INSTALLATION
Six steps, one wrench
Slides in and bonds to both side walls with 3M structural tape. Hinge nuts snug with a 3/8 in or crescent wrench. No drilling. About 15 minutes — estimated by the people who build them. We have not timed a first-time installer yet. Install at 70°F or warmer, per 3M's recommendation; full strength after 72 hours.
Bring the box to the box
BEFORE YOU START
What is in the box
- SLAYRAD™ faceplate with anti-fishing rake and lock
- Side plate with hinge, studs and nuts
- Two keys
- Two alcohol prep pads
- Printed assembly and install instructions
- Wrench not included (3/8 in or crescent — bring your own)
STEP BY STEP
Watch each step
STEP 1
Open your compartment.
Use your regular mailbox key. Unpack the faceplate, side plate, and hardware.
STEP 2
Clean both side walls.
Use the two alcohol pads, one per side — top, bottom, front to back. Let it dry (about a minute).
STEP 3
Attach the hinge.
Set the hinge on the studs of the side plate and snug the nuts with a 3/8" or crescent wrench. Snug only — don't over-tighten.
STEP 4
Set side one.
Peel the tape backing. Slide the plate all the way to the back, a couple of inches off the wall. Then press it to the side with about 20 lb of hand pressure and run your hand down its length.
STEP 5
Set side two.
Same again on the other wall.
STEP 6
Lock it.
Unlock, close the door, lock, pull the key. That's your SLAYRAD™. The tape keeps getting stronger and reaches full strength after 72 hours.
THE WHOLE THING
Start to finish, uncut
Six steps end to end.
Out of the box
FIT FIRST
Measure your compartment
SLAYRAD™ fits standard 4C wall-unit compartments and pedestal cluster boxes about 12 in wide, 3 in tall and 15 in deep. Open your door and measure inside width, height and depth. The fit is deliberately tight — if any one of your three numbers comes in under ours, the insert will not go in.
Make your mail the hardest target on the block.
To our knowledge, SLAYRAD™ is the only device a resident can install in their own compartment that still protects the mail after the door — or the whole unit — has been broken open.
It does not stop carrier robbery, theft before delivery, package theft, or damage to the cluster unit itself.