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[Brer Frog]

I’m trying to finish my mini-cab & plan on making a wood lockdown bar. I’ve looked at a lot of mini-cab build threads & most use a homemade lockdown bar, however they don’t show how it’s attached. Quite a few do not have a coin door & neither I, which means no internal access to any sort of locking mechanism. How are people doing this?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
 

[nickbuol]

I would say either neodymium magnets or velcro would be two viable options.  Just ideas as I haven't gone that route, but wanted to toss them out there.

[RustyCardores]

My wooden lockbar is slotted so that it sits in place (you could do the same with blocks on the underside that sit inside the cab walls). To hold it down I originally used two springs that hooked to hooks (go figure) either side of the coin door inside. 

 

Since going SSF with a lockdown exciter, I wanted the lockdown to vibe a little more, so I swapped to using double sided tape to hold it down. This holds it firm in the vertical (remember it is slotted so that it can't move horizontally) but still gives it micromovement for the SSF vibes.  I get about a dozen remove and replaces of the lockdown before I need to replace the tape strips. (Please note that I use a thin rubbery/plasticy style tape and not that papery tape that just peals in half when removed)

 

When I find some decent magnets, I think I will swap to that method and just let the lockdown sit on some thin padding for the vibes.

[Brer Frog]

I would say either neodymium magnets or velcro would be two viable options.  Just ideas as I haven't gone that route, but wanted to toss them out there.

 

I have an assortment of neodymium magnets so that may work.

 

 

My wooden lockbar is slotted so that it sits in place (you could do the same with blocks on the underside that sit inside the cab walls). To hold it down I originally used two springs that hooked to hooks (go figure) either side of the coin door inside. 

 

Since going SSF with a lockdown exciter, I wanted the lockdown to vibe a little more, so I swapped to using double sided tape to hold it down. This holds it firm in the vertical (remember it is slotted so that it can't move horizontally) but still gives it micromovement for the SSF vibes.  I get about a dozen remove and replaces of the lockdown before I need to replace the tape strips. (Please note that I use a thin rubbery/plasticy style tape and not that papery tape that just peals in half when removed)

 

When I find some decent magnets, I think I will swap to that method and just let the lockdown sit on some thin padding for the vibes.

 

Interesting that you tried springs. I thought about using a couple bungee cords.