I want to modify my turn signals - move them back to the fender. Currently they are installed on the plastic underneath tail fairing.
My question is how can I get rid of that ugly holes the PO drilled in the tail section?
here is the picture of my configuration with 2005 GSXR600 turn signals: http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/03/25/bikepics-841701-full.jpg
and other one with ugly tiny-tiny signals: http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2006/07/18/bikepics-636485-full.jpg
the holes are not visible - they are covered with the turn signals, but once I move the signals they will be there... how can I cover them??
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Thanks
KaMeL
cut the plastic out all together like i did
get some plastifix. it's some amazing stuff. i was able to repair an entire missing part of my fairing. :thumb:
http://www.urethanesupply.com/plastifixintro.php (http://www.urethanesupply.com/plastifixintro.php)
wow great find
very nice, indeed. thanks for the info. I'll try it.
yeah, dude. the president of the urethane supply company, kurt lammond, is a plastic guru. i bought his book:
http://www.urethanesupply.com/book.php (http://www.urethanesupply.com/book.php)
...along with the GS500 Clymer manual. he pretty much gives you a full scientific breakdown of all of the types of plastics that are out there, how to identify them, how to repair and treat them. it's an awesome book and a recommended read if you're into fixing all things plastic.
that plastifix stuff is strong, you can actually rebuild missing plastic tabs that lock into other plastics. try it out, you won't be disappointed. my buddy actually found plastifix and i went over to his place to fix my fairing.
some images from the fairing repair:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd28/minos36/Image00001.jpg)
previous owner must of had big feet. lower part of fairing completely snapped away from the bolt. we used painter's tape to hold the broken piece in place.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd28/minos36/Image00002.jpg)
it's a two part adhesive, so powder the missing part first. it's very fine powder so make sure you're working in a windless environment.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd28/minos36/Image00003.jpg)
start dripping the liquid activator evenly over the powder. in 10-15 minutes it'll start getting rigid.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd28/minos36/Image00004.jpg)
after letting it cure for 2 hours, the painter's tape can be removed. looks kind of bumpy and nasty.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd28/minos36/Image00005.jpg)
nothing a little sanding can't solve.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd28/minos36/Image00006.jpg)
then, primer.
+1000000 on the plastic fix. Me and my dad do hours and hours of panel customisation and repair for our bikes and friends as well as custom paint jobs. We use plasticfix stuff all the time (various brands same idea). We also use fiberglass as well depending on what were doing. But honestly this plastic fix is amazing and stronger than fairing plastic anyway.
It comes as powder and liquid activator. You make a mold around the area your fixing, fill with the powder then drip on liquid activator and it sets. Amazing stuff, you can build they layers up to just higher than original fairing or surface level and then sand back. Be carefull when sanding as this stuff is stronger than the fairing plastics in most cases and if your not carefull you will sand away the fairings and leave a large bump where this plasticfix is used. Then primer, sand again, paint, sand and build up till you have the finish you want. Once completed you will never know it was broken. Excellent for cracks or even larger areas where whole chunks have been lost. Also as mentioned you can repair mounting points and brackets which hold the fairing up without worrying about rebreakages.
Love this stuff.