Ok, I've installed ebay CRG knock-off bar end mirrors on my bike and have taken the stock ones off. I know that the stock mirrors are 10mm, but I'm wondering if there is some sort of insert / bolt I can put in the sockets to keep them from rusting out?
Chilly Willy
Ok, I just got back from the hardware store, so I can answer my own question. You can plug the mirror sockets with short 10mm 1.25 thread bolts. They were pretty hard to find and I would like to see if I could find something that would look a little nicer.
Chilly Willy
ok the f modles we have rubber plugs that go in them i could get get a pic if you like
There are snap in cover caps, typically they fit in socket head screws (allen head screns). They do have a round base so they could easily fit in a threaded hole. I have seen chrome ones in Ace Hardware stores and cruisers/Harleys use them as well.
Another option is to use a rubber nipple cover. Normally they fit over a threaded bolt but they can be pushed into a hole. Easily found at most hardware stores.
Thanks,
I like the idea of a rubber plug to keep the threads from rusting out. They would look better than the short bolts I currently have installed.
Chilly Willy