did not. They were cheap enough to try and I've been very satisfied with them.
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 12:24 PM
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Do you actually hear the rattling? I've been driving 3 years on my bumper without them and I never hear them with my windows down.
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Do you actually hear the rattling? I've been driving 3 years on my bumper without them and I never hear them with my windows down.
Same. I've never heard my d rings, even with a quick stop. That one on the winch looks like it'll rattle though lol
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 02:35 PM
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Think I'm going to make some nylon spacers to fill the gap between the tab and d-ring then go from there. If I get the tink-tinks I'll decide if im going with isolators or o-rings.
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Do you actually hear the rattling? I've been driving 3 years on my bumper without them and I never hear them with my windows down.
Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Same. I've never heard my d rings, even with a quick stop. That one on the winch looks like it'll rattle though lol
Depends on how well the d-ring fits inside the mounting tab and how far the tab extends past face of bumper.
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Old Sep 8, 2015 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
Do you actually hear the rattling? I've been driving 3 years on my bumper without them and I never hear them with my windows down.

Mine rattled like hell and drove me crazy.

Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Same. I've never heard my d rings, even with a quick stop. That one on the winch looks like it'll rattle though lol

The one on the winch is mounted on a Factor 55 D-Ring winch mount can't touch anything.
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Old Sep 8, 2015 | 03:28 PM
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Do they make isolator a for these?
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Old Sep 8, 2015 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bustedback
Do they make isolator a for these?
Pretty sure I saw them on quadratecs website lol
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Old Sep 10, 2015 | 12:01 AM
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I had the same one as pictured above. They did nothing for me. If you are worried about the slapping/rattling, get some rubber hose/ washers and make it so when you tighten down the D-ring bolt, it does not move. Works 100X better for noise-
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