Batwing fix help?
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Go buy a can of fiber glass resin jelly , cover all of the holes with it, sand/grind it flat , drill your holes again , and you are done, maybe shoot some rattle can black on the worked area.
If you do this, resin jelly is really hard to sand by hand, so don't put a big lump on , and you will need to sand all of the paint with 36 grit paper that you are going to spread jelly on. It works just like body filler add hardener mix then apply.
If you have a grinder with a sand disk that would work much faster.
If you do this, resin jelly is really hard to sand by hand, so don't put a big lump on , and you will need to sand all of the paint with 36 grit paper that you are going to spread jelly on. It works just like body filler add hardener mix then apply.
If you have a grinder with a sand disk that would work much faster.
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Its what was in it. Must be a Canadian thing but as been said once the square headed screw driver has the screw they don't fall out. I would actually like to see what a newer bagger fairing headlite setup looks like, can't see them still using this chinsy setup.
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+1 Get you some 20 gauge sheet metal and fab a backing ring.
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I got it all fixed up nicely. I siliconed the rings to each side of the fairing and works great.
Test fit
Siliconed in place for a bit. I'm using nylon lock nuts so no chance of over torqueing or coming loose.
From the inside
Test fit
Siliconed in place for a bit. I'm using nylon lock nuts so no chance of over torqueing or coming loose.
From the inside
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