Pyramid fenda extenda

jsut a quickie, if you dont want to drill this to tap the crews into the mudguard how can you fix it on?

i was thinking araldite, is this a good idea?

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Wish I had thought of Araldite (though I was in a hurry).

I am considering drilling the holes out a little bigger and using the clips that hold the tail section together (those little black push together ones)

What's the reason for not drilling the mudguard? It doesn't look that bad with screws on it.

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I used araldite too. Hint, don;t just use one huge blob- much better to use a number of small ones. with one blob, if it starts to come off the whole lot will pull lose over time, but if you use smaller blobs, losing one blob won't necessarily make the others fail

I used Sikaflex 221; its a silicon based adhesive which stay flexible... Great stuff, you can get it from local motor aids shops etc (its used by the auto industry for attatching plastic bumpers etc )

Cloggsy, does Sikaflex 221 cure instantly or do you get a bit of time to position the parts correctly ?

chris

Originally Posted by Vfr400

Cloggsy, does Sikaflex 221 cure instantly or do you get a bit of time to position the parts correctly?

Like Silicon sealer, it takes time to go off (I left mine clamped over night!)

I simply removed the front fender, keyed up the inside of the fender & the outside of the extender (the mating surfaces ) making sure to get the two areas as dust free as possible bofore bonding Then squeezed a load of the Sikaflex all over the inside of the fender & mated the two parts together making sure I applied pressure in a 'heel to toe' method, so any excess adhesive came out inside the fender. Then, using the magic wet finger technique; just like sealing around your bath, I removed the excess & placed two pairs of mole grips over the bonded area (with padding under the grips,) 'til the following day & hey presto

Its still together now (as it is now fitted to Richie1743's bike, as we did a swap before I sold mine )

Noted, Thanks Cloggsy

chris

nice tip! thats still something i aint got yet. (fenda extenda) prob cuz i'm tight and i think £20 is alot of ££ for a piece of plastic.

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Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Then, using the magic wet finger technique; just like sealing around your bath, I removed the excess

If he did this for a living he would have written:

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Then, using a profiling tool, I removed the excess

I believe it means the same thing!