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    Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    So I need to fix up my baby Vara a bit and one thing I need to sort out is the plastic clips holding the fairing together under the front forks. They're little black things and I've got a ton of them missing. I think this is causing the fairing to wobble a bit and rattle when I go over bumps or potholes.

    Does anybody know what I can use to replace these? The old ones didn't seem to stay stuck in for very long. I would ask at the Honda garage near me but the last time I asked them for prices of some bulbs the guy just Googled the product and used an online price + whatever margin he wanted to make... cheeky git!

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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    You want something like Tuflock fasteners but you can only bulk buy I think

    If your not happy with your local dealer go to an independent garage

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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    Do you mean "Screw on Rivets" as shown here on the Vehicle Wiring Products web-site??

    http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...teners.php#riv
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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    Quote Originally Posted by Lutin View Post
    Do you mean "Screw on Rivets" as shown here on the Vehicle Wiring Products web-site??

    http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...teners.php#riv
    If they are the the ones then I would recommend ordering from them.
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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    Quote Originally Posted by Lutin View Post
    Do you mean "Screw on Rivets" as shown here on the Vehicle Wiring Products web-site??

    http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.e...teners.php#riv
    Ah excellent, those are right. I guess that's why lots of mine popped out... they weren't screwed in!

    I might just order a bunch of those. Thanks!

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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    http://www.jaws-motorcycles.co.uk

    Hi. you can get new clips from Jaws. £5.50 for ten. Plus 70p postage.

    Look on the Blackbird page. They use the same clips.

    Cheers

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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    Thanks again guys. Hopefully this should stop my rattly fairing and make me less nervous of potholes!

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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    hi guys
    just picked some up from Halfords which look like a good match. they're called trim panel rivets and are found on the odds & ends rack just near the bits & bobs.

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    Re: Plastic clips holding the fairing together

    I tried the halfords ones but they dont fit.

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