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Firebolt_man09
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 08:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The headlight bezels on my bolt are looking a little shabby. Does anyone have any cleaver was to spruce them up?
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Firebolt32
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 09:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's going to be tough to get them out. I tried to carefully pull mine once to spruce them up. They snapped on me. I ended up just pulling them both and leaving them off. It looked good IMO.


Tape off and cover the front of the bike. Hit them with some spray paint could be an idea.
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Hogs
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 09:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mines been off for years too FireBolt32...
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Buelltroll
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 09:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

WD40 cleans up the dullness for a minute. But not much longer : p I been meaning to replace mine with some CF ones for a while now but still haven't found any cheaper than 130$ a pop.
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Greg_e
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 10:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They will snap if you look at them cross eyed.

I masked of the area after removing them and painted that area black with Krylon Fusion, looked pretty good.
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B00stzx3
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 11:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Novus is good plastic polish. As for gettin em back, how bout some that "Back to Black" janks, http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Black-Bumper-Trim-Dy e/dp/B000FOIJXQ
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Jbolt
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 04:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Firebolt32 and Hogs, Have you had any issues with melting the plastic around the lights? I remember reading about that somewhere on here. I have seen pics of a firebolt with the bezels replaced by screen painted black, thought it looked pretty good. I just don't want to melt my fairing.
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Hogs
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 06:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Jbolt,
I never heard of that, Nor have I ever had any problems of what you are talking about....
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Jbolt
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 06:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks, thats good to know. I think I'll take mine out this weekend.
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Firebolt32
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 08:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The back to black will work well. I never thought about doing that. I've used it on trucks I had in the past to bring back the color in my mirrors. Worked really well.
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B00stzx3
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 09:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The projectors act as magnifying glasses-esque effect in direct sunlight, I have slightly burned/melted paint just below my headlight, on the little "shelf" of the projector hole. You can bareley see it, but I also don't have headlight bezels (still no clue if they fit my sharkskinz fairing). If this is a problem, ya'll can use high-temp BBQ paint on whatever part to keep it from melting.
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Jandj_davis
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 10:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

A trick I learned from my old Honda was massaging vasoline into "greying" black plastic will bring them back to a nice color. Just get some on your finger and massage it into the plastic like lotion. It'll last for a while, and vasoline is something most people have laying around anyway.
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Terrys1980
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Jbolt the problem you are referring to was with the sharkskins fairing.
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Skinstains
Posted on Friday, June 25, 2010 - 08:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Use a heat gun or hair drier to soften the double stick tape that holds them on and be patient with a flat head screwdriver and they pop right off. You can use electrical tape on the screwdriver to avoid scratches.
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