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Back with a 500 ....
SPR:
It’s not anything I’ve come across before - and is definitely the same profile as original.
Julie - believe it or not I don’t own a magnet !!
I’ve attached a close up - it does look like a metal piece sandwiched between the outer clear plastic.
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SPR:
--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on February 27, 2023, 09:00:47 AM ---Simon, if you get chance before fitting, could you tell me what material it's made of please. Does a magnet stick to it?
--- End quote ---
Julie - see previous reply - I found a magnetic tool tray and it doesn't seem to be metal ...
They produced a youtube video showing installation which would suggest there is some extra to cut off .... do you want me to save it and send it you once complete ?
https://youtu.be/c6_IArRGdBo
Oddjob:
Looks to be the same way as Honda manufactured them. Looking at the vid you can clearly see where the tank has been scratched to bits by the installation of the retaining clips, look @49 secs and just before, deep marks through the paintwork reaching right to bare metal. Then imagine the U shape full of water, holding water right up against those scratches, sure fire recipe for rust to form and where you wouldn't spot it. It travels up the tank and before you know it you've got a leaking seam.
The Honda bead was quite well known for reacting to UV, it would go milky white and it would start to spread open, most likely due to the rust being formed underneath.
I like the idea of the trim but I'm not sure it's worth the problems it brings.
How tight is the trim on the tank without the clips?
SPR:
Ken
Not fitted it yet or even offered it up .... tank was full
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Modern plastics have come a long way in terms of uV resistance Simon - I would not compare a product manufactured 50 years ago with todays equivalent.
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