Tail tidy fitting issue
 

Hi All,

I recently bought this tail tidy unit from eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...id=p2759.l1259

I fitted this last night and it is quite neat. However now I have two big gaps between the tail tidy unit and the side panels where the original plate bracket had two plastic triangular sections that filled the gaps in.

Looking at other tailtidy units (evotech and hamicad) they provide a "sealing plate" to fill these gaps. I have emailed the ebay seller to find out if there should be a sealing plate as part of the kit I bought, but I have not heard back yet.

What are your experiences with tail tidy units? Do all of you that have fitted tail tidys have these sealing plates?

Thank you
Ed.

Re: Tail tidy fitting issue
 

Yup i would have thought new fitting plates would have been used unless its made to bolt right onto the original ones?

Re: Tail tidy fitting issue
 

It does bolt straight on but the shape is different from the original unit, leaving these gaps on the side.

The seller got back to me saying that the sealing plate is not included in teh kit and that most customers leave the gaps open, which is not very nice...And I wonder if they can be harmful in the long run with water potentially splashing back into them

Ed.

Re: Tail tidy fitting issue
 

Even with my Hamicad there was a slight gap but i cut out 2 shapes from a black dvd case and wedged them into place before screwing them in. Looks better than it sounds ;)

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That s interesting...I may be able to fashion something similar.

These are the gaps I am dealing with...not very nice:

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5346/tailtidygaps.jpg

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Ed.

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That's pretty bad. My gaps on the Hamicad are just very small things and not in that location. Something does look like it is missing

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I have a pair of R&G fitting plates hiding somewhere but by the looks of the pics i doubt they'd do anything for the big gap.

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http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2898/dsc00333c.jpg this is the part your missing mate...

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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5720/dsc00334ko.th.jpg
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Selling this tail tidy .. Full fitting instructions, LED number plate light, black filling plate, Plug and wiring kit for number plate light. everthing you need to keep your back end clean :P
never been use or fitted. got it as it was listed for 99-03 sv650 / sv 1000 but when i got it was for k3 + only ..

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The fitted part and the ebay advert don't look the same shape. The pic on ebay looks like it would just about fill the gaps. The points on the fitted pics aren't the same.