another Backflip G2 question

[Bluegrass James]

just opened the box, everything looked fine.

PROBLEM: no shims

Call BAKflip and the guys says RAM (2011) doesnt need them, box is square. I tell him the chart in the box says it does. He checks, then tells me shims are preinstalled on rail. I check, they are not. He says look close. Nope, still not there. He says (he was a nice and helpful guy) to go ahead and put it in without shims and itll work, but - he is mailing me shims anyway

SOOOOO... for those of you with backflip on fourth gen, did yours have shims, did you use them, did it work with or without, etc?

Thanks. I just want to put it on. Im 37, but with new stuff, im 10. Cant. Help. Myself.

 

[Thor09]

I have a G2 Bakflip but where do shims go? I don't remember putting any on. It took me longer to get it out of the box than put it on lol

 

[Bluegrass James]

it claims they go outside of where the clamps will fasten. i guess it gives a little push inward, and according to my scholarly research via the internet over the last hour, may participate in weather proofing to some degree. hell, i dont know. i just want the damn thing to work and be on there.

 

[Thor09]

I have a bed liner so I don't think I used any. I can take some pics of mine tomorrow if you'd like?

 

[Bluegrass James]

im gonna give it a shot i think. if it doesnt work, ill take off and use some small weather stripping. nonetheless, pics are appreciated at any time. im sure ill become an expert on why you never fail to use shims. lol.

 

[blackout11]

I got one i got shims but did not use them think they are for if you dont have the plastic bed rails, mine came out fine.

 

[EJM05]

WTF are shims!?!?

 

[0212353]

you don't need the shims.

The shims they send are literally a 1" wide strip of ABS plastic

 

[Bluegrass James]

well i took the wisdom of the board folks and did it. hell, it was cake, fit great, does all it should and looks good. i like it. thanks for the advice guys.

 

[bigbadram1500]

Awesome.

 

[quietpeen]

glad it worked.....on the 3rd gens the shims were needed because the rail where the clamp went was not flat - it had an offset. I haven't looking but i'm guessing it is flat on the 4th gens.

 

[bigbadram1500]

I didn't use shims on mine and I think that's why I had trouble with it shutting on the spoiler. I ended up changing out to a regular tailgate cap tho, and now it shuts fine.

 

[quietpeen]

I didn't use shims on mine and I think that's why I had trouble with it shutting on the spoiler. I ended up changing out to a regular tailgate cap tho, and now it shuts fine.

and if i remember correctly i did use the shims on my 05 and i had absolutely no problems with it shutting on the spoiler

 

[bigbadram1500]

ahhh, yep, that must have been my problem then.