centexan
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Well, due to the fact that my wife caught the flu, I wasn't able to go on the group camping trip. So instead of getting a good shakedown run of the big ugly full of people and gear, I took care of the wife. As the weekend progressed and the wife felt better, I got to do a little work on the suburban. I finally got to install some of the things I had been purchasing and putting away. First thing I did was change out the door locks (well one side). One of the bolts that holds on the door strap on the drivers side is just turning in the door so I wasn't able to get that one changed but I did do the passenger side. With the one that I changed out for the rear barn doors, I can now lock the big ugly up which gives me peace of mind considering eventually what will go in there. Once I got the door lock in and lubricated the lock, I moved on to the tablet mount. I ended up getting the Arkon TAB-FSM that typically mounts to the seat mount bolt. Since I have a bench seat (for now) I opted to use the flat mount to mount to the transmission hump next to the transfer case shifter. The reviews about it says that it is a little shaky going down the road. It is but not so bad that it's unbearable. I will be fabricating some kind of brace to help steady it. I put my Samsung 10.1 tablet in the cradle and fired up Back Country Navigator for the first time. It worked great! Last but not least was the Cobra CB. I got it from one of my good friends but it didn't come with mounting bracket, so I fabbed one up. I ran a power wire straight to the battery and loomed and zip tied it into place. Last thing I need to do is get a mount for my firestik and run the cable for it. Depending on how the wife feels I will be going on a camping trip this weekend and hopefully finally give the old girl a shake down run.