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Topic ClosedR-Domes - Event Date: 29 May 2017

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    Posted: 01 Jun 2017 at 6:45pm
Here is what I did, I used 2 battery operated drills and put a Phillips bit in one and a drill bit to enlarge the tapered hole. First removed the screw with the phillips then used to other drill with a small bit to enlarge the tapered hole until the screw goes in almost flush, goes fast


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jun 2017 at 2:09pm
An update on the rDome..I went hunting around this forum and found a smart guy that actually did what I thought of doing...da..change out the screws in the rail..flathead stainless..I did so as well and everything is going on smooth as silk..

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jun 2017 at 2:36pm
I had the same issue. Very difficult to pull through, hanging on the screws holding the track to the rpod and then coming completely out of the track as if the open of the track was too wide. While I didn't replace the screws with flat head screws(GREAT IDEA), I pinched the track about every 12" and applied silicon to the inside of the track. Now it is sooo simple to install the R-Dome. I do occasionally hang on the track screws, but outward force at the point of the screw solves that problem.

I have noticed each time I install the R-Dome, that the track scrapes off slivers of the plastic from the piece that goes into the track. So, yesterday, I took a file to both ends of the rack and smoothed so it wasn't so rough.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 7:06am
Found a used RDome. Yea. Now to use it for the first time. These tips are so useful. Thx all.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 10:54am
I'm taking the rPod, rDome, & my sister & 2 dogs(small) on our first trip 6-29 to 7-3...wish us loads of luck....

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jun 2017 at 10:07pm
As soon as this arrives, you can have my 178 RDome! Big enough for billiard table, lap pool and wet bar! Yeah, we're camping now! Big smile


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