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I have seen it done nicely so I bought some decent quality product and set out to do it myself. The service manual made removal of the trim and windscreen literally 2 screws, snap, snap slide, 4 bolts DONE!
3 attempts, all fail... pain in ass under statement, never do itUrbanfreestyle wrote:I can only see the one pic? looks like a pain in the ass....
Chief asks, if you put all the stuff you took off for weight reduction back on and went on a diet wouldn't you have the same performance? You have to forgive Chief sometimes.ScooterMan wrote:I weighed the stock windscreen on my 2013. It is 1.5lbs. A REAL cf unit would take away at least 2/3 of that, prob more. Not sure I'd pay the premium for the weight loss there when it could be lost cheaper somewhere else. I wouldn't be doing it for looks, only weight savings.
You know Cap'nJim, they make most things on youtube look harder than they are when it comes to the scooter but this... this is some seriously difficult medium to work with. First your object to cover needs to be stable, like a car or treeCaptnJim wrote:A friend of mine bought some carbon fiber look duct tape. He taped a couple spars on one of his boats, and it looked good. He was careful about lining up the edges, etc. If all you want is the look, this might be an inexpensive alternative.
Then you need to keep it off of itself after removing the backing. I think we can all do that but it doesn't stretch without heat and it melts if too hot. This delicate balance of holding the object, applying the material and not over heating it to manipulate around even the most casual curve whilst not creasing any part of it..... is maddening!
CaptnJim wrote:A friend of mine bought some carbon fiber look duct tape. He taped a couple spars on one of his boats, and it looked good. He was careful about lining up the edges, etc. If all you want is the look, this might be an inexpensive alternative.
