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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 03:10 #811957

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I have broken of the plastic bracket on the side covers who goes into the frame for locking the cover to the frame, is there a good way to fix these or must I just try to find some new covers for sales ?

In the future must I be better to "pop out" the cover by pushing on the plastic bracket from the inside and not drag of the cover....
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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 03:52 #811959

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If you have an electric soldering iron and a pice of plastic made of the same type of plastic as the side cover, you can essentially weld the broken piece back on. Be sure to practice on a scrap piece before trying on the real one.
Also, there are a wide variety of plastic welding kits available. I suspect some are better than others.
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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 04:13 #811963

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I did one years ago and it never failed using ABS epoxy and a cut off from an ABS part.

www.kzrider.com/forum/6-paint-a-bodywork...-cover-repair#511272
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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 04:47 #811964

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Thank you for the feedback, will test these out.
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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 05:09 #811967

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Repair stud or tab. in case yours can't be used.
EB >> Side cover repair tab

Z1Enterprises >> Side cover grommet
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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 05:16 #811970

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martin_csr wrote: Repair stud or tab. in case yours can't be used.
EB >> Side cover repair tab

Z1Enterprises >> Side cover grommet
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That was smart, I think the new studs will get really strong !
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Side covers 07 Oct 2019 05:40 #811973

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I would probably try to re-use the original stud. except if it does not fit correctly.
The stud itself is probably plenty strong >> the plastic around the stud is what usually breaks. $17 seems kind of expensive to me. :blush:

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Side covers 08 Oct 2019 01:54 #812049

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martin_csr wrote: I would probably try to re-use the original stud. except if it does not fit correctly.
The stud itself is probably plenty strong >> the plastic around the stud is what usually breaks. $17 seems kind of expensive to me. :blush:

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Yes that is my A plan, the studs was expensive, but I will purchase them if plan A is not successful :)

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Side covers 08 Oct 2019 07:40 #812060

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Here is your cheapest experiment! The Old super glue / sodium bicarb! Been doing this for 30 yrs.
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I tested repair with epoxy only, it looks solid, lets see in use :)

I builded up a «dam» with glue first then filled up the dam with epoxy.





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Side covers 22 Jan 2020 14:30 #817633

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Cool idea, that should work well
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