Headlamp covers - fitted

[Nick J]

Hi all, fitted my headlamp covers last night and whilst they look good I'm not convinced by the quality.

They seem to be a slightly different shape to the clam, and yes I have put them on the right way!!

But the tape holding them on seems to be under a bit of stress. I'm paranoid about them coming off.

Has anyone else noticed this, or has anyone else had a cover come off?

Is it advisable to use a second method to stick them down, like clear silicone?

Thanks Nick

[beez]

My old S1's covers didnt have any glue or tape, they were attached with two allen head screws which screwed into some metal thread linings that had been pushed into a small hole drilled in the clam. Seem to work really well and was great that I could remove them to clean easily. I havnt seen them being sold with that fixing method but I'm sure you could buy the allen screws and linings from somewhere.

[dss123]

Nick,

Are they designed for a standard S1 or are they copies of the ones fitted to the 111S?

The 111s has a recess in the clam specifically for the covers so if you were fitting them to a standard S1 (without the recess) I could imagine the fit not being so good.

If the fit isn't completely water tight, they will fog up like a bugger after rain / washing so you might be better to make them easliy removable.

Dunc