I wanna call you a *****; but that's only cause I'm jealous
Lol. Don't be jealous yet, i haven't seen the product yet first-hand and haven't installed yet
Cool I just got confirmation that the package arrived already! I'll post pics for everyone tonight. Fingers crossed, I hope all is intact and looks good!
Wonderful. Have everything, started on the first bolt and stripped it :/
Aaaaggh!!!!
WTF I use a t45! It even worked on all the other torx bolts in the fender but this one strips! My theory, someone at the dealer or factory stressed it, because the torx head just felt a little loser with that bolt. Anyway I'm screwed (pun intended)
Now what?? I'm a novice mechanic, I don't have the tools to remove a stripped bolt, so I'm just going to have to take it to the dealer to remove :/
How important are washers? They didn't provide any but said I don't need them on the bolts securing the fender to the frame.
I'm trying to decide if I need to go buy em.
What do you mean by "bolts that secure the fender to the frame"? You have bolts to go from fender to bracket. And then you have bolts that go from bracket to swing arm.
If it's a bolt that secures the fender to the brackets then I would not skip washers.
Washers basically help spread the pressure of the bolt over a slightly larger area in order to keep it from pulling through or cracking the piece. If you are bolting a fairly stout piece of metal then a washer isn't really going to make that much of a difference.
One reason I like to use washers even where they may not seem necessary for the purposes of strength and rigidity is for the purpose of protecting a part's finish. If you notice when you are tightening a bolt with a washer, the washer doesn't really turn with the bolt. So the contact surface between the washer and the piece you are bolting onto simply press together. If you are tightening just a bolt, then that inner surface of the bolt head is turning (rubbing) directly on the part's finish. It may seem like a minor thing but when rust start to become evident because under that bolt head you have compromised the finish, then you realize why a stainless steel washer is never a bad idea.
12-09-2014 | 06:55 PM
