No instructions with Skyway light brackets.

[Bayou Boy]

So how do I put these on?

I have the mirrors off and I tried sandwiching the mounts between the mirror and stock rubber gasket. That won't work because the nuts only catch like 2 threads on the studs. If I leave the gaskets off the brackets won't fit over the metal inserts on the bike.

Any help?

 

[Joe]

I got mine today also. I have an '06 and

had no problem putting them on.

I put the bracket between the mirror

and the rubber mount. Had plenty of thread

that it went out of the nut.

 

[Bayou Boy]

Alright, I'll go try again.

 

[Bayou Boy]

I've only got 1 maybe 1.5 threads before it bottoms out by hand. That's not even enough to risk putting a wrench on and stripping the studs.

Was I supposed to do something with those steel spacers that were in the little bag?

Who the hell knows with no frickin instructions!

 

[kaitsdad]

First - THIS ONLY APPLIES TO GEN II BIKES ! If you have a Gen 1, you do not need the spacers.

The steel bushings have to be installed in order to increase the number of threads available to the nuts -

First, you remove the mirror, and then remove the rubber 'gasket' that holds the stock spacers.

Then you take the gasket assembly with the stock spacers -

Remove the stock spacers, and replace with the provided spacers.

Then clip off the little rubber pegs on the gasket, or you'll never get it back in -

Re-install the gasket into the fairing -

And now there's enough threads exposed to properly install the nuts. I would suggest using a little dab of blue Loctite -

End result:

 

[FJR_pig]

Who the hell knows with no frickin instructions!

Someone is gonna go Skyway on your ass. Watch out!

 

[Ignacio]

Mad props to Kaitsdad for providing pictures and attitude of Self Help...to go along with the Group Buy philosophy. :yahoo:

Others....well we'll give you the benefit of the doubt on being non-supportive to the Group Buy and assume you forgot a smily with your sarcasm. <_<

 

[SkooterG]

Mad props to Kaitsdad for providing pictures and attitude of Self Help...to go along with the Group Buy philosophy. :yahoo:

Well done Hal!!!

That is the biggest value of this forum as far as I am concerned. Peeps taking the time to write an excellent how-to with lots of photos.

Now, I owe YOU a beer!

 

[wpbfjr]

Who the hell knows with no frickin instructions!

imho, you have every right to be expecting instructions from any vendor...

it is very nice of kaitsdad to step in and fill the void... :clapping:

i've saved his how-to for my bracket install... thanks, hal...

 

[Bayou Boy]

This looks like it will work perfectly.

Thanks a lot.

 

[user 8909]

WOW, the end result included the lamps...man that's awesome!!!!

What size batteries are in those lamps???