RE: Headlight Class - 2

Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #14

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #12

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Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #5

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All of the restoration kits that I know of are for plastic. I also have a protective headlight film from Xpel on my '16RS.
https://www.xpel.com/

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Perhaps, they've dropped that product. I can't find a pre-cut kit for the R1200RS on their website.

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They didn't offer pre-cut at the time I purchased, either. I just purchased a sheet of the headlight film and made my own template.

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I went with these….

https://lamin-x.com/bmw-r1200rs-16-19-headlight-covers.html

Overall, they are working. Application was a bit of a pisser because it wasn’t perfectly shaped. I had to determine which angle was the optimum application then very carefully apply. I still used a razor knife to add cuts at key points so excess could be folded over and not look sloppy. So far, so good. I’m happy for the price I paid.

Zitat von zer0netgain im Beitrag #17

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I went with these….

https://lamin-x.com/bmw-r1200rs-16-19-headlight-covers.html

Overall, they are working. Application was a bit of a pisser because it wasn’t perfectly shaped. I had to determine which angle was the optimum application then very carefully apply. I still used a razor knife to add cuts at key points so excess could be folded over and not look sloppy. So far, so good. I’m happy for the price I paid.

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It wouldn't be the first time I've been accused of approaching a project in such a daring and bad way. Shame on me for my DIY attitude

BTW. 43k miles on the RS now. I think the Xpel film is holding up quite well. Wish I had applied it to the painted sections of the front fairing as well.

Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #19

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It wouldn't be the first time I've been accused of approaching a project in such a daring and bad way. Shame on me for my DIY attitude

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #21

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Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #19

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It wouldn't be the first time I've been accused of approaching a project in such a daring and bad way. Shame on me for my DIY attitude

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Sometime this Spring, I heard a "thwak" on the front of bike while following some traffic. I didn't see any damage until this past week when I finally washed the bike. Sure enough, there's a small divot in the low beam lens and visible stress cracks to the side. They don't radiate out, but run parallel to the divot along the long axis of the lens. Supposedly, the State Farm Insurance covers glass breakage, but I'm awaiting the feedback from the claims agent.

BTW - what are you using on the black center section of the fairing to keep it so shinny?

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I’m pretty sure I had State Farm insurance when my Ducati headlight took a hit. It was also replaced under my comprehensive coverage.
I use either one of these Griot’s products on all painted and plastic surfaces. That includes the matte finish on the panniers.

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #22

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #21

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Zitat von duccrazydave im Beitrag #19

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It wouldn't be the first time I've been accused of approaching a project in such a daring and bad way. Shame on me for my DIY attitude

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Sometime this Spring, I heard a "thwak" on the front of bike while following some traffic. I didn't see any damage until this past week when I finally washed the bike. Sure enough, there's a small divot in the low beam lens and visible stress cracks to the side. They don't radiate out, but run parallel to the divot along the long axis of the lens. Supposedly, the State Farm Insurance covers glass breakage, but I'm awaiting the feedback from the claims agent.

BTW - what are you using on the black center section of the fairing to keep it so shinny?

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Debbie got a BB size hole in her 2003 K1200RS headlight and Comprehensive with State Farm replaced it, no problem.
They also gave me money for labor but I changed it myself.

I also noticed the shinny black center section :)

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #24

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Hmmmm.................perhaps, I offered to do the work myself too soon.........

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #25

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #24

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Hmmmm.................perhaps, I offered to do the work myself too soon.........

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Ask the shop to email you a quote for a new headlight and the labor to install.

I would give that quote to State Farm and see what happens.

You might have to remove the one side of the nose to change the light.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #26

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[quote=Lee|p55422][quote=Mr. 36654|p55415]

I was just going to ask if anyone has disassembly pics of the fairing nose?

Are there any interlocking finger tabs between the white and blue panels?

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Seems pretty straightforward. Now, if BMW would repeat the 20% discount offer on parts:)

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #25

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #24

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Hmmmm.................perhaps, I offered to do the work myself too soon.........

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Ask the shop to email you a quote for a new headlight and the labor to install.

I would give that quote to State Farm and see what happens.

You might have to remove the one side of the nose to change the light.

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Lee, I'm curious. Do you have a library of strip-down photos, or do you create them when questions such as this are created? They're very informative.