The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: wilcom on March 26, 2018, 06:29:34 PM
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I broke the remaining tab off my LS dash pad while installing bars and hand guards. ( 1 step forward, 2 steps back :-[)
I checked all resident fix's here on the site and searched the web. There was a couple of fixes that used Velcro, but for the life of me I couldn't see any place there were mating surfaces to use velcro.
I fashioned the following fix and it is nice and tight and is not going anywhere, at least at R65 speeds, it isn't going anywhere.
I made a wedge out of aluminum and formed it to the contour of the headlight shell. I then hammered/bent the tabs down until it fit the wedge formed by the headlight and the fairing. I used 3M hook & hook(much more ridged than hook & loop) tape on both sides of the wedge and it seems to hold down the front of the fairing quite well.
It will take a second try to make it better. as you can see from the final pic there is a gap around the headlight where fairing doesn't set down tight enough. A little alteration to the design and placement should cure that. For now, it's secured and I can ride. Perfection is for another day, but it looks like I'm going in the right direction. Hope the pics gives a clear pic of what I did.
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A+ on the repair.
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Slick!
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Good old ingenuity has not been lost. Good job.