Just finished up doing the install on the "New Easier Install" set.
If you watch the videos on their site for installation pretty much nails it, except I have a couple of tweeks to improve it.
First and foremost, skip the spade drill bit included in the kit. Too much potential for possible damage.
Do use their template as instructed, do use an automatic center punch. Use a 5/8" hole-saw instead of the spade bit. Set your pilot bit
so it barely sticks past end of hole-saw. Go very slow and very easy.
Something I did that they don't mention, after drilling the holes I removed the trim pieces to clean out behind them and touched up the plastic
with a file to clean it up.
Second, they show to remove both bolts at same time, if your bike is like mine and probably like a lot of others, things will spring if you do that.
Remove top allen head first, put in spacer, put long bar over spacer, start top screw. THEN remove lower allen head, put in spacer, put long bar over, put brace bar over, install screw.
For the rest of it, videos are spot on. Printed instructions in kit are real light on info, but take your laptop or tablet out and have their website up and video page ready and no troubles.
Oh, sorry, took me about 45 minutes start to finish, but I was working outside and it is windy today so I left parts inside and walked back and
forth quite a bit. AND I had Golden Retriever assistant so that is a handicap. About 30 minute job if you're handy with tools.
If you watch the videos on their site for installation pretty much nails it, except I have a couple of tweeks to improve it.
First and foremost, skip the spade drill bit included in the kit. Too much potential for possible damage.
Do use their template as instructed, do use an automatic center punch. Use a 5/8" hole-saw instead of the spade bit. Set your pilot bit
so it barely sticks past end of hole-saw. Go very slow and very easy.
Something I did that they don't mention, after drilling the holes I removed the trim pieces to clean out behind them and touched up the plastic
with a file to clean it up.
Second, they show to remove both bolts at same time, if your bike is like mine and probably like a lot of others, things will spring if you do that.
Remove top allen head first, put in spacer, put long bar over spacer, start top screw. THEN remove lower allen head, put in spacer, put long bar over, put brace bar over, install screw.
For the rest of it, videos are spot on. Printed instructions in kit are real light on info, but take your laptop or tablet out and have their website up and video page ready and no troubles.
Oh, sorry, took me about 45 minutes start to finish, but I was working outside and it is windy today so I left parts inside and walked back and
forth quite a bit. AND I had Golden Retriever assistant so that is a handicap. About 30 minute job if you're handy with tools.
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