easy 430 double guard mod

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Re: easy 430 double guard mod

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winston wrote:Predictable response Paul but of course you know you just spoke to my sense of style as well. :lol:
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Ha, so far the Honky-tonkers take the vote, although the Rickensnobs are mustering a surge for the gold. Myself, I'm really torn, but my rule is make no mod before its time. I need some pretty powerful persuasion to do much more than add an upper guard. But that said, their are a couple graphic designs I'm toying with for a groovy paint job on the face.
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Yow!

I'm a honky-tonker?
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Re: easy 430 double guard mod

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The bridge plate works well and is nicely made, but I don't like it. The thickness isn't right and that extra area serves nothing but to draw attention to the mod. A new skinny bridge plate would leave the old holes exposed, so a little restoration would be needed. :(

I wonder if there's a way to use the original bridge design with the B5 :?:
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