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Loose reflectors on front fenders
The reflectors on my front fenders are loose. I'm guessing they're attached with nuts and bolts, but I cant get behind the fender to tighten them up. My solution to get under the fender with a wrench appears to be either remove the fenders, or remove the wheels.
Has anyone ever had to tighten these up, and what method did you use to get in there?
Thanks
Pam
- 2015 RT-S Special Series / Red & Black
- Baja Ron Sway Bar
- Utopia Backrest
- F4 Customs tall and wide vented windshield
- Stebel Super Loud Air Horn
- Baker Built Air Wings
- LaMonster Highway Pegs
- SpyderPops Exhaust Block Off Plate
- SpyderPops KOTT Grill
- SpyderPops Belt Guard
- Cat Bypass
- Laser Alignment by Squared Away
- TricLED Fender Lights
- General Altimax RT43 rear tire
- Dual flag holder
- Mud Flap
- A$$hole seeking missile system
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Removal of the tire is your best option.
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It's been quite a while, since I had mine off; I'm hoping that my memory is close enough, to help you.
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Agree...
the best way to get to it all is removing the wheel. You will see it all and it is only three nuts to get the wheel off..
Gene and Ilana De Laney
Mt. Helix, California
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- 2015 RT-S Special Series / Red & Black
- Baja Ron Sway Bar
- Utopia Backrest
- F4 Customs tall and wide vented windshield
- Stebel Super Loud Air Horn
- Baker Built Air Wings
- LaMonster Highway Pegs
- SpyderPops Exhaust Block Off Plate
- SpyderPops KOTT Grill
- SpyderPops Belt Guard
- Cat Bypass
- Laser Alignment by Squared Away
- TricLED Fender Lights
- General Altimax RT43 rear tire
- Dual flag holder
- Mud Flap
- A$$hole seeking missile system
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Originally Posted by Pampurrs
The reflectors on my front fenders are loose. I'm guessing they're attached with nuts and bolts, but I cant get behind the fender to tighten them up. My solution to get under the fender with a wrench appears to be either remove the fenders, or remove the wheels.
Has anyone ever had to tighten these up, and what method did you use to get in there?
Thanks
Pam
When you take the wheels off, on the underside there are five "screws", not bolts. The bolts hold the fender on and the screws hold the raised part of the fender on the fender. The reflectors are held on by what looks like a star washer. They're just pressed on and they grip. You might have to just press them on better or you might have to remove them, flatten them and reinstall them.
Just use a small, flat bladed, screwdriver to pry open one or two of the pieces that grip. It should then slide off.
It may sound complicated, but once you take your wheel off and look underneath, it'll make sense.
If you send me your email address, I'll scan the directions and send them to you. The directions are for installing the TricLED fender lights but it'll show you which screws to remove to take off the raised part.
It's pretty easy.
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Originally Posted by Copperman
When you take the wheels off, on the underside there are five "screws", not bolts. The bolts hold the fender on and the screws hold the raised part of the fender on the fender. The reflectors are held on by what looks like a star washer. They're just pressed on and they grip. You might have to just press them on better or you might have to remove them, flatten them and reinstall them.
Just use a small, flat bladed, screwdriver to pry open one or two of the pieces that grip. It should then slide off.
It may sound complicated, but once you take your wheel off and look underneath, it'll make sense.
If you send me your email address, I'll scan the directions and send them to you. The directions are for installing the TricLED fender lights but it'll show you which screws to remove to take off the raised part.
It's pretty easy.
Thanks. I'll PM my email Addy.
Pam
P.S. How much are the TricLED Fender Lights?
Last edited by Pampurrs; 06-16-2016 at 02:24 PM.
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- 2015 RT-S Special Series / Red & Black
- Baja Ron Sway Bar
- Utopia Backrest
- F4 Customs tall and wide vented windshield
- Stebel Super Loud Air Horn
- Baker Built Air Wings
- LaMonster Highway Pegs
- SpyderPops Exhaust Block Off Plate
- SpyderPops KOTT Grill
- SpyderPops Belt Guard
- Cat Bypass
- Laser Alignment by Squared Away
- TricLED Fender Lights
- General Altimax RT43 rear tire
- Dual flag holder
- Mud Flap
- A$$hole seeking missile system
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Which ones Pam, the red or orange?
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The directions are on their way.
2020 Chalk, RT Limited, Dark and matching RT622 trailer and BRP hitch. BRP Drivers Backrest, Auxiliary Light, Garmin Zumo XT, GPS Support, RT Rear Panel and Travel Cover. Spyderpops LEDs on fenders, mirrors, saddlebags, top case and RT rear panel. Spyderpops Rock Guard. BajaRon Swaybar, Wolo Bad Boy horn, Freedom Windshield, Elka Shocks.
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Originally Posted by Pampurrs
P.S. How much are the TricLED Fender Lights?
http://www.tricledusa.com/#!product/...nly-save-%2480
This should get you pretty close to them...
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Originally Posted by CapeSpyder
Which ones Pam, the red or orange?
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The red ones that are on the rear of the fenders. Sorry, I should have stated that.
Pam
- 2015 RT-S Special Series / Red & Black
- Baja Ron Sway Bar
- Utopia Backrest
- F4 Customs tall and wide vented windshield
- Stebel Super Loud Air Horn
- Baker Built Air Wings
- LaMonster Highway Pegs
- SpyderPops Exhaust Block Off Plate
- SpyderPops KOTT Grill
- SpyderPops Belt Guard
- Cat Bypass
- Laser Alignment by Squared Away
- TricLED Fender Lights
- General Altimax RT43 rear tire
- Dual flag holder
- Mud Flap
- A$$hole seeking missile system
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It shouldn't matter which ones: you've still got to remove that rib, to get to either of them.
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Very ture but i found it quite easy to rwmove the fender and then the 5 screws. 2 with a nut driver and 3 with torx or rhe other way around.
Then take those pesky metal holders off and flatten them out and push them back on
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Just went through this to remove lights and go back to reflectors
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Pam while you have it all apart put double sticky tape under the reflectors. They will never come lose again, and you will not have to go through this again.
Roger
2014 ST-L
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Or just use a little super glue on the corners of the reflectors.
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