Fusebox Covers

[Bob Denman]

Question: Is there a trick to getting these covers (the outer ones) to lock into place?
I know that if they're loose: you'll get a Frunkful of water for your trouble... :shocked:
They SEEM to have clicked into place; what (if anything) should I be looking for?
Thanks!

 

[Chupaca]

Push....hard...

Much like the gas caps on the F3's you need to strong arm a bit. I find that if you make sure your groove and lip are lined up before you start to push it is a lot easier. Holding the alignment and getting the lower clipped the the upper also helps. And yet I find not all are cooperative. This is the same on almost all the fuse boxes on motorcycles...They should wing-nut them on...:lecturef_smilie:

 

[Bob Denman]

Thanks, Gene! :thumbup:
Since I only fool with them about twice a year: I figure that it's best to double-check what I do... nojoke
After all: I don't need a portable "frog pond"; taking over the frunk!

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Much like the gas caps on the F3's you need to strong arm a bit. I find that if you make sure your groove and lip are lined up before you start to push it is a lot easier. Holding the alignment and getting the lower clipped the the upper also helps. And yet I find not all are cooperative. This is the same on almost all the fuse boxes on motorcycles...They should wing-nut them on...:lecturef_smilie:

What he said.

Cruzr Joe

 

[oldguyinTX]

I find that squeezing the sides of the covers - like you do to take them off - makes it somewhat easier to get them back on. Still, they are a PITA.

 

[AeroPilot]

Dont know if it helps, but I usually spray a light coat of silicone lube spray

around the foam gasket surface. It may help it slide into place and only downside I see is the slight amount of dirt it might attract.

 

[cptjam]

Hmmmm

Never had a problem. Snaps right in.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Make sure they're right side up. If you tip the cover and insert the top, or is bottom, I don't remember, first the other side will then snap into place fairly easy. If you try to make it fit the way it doesn't want to fit, you will get very frustrated.

 

[Peteoz]

Understatement

If you try to make it fit the way it doesn't want to fit, you will get very frustrated.

:roflblack: Very understated, Idaho :thumbup::clap:

 

[cognaccruiser]

Well at least now I know that I'm not alone.

Gary

 

[Bob Denman]

Misery sure loves company; doesn't it?

There's probably a dozen more folks in here with the same question; they were too afraid to ask it! nojoke