Putting on carbon fiber, part busted

[Kevin Cease]

I’m replacing all the colored trim with motocomposites carbon fiber but my front piece, well the holes for the screws were not big enough for the screw. So I tried making the opening a tiny bit wider with a pointed screw which allowed me to to get the regular screw started. But when the screw was almost completely in, it blew up from the pressure. Somehow I sensed feel down this was gonna happen. I wrote the company and waiting to see what they say. Now I have an unfinished mess to wait on.

 

[ottafish]

Damn... Sorry to see that.
For any aftermarket fairing type parts,. I always run them through with a drill bit first.
Then a dob of rubber grease and work my way in back and forward till it hits home.

 

[sixpack577]

Put it back on with epoxy, it can't be seen and it'll hold.

 

[Ked0607]

I agree epoxy it and move on. Also +1 with the proper drill bit size life would have been simple on this

 

[havabusa]

Join the club. I've also epoxied in washers, used super glues, oversized screw heads, etc. I've also said screw it and bought new pieces over the past years.

 

[Kevin Cease]

They are sending me another piece but I did epoxy it. Man the front end was not easy to take apart. Not looking forward to GM doing it again.

 

[Fernando]

any updates with your carbon fiber set up?

 

[Kevin Cease]

any updates with your carbon fiber set up?

I have not heard back from them but I am going to leave it as is. I did epoxy it and I don’t want to take it apart again ever lol it was not easy doing the front end. If I could do it over I would have gotten gloss to get the depth. Otherwise I’m generally happy.

 

[Kevin Cease]