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Mar 28, 2008 | 10:13 AM

drrandall1

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Fairing removal for paint

Get my fairing painted Tuesday. I was wondering... Do they take the whole fairing off? Can you just pop off the outside of it? I need to get a manual. Was wondering if I should try to take it off myself to save a few bucks of labor.

Mar 28, 2008 | 10:42 AM

Kahuna

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RE: Fairing removal for paint

The entire fairing assembly has to come off, if you're talking inner fairing. A lot of work, since all the gauges and clutch cable have to come off too! Just had it done on my girlfriend's SG last year.

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Get my fairing painted Tuesday. I was wondering... Do they take the whole fairing off? Can you just pop off the outside of it? I need to get a manual. Was wondering if I should try to take it off myself to save a few bucks of labor.

Mar 28, 2008 | 10:44 AM

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RE: Fairing removal for paint

While I won't talk you out of spending $60 on the manual because it is a necessity, I will tell you that if you click HERE you will be able to take your fairing off without any manual. You also only need to take the outer faring off for paint.

Mar 28, 2008 | 10:45 AM

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RE: Fairing removal for paint

Oh never mind, I see you have an 08 so you must be talking inner fairing.....yes it all needs to come off.

Mar 28, 2008 | 11:12 AM

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RE: Fairing removal for paint

I am only painting the outer fairing. You can paint the inner?

Mar 28, 2008 | 11:17 AM

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Hey dawg. Thanks for those pictures. From the looks of it the front of the fairing comes right off. Guess it's not that much labor after all.

Mar 28, 2008 | 11:20 AM

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RE: Fairing removal for paint

Yes, you can paint the inner fairing too if you want to. Some have chose to do so of if you want to spend mucho dinero you can buy one from dealer that is already painted. Outer fairing removal is a breeze. The inner is alot more trouble. Good luck !!!

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Mar 28, 2008 | 11:30 AM

jharanin

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RE: Fairing removal for paint

Had the outer fairing off my 07 Glide the other day, only took a few minutes. Leave the top middle screw in place until last if you are doing it yourself. This will hold everything until you can get situated to unplug the headlight when you finally pull the fairing.