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RT-S PE#0134
RT Fender Reflectors
During shipment one of the front front fenders got scratched and the dealer ordered a replacement. Unfortunately, the reflectors didn't come with the new fender for some reason, so the dealer had to order those. Does anybody know if the parts catalog shows those--the fender and the reflectors--as two seperate items? Seems odd that it would.
Glynnk
Happy 10 RT-SPE owner!!
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Link to the parts catalogue is here on the home page.
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Motorbike Professor
They are separate. This does not seem strange at all. Why should you have to buy an entire fender just to replace a damaged reflector. My preference is always to buy pieces, rather than assemblies. Lots of parts to a fender assembly.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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Blazing Member
Get a credit from the dealer and buy the Mud Flap Reflectors from ESI.
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RT-S PE#0803
Reflectors
The front and back reflectors are the same size and shape on the RT and the front is Amber (705002423) and the back is red (705003412).
Ordered a set of each last week to turn into LED lights.
Lonnie
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RT-S PE#0134
Originally Posted by NancysToy
They are separate. This does not seem strange at all. Why should you have to buy an entire fender just to replace a damaged reflector. My preference is always to buy pieces, rather than assemblies. Lots of parts to a fender assembly.
Yeah, now that I think about it you're probably right, although they're stick on types, which makes me wonder why the dealer didn't pull off the one on the scratched fender and apply it to the new fender....
Glynnk
Happy 10 RT-SPE owner!!
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Banged Up Member
That would make too much sense.
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Very Active Member
Originally Posted by glynnk
During shipment one of the front front fenders got scratched and the dealer ordered a replacement. Unfortunately, the reflectors didn't come with the new fender for some reason, so the dealer had to order those. Does anybody know if the parts catalog shows those--the fender and the reflectors--as two seperate items? Seems odd that it would.
Glynnk
Hey Glynn, couldn't he have taken them off the old fender and put on new????
2008 GS SE5 in 2008
Traded at 43,000 miles for a left over
2010 RT SM5 in 2011
Traded at 57,000 for a left over
2014 RTS SE6 in 2015, which has 35,000 miles
Oct 19th, 2017, totaled 2014 RT while killing a Javaline
Dec 12th, 2017 drove a 2017 F3L home. What an awesome machine!
Never had any breakdown stranded issues.
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RT-S PE#0803
Reflectors don't always come off in one piece
I have been taking them off for a few years on BMW K1200LTs and I have to use dental picks, denatured alcohol and a lot of patience because the double sided tape can be very tough to separate.
Lonnie
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RT-S PE#0134
Originally Posted by Dudley
Hey Glynn, couldn't he have taken them off the old fender and put on new????
Yeah, I'm wondering the same thing...maybe because it's a warranty deal has something to do with it...like somebody said, that might make too much sense...
Glynn
(P.S. hope you and Jen had a Happy New Year)
Happy 10 RT-SPE owner!!
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Motorbike Professor
Originally Posted by glynnk
Yeah, now that I think about it you're probably right, although they're stick on types, which makes me wonder why the dealer didn't pull off the one on the scratched fender and apply it to the new fender....
Glynnk
Originally Posted by lawrenc454
I have been taking them off for a few years on BMW K1200LTs and I have to use dental picks, denatured alcohol and a lot of patience because the double sided tape can be very tough to separate.
Lonnie
I agree, they are a bear to get off without damaging them. Then you have to get the correct adhesive to re-adhere them. No thanks!
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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Very Active Member
2008 GS SE5 in 2008
Traded at 43,000 miles for a left over
2010 RT SM5 in 2011
Traded at 57,000 for a left over
2014 RTS SE6 in 2015, which has 35,000 miles
Oct 19th, 2017, totaled 2014 RT while killing a Javaline
Dec 12th, 2017 drove a 2017 F3L home. What an awesome machine!
Never had any breakdown stranded issues.
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RT-S PE#0803
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Motorbike Professor
Originally Posted by lawrenc454
It is a tape but as it gets heated over time it changes structure on the surface and adheres and the middle still is flexible.
I have way to much knowledge about the middle of a piece of double stick tape - I need a life. I need a new RT
Either way congrats on the new ride.
Lonnie
Yes, I should have specified that it was an adhesive tape. Thanks for clarifying this. Problem is that it is not as thick as standard weatherstrip tape, and it is far stickier than standard double stick tape, even the "permanent" kind. It is weatherproof, too. Tough to come by, at least for the non-professional, around here. I might also add that it is easy to damage the flexible reflector when removing it if it bends too much.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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An autobody supply shop should have the right tape. Made by 3M and you can use it for all kinds of stick-ons like name plates reflectors, body side mouldings etc.
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Motorbike Professor
Originally Posted by spyryder
An autobody supply shop should have the right tape. Made by 3M and you can use it for all kinds of stick-ons like name plates reflectors, body side mouldings etc.
I have the 3M tape, and it is much thicker than the stuff on the reflectors. Do you have a 3M part number for a thinner version?
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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Originally Posted by NancysToy
I have the 3M tape, and it is much thicker than the stuff on the reflectors. Do you have a 3M part number for a thinner version?
Here's a link, looks like thicknesses range from 30-90 mil.
The roll I have is about .040 in.....not really sure what that is in mils?
edit: searched mils equals thousandths of an inch.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3...be41XCSGR3CFgl
Last edited by spyryder; 01-06-2010 at 11:14 PM.
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Motorbike Professor
The thinnest stuff I have is the 45 mil (0.045") too. I also have 90 mil. Even 30 mil seems thicker than I remember the stuff on the back of the reflectors to be. They probably applied an adhesive to the back of the reflectors during manufacture. I imagine the 30 mil stuff (or thicker) would work, but it will still be a bit thicker than the original.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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