Anybody done this???

[Wicked Webby]

Hey all,

Has any of you removed the lower reflectors off of your saddle bags?? I was wondering if they are just double taped on or what??

Thanks for the Info......

 

[noob]

I had a vfr and the bags I got for it came from the UK. Which meant they didn't have the reflectors, and imho looked alot better.

Some of the US folks removed their reflectors. The bags had a hole in them, right where the middle of the reflector was, to attach the reflector. I think they just bondo'd the hole and put some touch up paint on them.

Regards,

 

[vol210]

Yep. Just a double stick tape application (wickedly sticky tape, but tape all the same). Just removed them a couple weeks ago.

Jim

 

[Bustanut joker]

Heat gun -used inside and with caution don't melt the paint, and a credit card, yer good to go. I used WD40 when i got an edge up, seemed to help speed things along plus aided in glue removal.

Don't spray the **** while the gun is on

:jester:

 

[Wicked Webby]

Thanks for the info...I am gonna pull mine off too.

 

[keithaba]

I used a hair dryer and fishing line.

Heat it up, put gloved on, wrap fishing line around each hand, and basically floss through the glue. After that a little goo gone to remove any extra glue and it cleaned up just fine.

 

[Orient_Express]

Thanks for the info...I am gonna pull mine off too.

Gotta admit - I've thought about doing this and then installing some LED marker lights... Gils like marker lights ya' know,,,

 

[odot]

Yeah, took mine off, too.....only the left side, though.....along with some other stuff on the left side which I glued back together and put back on.

 

[Wicked Webby]

Keithaba,

That sounds like a good method.

Thanks.

 

[OrangevaleFJR]

Keithaba,
That sounds like a good method.

Thanks.

Careful with the fishing line. If you use it to go through the glue, make sure not to let it go against your paint, make sure to pull more toward the reflector than toward the sidecase, or you'll be putting the reflector right back on

 

[Rogue]

I just grabbed twisted and pulled.

 

[Mike-H]

Heat gun -used inside and with caution don't melt the paint, and a credit card, yer good to go. I used WD40 when i got an edge up, seemed to help speed things along plus aided in glue removal. Don't spray the **** while the gun is on

:jester:

Hey Busta, you know you can spray the WD40 on while using the heat gun but only once :lol: .....just make sure a fire extinguisher & paramedic are standing by ....

 

[Ignacio]

Also previously discussed multiple times and findable by entering +remove +reflectors in the Search.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Good catch Mike :lol:

 

[panayoti]

think of them as frame sliders for your bags !

 

[odot]

think of them as frame sliders for your bags !

One time use only, of course.

 

[Silverbullet]

Dental floss worked for me. It took a bit of it, that glue is good stuff, but they came off with no damage to paint.