Broke my headlight mount - Easy Fix?

[jkenosh]

i broke another headlight mount in a low speed roll over (2 mph) has anyone come up with a good way to fix these. i try epoxy and it worked for 2 weeks, i was thinking about removing whats left of the mount and riviting on a thin piece of angle iron or aluminum behind the reflector below the headlight ajustment screw. any pics would be appreciated

 

[Tork]

I think member BLUEDOG went to a machine shop and had aluminum tabs fabricated and attached. I am not sure if there have been pics posted on this site or not. Might come up in a search if you managed to pick the right keywords. This would be a simple job for a machine shop, prolly dont need pics

 

[berge75]

I RERPAIRED MINE WITH A SHORT PIECE OF ALUMINUM. I'LL POST A PIC LATER. Later has arrived. I guess I could have centered the bolt hole a little better,was in a hurry.

 

[berge75]

Did this help ya? I had to tear my sled apart to get these pics.

 

[TonyD]

i broke another headlight mount in a low speed roll over (2 mph) has anyone come up with a good way to fix these. i try epoxy and it worked for 2 weeks, i was thinking about removing whats left of the mount and riviting on a thin piece of angle iron or aluminum behind the reflector below the headlight ajustment screw. any pics would be appreciated

I did the same thing. Used nylon straps to hold mine, 2 on each side. Can hardly tell the mounts are broken from the outside - very stable. Just drilled some holes in the plastic, fished them through and tightened them up.

 

[jkenosh]

thanks guys

 

[scottymac]

i just took mine today to a body shop to see if he could plastic weld it, i'll post the results later today when i go pick it up.

 

[mdkuni]

I have tried JB Weld and Devcon Plastic Weld. Both broke after a single ride. Next step is aluminum. You have to buy the headlight assemply according to the parts diagram and it is over $100 to replace it!

My damage was a result of riding. No roll overs..

 

[insane]

I like the ty-wraps. If you roll again....ty-wraps are cheep.

 

[scottymac]

Got her back today and reasembled it, weld looks great. Only time will tell if she holds up.

 

[niko]

i too have this problem both mounts are broken off, what a bad design from yamaha.
Heres a pic from another member, looks like a good easy fix.

niko.

 

[The apex of Disaster]

Had the same problem at the end of last year. I had a buddy of mine who did some custom car work put it back together with a fiber glass kit from
wal-mart. So far so good. He repaired the one side that I broke and put another layer on the other for more strength.

 

[SnowBandit]

Did the same thing as last picture above... Been riding two whole seasons like that without a problem... I think its stronger that stock to!

 

[berge75]

Yamaha was asking allot of those skinny little mounts when you consider the weight of the headlight pod, plus add a mid hieght shield,and a windshield bag full of junk,one big crushing mogul SNAP.

 

[Reimond]

I used soldering iron to melt plastik together. Then i add more same type of plastik (melting) backside. Works and looks good and might be stronger than original.