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SOHC.co.uk Forums => Recommended Sources for Parts and Services => Topic started by: Sesman on November 14, 2024, 06:45:16 PM
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Does anybody know of a good source for side cover grommets. I bought some a couple of years ago and now they are as hard as marble. I dare not fit the panels as there is no appreciable ‘yield’ and I’m concerned that the panel lugs may snap when I try to remove them.
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Try nurse Julie
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If no joy with NJ they sometimes pop up on e bay at prices much less than DS.
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Careful with these, I bought aftermarket ones and they were as hard as hell couldn’t get the side panels on, ended up putting the originals back on.
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Exactly the position I’m in. There are so many suppliers out there, I was wondering if anybody has had success sourcing something suitable.
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CMSNL Has Honda grommets in stock.
83551-300-000
17247-303-000
Ozzybud
https://www.cmsnl.com/honda-cb550-super-sport-550-four-cb550f2-1977-usa_model468/partslist/F++15.html
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I know, so does DS. I was hoping for a more cost effective solution!
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There is nothing like genuine Honda parts.. You get what you pay for. 5 and 3 dollars each sounds cost effective to me. especially not risking cracking the side covers taking them off/on. That would cost a lot more
I bought a set for my K1 and they were soft and supple
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I agree, but occasionally a good alternative product arises and I’m just checking to see if anybody has had success. I’’m beginning to think they haven’t.
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Why can't they make softer copy parts, doesn't seem a difficult task
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Try Wemoto, I bought some for my 550 K0 a few months ago for £2.20 each.
Said they were pattern parts but when they came they were in Honda bags.
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Aha. That’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks👍
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Thats the place, it's been bugging me that I could not find the source in my e bay history.
Update
The Wemoto site do quite a lot of Superdream parts so a timely reminder of alternative suppliers.
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Order placed. I’ll report on receipt.
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That’s excellent, will also be interested in the report.
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I have the originals from 1974 and they are still fine. You don't want them to be too soft otherwise your side panel might fall off.
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I also have my originals from 1977 and they are shite. I’ve drilled the top lug and inserted a thin r clip to prevent loss.
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To answer your question Ted, here I am half way across the North Pacific on Port Tack in 20mph wind. I’ve just taken the helm after a very painful experience involving a kidney stone. Thank god for morphine and diazepam.
Tonight I’ll be in the pub at 5pm and tomorrow doing the garden.
🤔🤔🤔
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To answer your question Ted, here I am half way across the North Pacific on Port Tack in 20mph wind. I’ve just taken the helm after a very painful experience involving a kidney stone. Thank god for morphine and diazepam.
Tonight I’ll be in the pub at 5pm and tomorrow doing the garden.
🤔🤔🤔
I've sent you a PM about Kidney Stones.
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Are the cheap carb rubbers from Ebay any good or are they to hard as well?
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Hard to say. My apologies.
I’ve tried a few ‘cheap’ suppliers and been disappointed on all occasions. The grommets have been rock hard.
I received my wemoto products today, will report soon.
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I could only find the oval ones and not the circular
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Yup, they have run out of the larger ones. Note that Wemoto have transposed the images and dimension descriptions. Ie the dimensions are for the large grommet, but they show the small grommet and vice versa. I bought the last two large grommets, product no AB1746. I now have two spare small grommets!
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Forgot to mention. The grommets arrived in sealed Honda packaging. I’m told by Wemoto that the longer ones are out of stock and replacements will be pattern. I’ll report on quality on receipt.
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Forgot to mention. The grommets arrived in sealed Honda packaging. I’m told by Wemoto that the longer ones are out of stock and replacements will be pattern. I’ll report on quality on receipt.
Ah, that confused me for a bit there, if you want to sell on the two spare smaller grommets I'd gladly buy them from you. When you get the patern long ones could you let me know how pliable they are? Dom
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Has anyone tried softening the old hard rubber grommets with the magic carb rubber mixture?
It worked well on my carb rubbers.
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Is that the winter green mix? Does it work and last?
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Aha. That would be me. I tried this some time ago using the wintergreen/glycerine formula and it softened them beautifully. Within 6 months they returned to their marble like state. I was warned this might happen by a forum member. Honestly the stench is not worth the effort.
Grommet report: The pattern ones provided by Wemoto are comparable to the originals in size and suppleness. They should be available from Wemoto again later this week. Good price too.
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Is that the winter green mix? Does it work and last?
Yes. I used Wintergreen and Rubbing Alcohol mixture on the carb rubbers. It softened them really well, they expanded as well but returned to size in a couple of days.
I did it about 3 years ago and they're still softish, probably not as soft as new rubber, but fine to get the carbs on and off with a bit of added heat.
On my side panel grommets I sprayed them with silicone spray and the panels slide on and off easier.
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Ok, so the second batch of large grommets has arrived. They came as ‘pattern’ parts, but I can happily report that they have the same pliability as the smaller grommets, which arrived in original Honda packaging. At £3.17 a pair, it’s a winner.
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I received my grommets from Wemoto, the small ones were again in Honda packaging and larger were pattern parts but are identical down to the mould lines, finish and amount of pliability to these from Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184052268286?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=q6JCULh7RVO&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Y0YDXM_4R0-&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY