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Title: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: TWDucfan on July 09, 2011, 10:13:18 AM Guess sooner or later this is going to happen to all Monster 696 owners [coffee], barely brushed the Right Rear Turn Signal and it broke off :o. Now both sides are broke [thumbsdown].
Can't believe this is not covered by warranty, must be some sort of conspiracy to make $$$ on replacement parts [bang]. Any suggestions on how to glue it back [bow_down]? Don't want to go the fender eliminater route yet. Title: Re: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: timeforpoptarts on July 09, 2011, 10:16:05 AM Guess sooner or later this is going to happen to all Monster 696 owners [coffee], barely brushed the Right Rear Turn Signal and it broke off :o. Now both sides are broke [thumbsdown]. I have nailed them both, but only broke off the right indicator. Luckily when I installed my tail tidy kit I was able to salvage the light. My plan is to eventually replace the rear light with an integrated tail light and be done with those fugly lights. I can deal with them on the front, but with my long legs already hitting them multiple times they aren't going to last much longer.Can't believe this is not covered by warranty, must be some sort of conspiracy to make $$$ on replacement parts [bang]. Any suggestions on how to glue it back [bow_down]? Don't want to go the fender eliminater route yet. I would spring for the Evotech tail kit. Title: Re: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: ChrisH on July 09, 2011, 09:55:23 PM I used superlue to connect the light back to the base, then wrapped the joint in black electrical tape to help hold it together whil it cured, and to hide the joint. It worked well for 8 or 9 months until I installed an integrated rear light. The signals were much sturdier with the glue/tape then they were from the factory.
Title: Re: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: kopfjäger on July 09, 2011, 10:16:14 PM :-X
Title: Re: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: justinrhenry on July 10, 2011, 06:42:05 AM I've bought two bikes and later found out that a turn signal on each of them had been broken off and super glued back on by the previous owners. Lazy sons of beaches.
Title: Re: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: TWDucfan on July 10, 2011, 08:42:42 PM Bought J-B Weld for repairing broken plastic parts as recommended by Ducati service people [coffee].
Busted a knuckle removing the rear fender [bang] , those screws are tight. End up buying another set of Allen wrenches [thumbsdown] because you will need to use two 5mm allen wrenches at the same time to loosen those screws. Now it is all apart will try to glue the broken plastic pieces together later... Title: Re: Now I've done it, both rear turn signals broken off Post by: Jimmy Ducati on July 11, 2011, 01:59:46 PM I broke the right side getting on mine after literally making fun of somone on here for doing that very thing. It happened like the next day. I'm too lazy to go back and find it. I eventually bought a tail tidy, but I used the "As Seen On Tv" Wonder Putty. I bought it at CVS for $5 on sale, and a black sharpie took care of the rest. That crap really works! [thumbsup]
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