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mchury · 02-25-2010, 09:16 AM

Just curious if anyone knew where i can get a few stock windscreen bolts for cheap. I need 2 thats it. The heads stripped out on them when i was taking the shield off to put my no fat chicks sticker on lol.

p.s. anyone got any they dont need and are willing to part with them i can take them off your hands.

**Heineken** · 02-25-2010, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mchury

Just curious if anyone knew where i can get a few stock windscreen bolts for cheap. I need 2 thats it. The heads stripped out on them when i was taking the shield off to put my no fat chicks sticker on lol.

p.s. anyone got any they dont need and are willing to part with them i can take them off your hands.

If I can find them I'll give you mine you just have to pay for shipping, but it's cheaper to go to your ACE Hardware or any store that sells bolts and stuff and get the Stainless Steel ones, they just look better..... IMO

mchury · 02-25-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Heineken

If I can find them I'll give you mine you just have to pay for shipping, but it's cheaper to go to your ACE Hardware or any store that sells bolts and stuff and get the Stainless Steel ones, they just look better..... IMO

yea i would deff do that but i got the yellow and black and was wanting to stick with the black. i agree it looks good on your bike tho

**JonKerr** · 02-25-2010, 01:05 PM

There are plastic bolts on there for a reason. They'll break before the windscreen does in a crash. If the windscreen breaks, you've got big sharp pieces of plastic that could do a lot of damage to a rider. They're a safety feature.

Roaddawg · 02-25-2010, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JonKerr

There are plastic bolts on there for a reason. They'll break before the windscreen does in a crash. If the windscreen breaks, you've got big sharp pieces of plastic that could do a lot of damage to a rider. They're a safety feature.

Interesting...didn't know that. Makes sense though.

mchury · 02-25-2010, 01:55 PM

that does makes sense. problem is when u take them out once, the heads stripp out. I called my local yami shop and for 4 bolts, 12 dollars. o well better than getting gutted by a piece of windscreen i guess.

**99vengeur** · 02-26-2010, 06:56 AM

How badly are the heads of the bolts stripped out? You could try to reform them. If you haven't removed a ton of the plastic, take a philips screwdriver and heat the tip up pretty hot. Then push it into the plastic to melt and reshape the head of the bolt. When the shape is right, dump ice cold water on it to set it and reharden the plastic. This might get you enough shape to get the bolts back in and tightened down.

travstoll · 02-26-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 99vengeur

How badly are the heads of the bolts stripped out? You could try to reform them. If you haven't removed a ton of the plastic, take a philips screwdriver and heat the tip up pretty hot. Then push it into the plastic to melt and reshape the head of the bolt. When the shape is right, dump ice cold water on it to set it and reharden the plastic. This might get you enough shape to get the bolts back in and tightened down.

99 is a friggen genius....

I was just at Westlake ACE hardware hardware buying some things....and they do sell a few plastic bolts btw....

mchury · 02-28-2010, 05:31 PM

i wish i would have read this a few days ago. Just went to the yami shop and paid 12 dollars for 4 new ones.

02-25-2010, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
mchury Senior Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Uniotown PA Posts: 170 Thanks: 32 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	Windscreen Bolts Just curious if anyone knew where i can get a few stock windscreen bolts for cheap. I need 2 thats it. The heads stripped out on them when i was taking the shield off to put my no fat chicks sticker on lol. p.s. anyone got any they dont need and are willing to part with them i can take them off your hands. __________________ "your so drunk your prolly seeing double"..... "well i got 2 guns, one for each of ya"

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mchury Senior Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Uniotown PA Posts: 170 Thanks: 32 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	that does makes sense. problem is when u take them out once, the heads stripp out. I called my local yami shop and for 4 bolts, 12 dollars. o well better than getting gutted by a piece of windscreen i guess. __________________ "your so drunk your prolly seeing double"..... "well i got 2 guns, one for each of ya"

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99vengeur Administrator Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 2,649 Thanks: 713 Thanked 750 Times in 474 Posts	How badly are the heads of the bolts stripped out? You could try to reform them. If you haven't removed a ton of the plastic, take a philips screwdriver and heat the tip up pretty hot. Then push it into the plastic to melt and reshape the head of the bolt. When the shape is right, dump ice cold water on it to set it and reharden the plastic. This might get you enough shape to get the bolts back in and tightened down. __________________ Robert 2009 Cadmium Yellow FZ6R//Intuitive Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders//Evotech Swingarm Spools//Two Brothers Racing V.A.L.E. Complete Carbon Fiber Exhaust//Two Brothers Racing JuiceBox//Driven AIS Blockoff Plates//Uscgduncan Fender Eliminator//Custom Garage Door Opener//Custom Painted Windscreen//Bi-xenon Projector Retrofit with Blue Angel Eye//More in the making...

02-28-2010, 05:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
mchury Senior Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Uniotown PA Posts: 170 Thanks: 32 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	i wish i would have read this a few days ago. Just went to the yami shop and paid 12 dollars for 4 new ones. __________________ "your so drunk your prolly seeing double"..... "well i got 2 guns, one for each of ya"

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