Thread: Handy with a 3D printer?

I use a 10c coin - I agree the quality of the oem clips is not great as they do break when outside temps get well below freezing. However the op needs to stop being a bit tight and just buy a few and keep a few as spares - as mentioned can be had for about $1 each.

Will the plastic in a 3D printer we any more tolerant to cold temps than the plastic in the OEM clips.

I keep a 20 cent coin under my towball cover, I forget and loose it from time to time.
Or I use a key, I always padlock the trailer hitch onto the car so there is always a key.

Had a boat trailer jump once, won't be doing that again.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Will the plastic in a 3D printer we any more tolerant to cold temps than the plastic in the OEM clips.

Depends as there so many different filaments out and about now

A polycarbonate / carbon fibre filament would do well I imagine

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I’ve only ever opened it with the top end of my house key? Most people have those.

Ha! Same here.

Bought 4 of these and a spare cover from evilBay quite a few years ago now. Two are still on the car and the other two are on the spare cover in the parts shelf in the shed. Have never lost one or had one "nicked".

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I solved the issue - I don’t refit the cover

Originally Posted by Tombie

I solved the issue - I don’t refit the cover

Haha. Same

Originally Posted by Tombie

I solved the issue - I don’t refit the cover

Mine spends more time off than on these days too. Only time I put the cover on is when I'm off to Perth, and I remove the towbar completely (unless I'm taking a trailer, which is very rare).