696 Screen advice please

[mrs696]

Just after some info

My wife has a Monster 696 with the little screen out front of the dash - This is clear and she has asked me to get it dark window tinted at the local workshop. No probs but how do you separate the clear screen from the dash housing. It seems to be riveted on even though it looks like 4 x allen screws and those rubber expanding plugs that hold most fairings/screens on.

I have every size allen key known to man but there doesn't seem to be a hex inside the tiny screws

Do I have to drill them out, surely not !!

Any advice

[H2O]

The manual says to "remove the screws" for replace of screen. Not sure if it helps, but it does not say to drill them out! Must be an odd sized allen or even a torque head screw?

[mrs696]

Hi H2O

Year found the 4 x screws to remove the whole clear screen and painted housing, these are the 4 x tiny little screws(?) that hold the clear screen to the housing that are driving me nuts.

Thanks for you input anyway

[Raux]

no drilling.

take a picture of the pattern, can't remember if they are star or hex. but for certain it just screws off.

parts manual says special screw, so i bet they are star heads. i'm too lazy to go to the garage through the snow, sorry.

[mrs696]

Ok, everyone stop looking.... hahaha

Got the little screws out at last

Secret is you need to take the whole screen and painted housing off, then unscrew the little rubber grommets from the inside by jamming a 8mm socket over the rubber so it grabs it enough to unscrew. For the life of me I can't see any allen or hex inside the screws.

I will post a photo after I get the tint done.

Thanks for all the replies

[stopintime]

Are you done yet? Come on - want to see

No, no, take your time....

Just wanted to say that the best results I've seen are when the (spray?) tint was applied under/behind the screen.

Good luck

[z0mb1e_DUC]

you do have to unmount the whole fairing.  Then just hold the rubber grommets that are on the inside & use a TORX bit on the outside, it's a T10 I think.  FYI, I just took a rattle can of flat black paint & painted the inside with two coats.  Looks like it's a jet-black tint.  Actually makes the speedo backlight show up better in lower light conditions, too.