Well I finially did it

I bought a billet gas door to put in my seat 2 years ago but could never bring myself to actually mount it in the seat. My wife doesn't ride with me that often so it wasn't a big deal. Yesterday I was looking for something and I came across that door and said to myself its time to put that door in. Still the hardest part was drilling that first hole in my seat. After that I had to finish. I painted the door brown to match my seat so I had to wait for that to finish drying. I got it in and it looks pretty good. I need to get some contact cement to glue down the upholstery. After I do I will take a picture and post it. Thanks to those who posted their method of mounting their gas doors. I used Mike's idea of running the hole saw backwards to cut my hole. If I were ever to do another one I think I would get a bigger saw maybe 4". I used a 2.5" and then ground the rest out, but that is too messy for me. I also liked the idea of using 2 long screws to hold the door in place while doing the modifications. That really helped. So if you have a project for our Spyder that you have been putting off talk to the experts here and get it done.

Now we wait.....:popcorn::popcorn:

Yup! It takes some time to work up to some jobs. I have a hand held shower to install since we bought the new home. I don't like working with water. It always leaks when i get done. :popcorn:

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Originally Posted by pegasus1300

I bought a billet gas door to put in my seat 2 years ago but could never bring myself to actually mount it in the seat. My wife doesn't ride with me that often so it wasn't a big deal. Yesterday I was looking for something and I came across that door and said to myself its time to put that door in. Still the hardest part was drilling that first hole in my seat. After that I had to finish. I painted the door brown to match my seat so I had to wait for that to finish drying. I got it in and it looks pretty good. I need to get some contact cement to glue down the upholstery. After I do I will take a picture and post it. Thanks to those who posted their method of mounting their gas doors. I used Mike's idea of running the hole saw backwards to cut my hole. If I were ever to do another one I think I would get a bigger saw maybe 4". I used a 2.5" and then ground the rest out, but that is too messy for me. I also liked the idea of using 2 long screws to hold the door in place while doing the modifications. That really helped. So if you have a project for our Spyder that you have been putting off talk to the experts here and get it done.

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:congrats: and Thanks for the shout out :ohyea: ……… Did you actually DRILL the seat material - if so you were very lucky the bit didn't grab a nylon thread , because drill bits aren't sharp enough to cut them …. so they just pull the material :gaah: with bad results …. and those two long bolts does do a good job of holding things in place for any other work …… Glad you tried this Mod ….. waiting for pics ….. Mike :ohyea:

You'll appreciate having that fuel door EVERY time you fill up.:firstplace:

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Originally Posted by ARtraveler

Yup! It takes some time to work up to some jobs. I have a hand held shower to install since we bought the new home. I don't like working with water. It always leaks when i get done. :popcorn:

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Teflon tape saves the day for me. Just be sure you are winding it on in the right (clockwise) direction. Don't ask me how I learned that.