inserts for bag latches
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: TEXAS!
+1 Ebay is where I got mine.
Carefully pry it out with a hook or screwdriver. They're put in with 2-sided tape.
Carefully pry it out with a hook or screwdriver. They're put in with 2-sided tape.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Tennessee
Very carefully. Pried mine out with a fladhead screwdriver, but put a cloth between the screwdriver and the paint so as not to sctratch anything while prying. Both my reflectors broke while prying them out...no big deal since they were destined for the trash can anyway. Then clean off what's left of the double-sided tape with goop off or something like that.
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From: Seattle
To easily remove the plastic reflectors in the bag latches flip the latch up and heat the back side of the latch cover. This loosens the sticky foam tape from the chrome so the reflector comes out with a pick without much effort.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Tennessee
Right on. I cant say enough about my friend the heat gun. I use it to remove plastic reflectors and other stuff, loosen a rusty nut or any nut with red Loctite and to shrink wrap wiring insulation. Its also a diagnostic tool to find a faulty sensor that causes problems when the bike is hot. Tell the wife you need one... $25
To easily remove the plastic reflectors in the bag latches flip the latch up and heat the back side of the latch cover. This loosens the sticky foam tape from the chrome so the reflector comes out with a pick without much effort.
To easily remove the plastic reflectors in the bag latches flip the latch up and heat the back side of the latch cover. This loosens the sticky foam tape from the chrome so the reflector comes out with a pick without much effort.
The heat gun IS handy to have though. I actually originally bought it for spit-shining boots when I was in the Army (to melt the shoe polish). Now I use it in the garage.
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From: Fennario
Not to hijack the thread... oh, OK, maybe slightly:
Where do you guys who have color-matched latches get them?
I have seen places to get alternate latches, and that is a consideration. But where would I find cool blue pearl latches? Do you just get a primed set and have them painted? Seems like too small a job for a shop to bother with.
Wouldn't mind having a set of matching latches with some of those glass inserts mentioned in an earlier post.
Where do you guys who have color-matched latches get them?
I have seen places to get alternate latches, and that is a consideration. But where would I find cool blue pearl latches? Do you just get a primed set and have them painted? Seems like too small a job for a shop to bother with.
Wouldn't mind having a set of matching latches with some of those glass inserts mentioned in an earlier post.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,221
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From: Monmouth, OR
+1 on the heat gun, they practically fall off. When I got my inserts, the instructions warn that best adhesion if the temperature is over 60 degrees. It's still a lot cooler up here in Oregon (except today is hitting 60), so I brought my bags in over night to put them on.
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Road Master
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Monmouth, OR
Not to hijack the thread... oh, OK, maybe slightly:
Where do you guys who have color-matched latches get them?
I have seen places to get alternate latches, and that is a consideration. But where would I find cool blue pearl latches? Do you just get a primed set and have them painted? Seems like too small a job for a shop to bother with.
Wouldn't mind having a set of matching latches with some of those glass inserts mentioned in an earlier post.
Where do you guys who have color-matched latches get them?
I have seen places to get alternate latches, and that is a consideration. But where would I find cool blue pearl latches? Do you just get a primed set and have them painted? Seems like too small a job for a shop to bother with.
Wouldn't mind having a set of matching latches with some of those glass inserts mentioned in an earlier post.
