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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 07:36 AM
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Thanks for the detailed post. I'm attempting my first stereo upgrade this should help!
 
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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Good post...another caution is to be careful tightening the w/s screws. Those brass inserts can strip real easy.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 12:53 PM
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Awesome just what i was looking for!
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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Good post, thanks for the information.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by elPrez
Personally I do your step #1 as the third step so I have a firm hold on the fairing as I remove the final center screw...

Same Here!
 
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Old May 3, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Just replaced my mirrors, great directions. Thank you.
 
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Old May 3, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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The SG fairing is rather easy, and the service manual pretty well describes the process also, if the RG were that easy, my life would have one less complication, lol.
 
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Old May 3, 2012 | 11:08 PM
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I put out a similar post years ago. It's still on my website in the HOW TO section.

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Nice post. My step #0.5 is "Crack a cold one." Now that I think about it, that's the first step before I ever open my toolbox for any job.

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Great post.
 
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