Passing lites' mount hex nuts

[bill4you502]

O.K. Folks, I've managed to strip the 5mm hex-headed bolts that hold the passing lights' mount on. How can I get them out? Anybody know what size they are? Where to get replacement bolts?

I've read about a "spacer" that lets you split the fairing without taking the passing lights off; anyone know anything about that? Lotsa' questions, I know!!!!!

 

Thanks for any help......dummy.......er........Bill:sick:

 

[Eck]

Yep, that happened to me one time. Shame on the mess..

 

I drilled mine out.. slowly and carefully and lots of patients!!

 

You carefully drill the head off the shank and then remove the head light assembly

The you carefully drill the shank out. I drilled a hole completely thru the shank and then used an easy-out tap to remove it

Then I re-tapped (chased) the threads to clean them up.

Ace hardware sells Stainless steel Allen head bolts and that is what I reinstalled in place of stock bolts.

 

As for the spacer between headlights and bracket, there was a drawing on the site on how to make them. I will look in my files and post it in a minute if I can find it.

 

 

Edited to add the below info:

I am sending you an email with the mans name and email address that you can contact to see if he is still in the business of making and selling the light brackets.

 

Here are a couple pics of the bracket that he used to make. Im not certain he still does though.

Edited April 13, 2014 by Eck

[XV1100SE]

SlowRollWV makes the spacer.

[StarFan]

Simply can´t stand these hex bolts. Striped mine before making a spacer for the lights - parted them out with some regular bolts instead. Also the hex bolts are angled in that way that the allen key has to be very short on the end you use on the hex - to long and you will not get it in there.

Love the easiness of taking the fairing off after modifying and moving the light bracket forward.

[djh3]

That bracket looks as though it moves them down say 1/2" and forward also. Is that rite? I use a long 6mm ball allen.

[dustoff]

Just did the same thing this weekend. First I used some 3-1 oil on hex head let it soak in awhile than I used a hacksaw on the bolt head then used vise grips to get the bolt out. I replaced both lightbar bolts with M8 X 1.25 30mm. Also used air compressor to blow out threads. Good luck it was a a pain but I did get it out without strip the threads.