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Dutch_12078 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Yes, those are plastic handled thumb screws. I found them at a local Ace hardware store. It's really a pretty simple mod. I replaced the existing 1/4-20 nuts with the thumb screws, and for the lower reflector and mast clamp bolts, I bought longer carriage bolts and nylon spacers, also at Ace, to bring the thumbscrews out where they're easier to reach. Note that there are normally 4 skew adjustment bolts, but the bottom one is difficult to access, so I left it out. The 1000.4 dish has the elevation rod shown for fine tuning, and those nuts were replaced with standard 5/16 thumb screws. The 1000.2 dish does not have that feature, although I understand there's a kit available from a third party to add it. Dutch 2001 GBM Landau 34' Class A F-53 Chassis, Triton V10, TST TPMS 2011 Toyota RAV4 4WD/Remco pump ReadyBrute Elite tow bar/brake system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Dutch_12078 has done some nice mods. I prefer using a DPP 1000.2 dish because I have a Hopper 3 and I can mount the Hybrid LNBFs (needed for the Hopper 3) on it as needed for the EA or WA satellites. The DPP 1000.2 dish is a little smaller than the DPP 1000.4 but in 12 years, that has never been a problem with reception including as far east as Prince Edward Island. A smaller dish stores easier. I did replace all the nuts that needed a wrench with thumb nuts. Adding the Mod Kit from TV4RV.com makes the Elevation a screw adjustment, big improvement. Never found a need for screw Skew adjustment. The HD Tripod from TV4RV.com collapses into a smaller package that nicely finds into a bag that is easily stored and I have all three legs are adjustable. Please click for Emails instead of PM Mark & DaleJoey - 2016 Bounder 33C Tige - 2006 40' Travel SupremeSparky III - 2021 Mustang Mach-e, off the the Road since 2019 Useful HDT Truck, Trailer, and Full-timing Info atwww.dmbruss.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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