Quick Flatland Radiator Guard Install Question

So I installed my Flatland Skidplate (OMG easy) and Radiator Guard last night and had a quick question. The install instructions weren't terrible, but weren't great either. After I finished buttoning everything back up I started wondering if I had set up the front mounts right. Here's a pic from above to illustrate my question (think leaning towards the front right while sitting on the seat and looking down):



Looking at the mounts on the left, you can see that I put the rubber "bumpers" between the guard mounting tab and the radiator mounting tab. Is that how everyone else has done it? Or is it better to put the bumpers on the right side against the bolt head/nut with the guard and radiator mounting tabs touching? It appears there might not be enough clearance on the other side to allow for this method but I wanted to see what you guys have done. Thanks,

Geoff

You got it together right. 

You want to rubber washer up against the rad so it doesnt chafe through.

Also with the flatland rad guard the rad plastics bolt to the rad not the guard... if you tip over on the plastics it bends the rad.
You can stop this by adding a thin strip of alumumium plate to where the plastic bolts to the rad to spread the load out onto the guard. I found this on this site some wheres if you do a search you'll find it. I did this to mine after bending the rad a touch, I can add a pic later if you dont understand what I mean but it will take me a few days with work n stuff lol.

Biglake wrote:

You got it together right. 

You want to rubber washer up against the rad so it doesnt chafe through.

Also with the flatland rad guard the rad plastics bolt to the rad not the guard... if you tip over on the plastics it bends the rad.
You can stop this by adding a thin strip of alumumium plate to where the plastic bolts to the rad to spread the load out onto the guard. I found this on this site some wheres if you do a search you'll find it. I did this to mine after bending the rad a touch, I can add a pic later if you dont understand what I mean but it will take me a few days with work n stuff lol.

Thanks for the confirmation. And don't worry about the plastic bending the rad, I don't fall  .