headlight rim painted black?

[Ranger06]

That was the hardest part of the process for me, I rotated the ring around the light until it looked/felt like some of these nubs and grooves were lining up, then I just pulled it off.  I would have bet money I was going to break it, but didn't.  Seems to go back on a lot easier than it comes off...but it does come off.

[Monstyr]

The screw isnt meant to come out, just loosen it and you should be able to work the rim off, be careful with the 'net' of springs that hold the glass to the rim,its possible to fit them back the wrong way though its only really secure if they are fitted correctly.

[Rameses]

I recall taking one apart a couple of years ago where the captive nut into which the machine screw threads was spinning.

iirc, I had to pry the ring off.  Using great care in the process, I was able to do it without damaging anything.

Then, once I had it apart, I bent the cage for the captive nut tighter to hold it in place.


And +1 on powdercoating.

[bdfinally]

I took mine apart this past weekend and no fuss. Rattle canned both the ring and supports for the Dart Flyscreen, came out great let's see if they stand up.

[pjfa]

[Raux]

Yep mine too

[DucHead]

Yep mine too

It might look cool to paint the inside of your windshield black.

[Raux]

you mean smoke it. yeah i thought about that. but not sure how to do it without ruining it if i dont like it. maybe i'll take it off and get some film and try it that way. it's cheap at lowe's.. errr guess i'm going to the store.

UPDATE- after looking at the film and the complex curves of the plastic, and the fact the film said dont use on plastic... i'm deciding against this course of action. maybe someone will make a dark or hopefully a tail screen that mounts on the stock fairing.

[JTMOTO]

Powdercoated, I tried spraying it three times and it kept scatching off.

[Cider]

I did powdercoat as well.

[Magnus]

you could also paint it to match another color on the bike, like so

[dutchy73]

It might look cool to paint the inside of your windshield black.

I thought the same thing. here is what it looks like smoked...



It looks ok on the bike. But I wasn't loving it. In general, I don't really like the windshield anyway, so it took it back off.

[dutchy73]

and here is the headlight painted black from the front and side.

[Raux]

I thought the same thing. here is what it looks like smoked...



It looks ok on the bike. But I wasn't loving it. In general, I don't really like the windshield anyway, so it took it back off.

how'd you do it?

[dutchy73]

...rattle can to the inside of the plastic. I removed it from the frame, cleaned it REALLY well first, taped off the edges and outside of the plastic. Cleaned the inside again and paid closed attention to not leave any streaks. Then right before I put paint to it, I wiped it down again lightly with a lint free cloth. Then I sprayed a few light coats, then one heavier coat. Let dry, put it back together...done. It's a satin black on the inside, gloss on the outside.

Like I said, I am not a fan of the windshield anyway, so I didn't mind trying it out to see if it looked good. I like it much better all black then clear, but still not enough to leave it on my bike, but that's just me. If you like the windshield, give it a shot as I am sure you will dig it.