ed4554
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Ok it has happened to me. The bike is a September 04 and has only just started to show the dreaded signs. Bike well out of warranty but serviced by BM from the start. What do you think my chances are for a goodwill claim?? 
Front cover corrosion again.
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They agreed half the parts cost for my "out of warranty" corrosion.
(If/when my new one starts corroding, I think I'll try and repaint it myself. I also make a pint of removign the plastic cover and giving it a clean from time to time, and giving it a geneorus coating of silicon grease.)
(If/when my new one starts corroding, I think I'll try and repaint it myself. I also make a pint of removign the plastic cover and giving it a clean from time to time, and giving it a geneorus coating of silicon grease.)
Big Lee
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Ok it has happened to me. The bike is a September 04 and has only just started to show the dreaded signs. Bike well out of warranty but serviced by BM from the start. What do you think my chances are for a goodwill claim??
Don`t waste the money of a phone call and just paint some silver hammerite on it
ed4554
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Well Big Lee you may be right.
Had my rpley from BM.
They would be willing to pay half the cost of a new cover £80. From me they wanted £215 for my half and fitting.
Looks like it is comming off this winter for either repaint or powder coat.
Had my rpley from BM.
They would be willing to pay half the cost of a new cover £80. From me they wanted £215 for my half and fitting.
Looks like it is comming off this winter for either repaint or powder coat.
Big Lee
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Ohh I love being right, it doesn`t happen often 
It`s a ball ache taking the front cover off apparently so just whip the plastic cover off and rub down the affected area. I used Hammerites special metals primer too but I don`t know how essential that is
It`s a ball ache taking the front cover off apparently so just whip the plastic cover off and rub down the affected area. I used Hammerites special metals primer too but I don`t know how essential that is
theEnglishman
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I took off the plastic cover, threw away the foam insert which was soaking wet and filthy), covered the belt up and sprayed the lot with waxoil.
Ohh I love being right, it doesn`t happen often
It`s a ball ache taking the front cover off apparently so just whip the plastic cover off and rub down the affected area. I used Hammerites special metals primer too but I don`t know how essential that is
Use the special metals primer. I sprayed some black hammerite onto a piece of zinc plated steel on my old Morini and it just ran straight off and dripped onto the floor
Reading the instructions does help sometimes!
good'oleboy
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Take the black plastic cover off and you will find, probably very wet, a big lump of foam which is the cause of this corrosion. Take it firmly in the hand and sling it as far as you can and then tidy the area up with hammerite silver paint and refit your black cover. Put a little copper grease on the torx bolts and gently tighten up that should solve the problem. why BMW fit a new cover and then stick the foam in buggers belief. The plastic cover is not waterproof so it is obvious that the water is going to get in and stay, causing all this hassle on a bike the best part of 11grand with all thetoys. I've done this to mine and it has worked so far unl
ess someone here has a better solution. Dave Oh and looking above I did'nt use any special primer and it worked i think degreasing is possibly a good way forward.
Ok it has happened to me. The bike is a September 04 and has only just started to show the dreaded signs. Bike well out of warranty but serviced by BM from the start. What do you think my chances are for a goodwill claim??
Take the black plastic cover off and you will find, probably very wet, a big lump of foam which is the cause of this corrosion. Take it firmly in the hand and sling it as far as you can and then tidy the area up with hammerite silver paint and refit your black cover. Put a little copper grease on the torx bolts and gently tighten up that should solve the problem. why BMW fit a new cover and then stick the foam in buggers belief. The plastic cover is not waterproof so it is obvious that the water is going to get in and stay, causing all this hassle on a bike the best part of 11grand with all thetoys. I've done this to mine and it has worked so far unl
ess someone here has a better solution. Dave Oh and looking above I did'nt use any special primer and it worked i think degreasing is possibly a good way forward.
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Maybe the hammerite sticks better to aluminium than to zinc plate. In any case, the bubbling and lifting of the original BMW paint looks like poor adhesion to the base metal, so the correct primer must give a better chance of the repair staying put.
alimey4u2
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Road salt is the major culprit, no brainer really other than to winterize (protect) if you venture forth all year round.....
Big Lee
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Reading the primer instruction it`s ideal for use on aluminium, galvanised stuff & non ferrous metals and as I already had some found it ideal
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