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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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hey guys ... going up to silver lake dunes this weekend... i have a flag ...no mounting hardware... just wondering where thew best place to easy install - and take off would be ?
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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you have a tow hitch?

Amazon.com: Tow Hitch Swooper Feather Flagpole Mount: Sports & Outdoors Amazon.com: Tow Hitch Swooper Feather Flagpole Mount: Sports & Outdoors
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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you could probably whip something up like in the link
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by razor02097
you could probably whip something up like in the link
i dont mean to sound stupid.. im just not visualizing what u mean
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:08 PM
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any thing with four wheels reqiuring seatbelts needs to be mounted on the front most part of the vehicle with a post ? n e ideas
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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how big is the flag?
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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has to be 10 ft
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:31 PM
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If you have a stock front bumper... you can get a piece of 1/8th flat stock and put 2 slight bends in it. I mounted mine to my bumper on the bottom of the passenger side. Its a torque bolt but i dont remember what siize.

If you have a after market bumper just weld a bracket to it, drill and hole, and paint it!

Dont forget some kind of whip protection. ex: (water noodle, tennis ball, stuffed animal.... Dolls head, etc.)
your good to go!

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Originally Posted by hitalonit
hey guys ... going up to silver lake dunes this weekend... i have a flag ...no mounting hardware... just wondering where thew best place to easy install - and take off would be ?
Where did you get the flag?
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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sweet looks like i know what ill be doing today..lol as im going on friday
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Where did you get the flag?

off of my 125
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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mounted the flag to the front bumper with some tubing around the bottom for protection...their was already a hole in the fac bump
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Have fun.. be careful on Test Hill, the backside is a steep drop off, I went up there and launched my jeep off of it on accident, landed hard, but didnt break anything. Who knows, maybe saturday ill come up there, but i dont know
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Have fun.. be careful on Test Hill, the backside is a steep drop off, I went up there and launched my jeep off of it on accident, landed hard, but didnt break anything. Who knows, maybe saturday ill come up there, but i dont know

would be sweet to meet up with ya ! ... keep in touch and lemme know to look for ya
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