which front mudguard extender?

[JonL]

Nippy Normans sell two front mudguard extenders:

this one for £30 quid with stainless steel screws:
http://www.nippynormans.com/FRONT-MUDGUARD-EXTENDER-R1200GS_ADVENTURE/productinfo/WUN-8110101/

and this one with black screws:
http://www.nippynormans.com/MUDGUARD-EXTENDER-R1200GS-08-on/productinfo/EXT-05416008/

Anyone know of any difference between the two? Is the second cheap sh*t that will break quickly?

Cheers.

 

[Big Nick]

The cheap one, there's no need to use the screws if you use a strong plastic adhesive

 

[mr badger]

Ditto.

The black screws rust quickly anyhow. Wish I'd stuck with adhesive.

The extender works fine.

 

[JonL]

Thanks guys.

Just sorting out the new bike.

 

[CrashOverride]

I bought the cheap one, stuck it on with araldite and set off round France Switzerland and Germany, 2500 miles later it's still there and works a treat

 

[swissrob]

mine has been on for about a year - no rust on the screws yet, only item to note is that the plastic is not a match for the original mudguard.... it may not bother you tho.

 

[arrybash]

I just checked the part number for the stainless version and its the same part number as I bought recently.

However the screws supplied in my kit were not stainless but plated mild steel.

As it happens I have loads of stainless screws from fitting boats out so I just changed them.

I personally would not use araldite as an adhesive on plastic that flexes as it tends to be brittle when hard and may just fracture resulting in it falling of.

I would use a plastic adhesive, but you need to be careful as some can be so powerful they will melt the original mudguard.

I just used stainless screws but did use silicon to seal it as dirty water can run down the joint and looks awful.

Chris