Don't lose that side cover.

[Grandpot]

If you have ever lost a side cover, you will find that they are very expensive, $300. That's considering you had to replace the Can Am badge and sound proofing.

In the pictures, you will see I drilled a hole in the cover and placed a 6mm fender nut on the lip underneath. Attach with a 6mm Torx screw so it looks like OEM. This is a very secure setup.

Some folks have suggested tethering the cover, but that's not such a great idea. If the cover comes off a 60 MPH, then the cover will be flopping in the wind and flailing everything around it.

Don't forget to put a Torx wrench in the glove box so you can get the cover off when you need to.

 

[Chupaca]

Wow...!!

That is the best solution I have seen so far. Looks like a factory set up and very well done. congrats...:clap: and looks easy enough to do :2thumbs:

 

[teninospyder]

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If you have ever lost a side cover, you will find that they are very expensive, $300. That's considering you had to replace the Can Am badge and sound proofing.

In the pictures, you will see I drilled a hole in the cover and placed a 6mm fender nut on the lip underneath. Attach with a 6mm Torx screw so it looks like OEM. This is a very secure setup.

Some folks have suggested tethering the cover, but that's not such a great idea. If the cover comes off a 60 MPH, then the cover will be flopping in the wind and flailing everything around it.

Don't forget to put a Torx wrench in the glove box so you can get the cover off when you need to.

Absolutely a great approach to fix the issue.:clap: I'm wondering if using one of the plastic panel connectors (BRP uses on the front end access panels and elsewhere) would also work and be easier to remove if you need to. :dontknow: Just a thought.

 

[Bigmo]

Absolutely a great approach to fix the issue.:clap: I'm wondering if using one of the plastic panel connectors (BRP uses on the front end access panels and elsewhere) would also work and be easier to remove if you need to. :dontknow: Just a thought.

I like the idea using a black push pin same as the ones that holds most of the tupperware, but the screw idea is not bad at all.

 

[PW2013STL]

In the 5 years and 84,000 miles that we owned the RT I never had a cover come off, but have seen others who have. I think the main issue is the small hook tab at the top of the panels are not hooked to the adjacent panel allowing them to come off. This looks like a good solution for those who worry about this.

 

[cptjam]

Good idea! We have been using Velcro for years on that panel if the clip is broken. Invisible. Cheap, effective.

 

[Spyderlass]

In the 5 years and 84,000 miles that we owned the RT I never had a cover come off, but have seen others who have. I think the main issue is the small hook tab at the top of the panels are not hooked to the adjacent panel allowing them to come off. This looks like a good solution for those who worry about this.

Yes, I agree with you. That little hook has to be clipped on first then push the pins into the rubbers. Miss out clipping the hook and the panel will go awol. Don't ask me how I know!