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Originally Posted by eberts

Take a hacksaw and cut those bolts until the straps fit perfect.
Move that padding towards the face of the tube for support.
You have the pads on cone, not good, the glass in that area is very thin.

Making the bolt extensions shorter will not work, because the bolts in the CTC-5 come out of the bezel at right angles, whereas the straps are made to mate with bolts that are angled.

However, thanks for the suggestion, and please continue to make suggestions if you think of anything. The best thing may be to make new, longer straps.