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Teddagreek
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 08:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Took my Tank off the other day to do some work and F**K Me...

I'm really sick of these clear plastics, I'm Done going with plain white...

In the meantime I need to fix this mess...



I figured I'd either glue or Rivet the front...


Any Idea's for the front Tank bolt holes???











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Nillaice
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 08:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i know that there were some warranty issues with the clear plastics... have you checked with your local stealership?
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Teddagreek
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 08:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm into the Extended warranty.. Not sure if it would be covered?
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Johnnymceldoo
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You could find some thin washers or more like eyelets and epoxy them over the holes. Do all clear plastics have these issues or was it earlier batches?
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Jeffroj
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i know that there were some warranty issues with the clear plastics

This is news to me, which years, and why?
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Teddagreek
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Its an 05, No issues until now in the 2 & half years I've owned it..
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Speedfreaks101
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

There have been at least two revisions to the composition of the translucent material to make it more durable.
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Ustorque
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

were the stainless sleeves in place? the ones that won't allow you to tighten the bolt down onto the plastics and crack them.
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Teddagreek
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 09:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Came with Plastic washers, that's all I've used..

Aren't 08/09 rubber?
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Ustorque
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 10:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

here's a few pics from my '06 i think that may have been the first year for this




stainless bushing




rubber grommet on bushing



when all the pieces are in place the bolt tightens down onto the bushing and not the plastics.





sorry for the diagram
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Hemicbx
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 11:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So is it correct then that solid color plastics mount differently than what is shown above?

My '07 Stt w/ the white lid only has a shoulder bolt with the thin white plastic washer. The shoulder is what tightens up against the frame, the plastic waser is under the bolt head to protect the plastic.

Hemicbx
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Nillaice
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 11:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i saw it posted on here. maybe it was just a mythical "nice H-D dealership".

don't 'member where or exactly when.... sooory
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Speedfreaks101
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 11:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The 05's did not come with the spacer. It was retrofitted to the 05's when the stock cover was being warranted to prevent over torquing.

Hemicbx: The solid covers are mounted without the spacer kit.


(Message edited by speedfreaks101 on November 25, 2008)
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Hemicbx
Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 11:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Not to go off topic here, but How about the flyscreen? Does it have any special mounting beyond the screws & flat washers?

Hemicbx
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Ustorque
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 04:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

nothing on the flyscreen
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Moosestang
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 05:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I cut some plastic washers and used super epoxy to glue them to the underside of the clear cover. I still had the pieces of plastic that broke off though, so I glued those to the plastic washers.

For the gas cap bezel I just used double sided emblem tape.
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Teddagreek
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 10:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks every one....

I'll give dealer a try next week..

If that's a no go it's Ace Hardware time...
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Bcool83
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If you decide to junk it and go with something else, PM me. I might be interested in buying it - I just got gas all over my blue box : (
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