Could live with it but been playing on my mind all day, luckly there was a new one on ebay so just bought that so will drill the holes on that one instead.
Just wanted to vent my frustration
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Hi, just went thru replacing multiple panels on my PCX. I can now tell you how to 'officially per the manual' remove that panel.Cracksta wrote:Pissed off today, went to start fitting my new top box, had troubles getting the tail off, on youtube it looked so easy, managed to split the tail and its now cracked.
Could live with it but been playing on my mind all day, luckly there was a new one on ebay so just bought that so will drill the holes on that one instead.
Just wanted to vent my frustration![]()
FYI, beneath the cover is the actual handrail. It's a cast steel part. You'll see four (4) bosses toward the rear of the handrail. That's where you bolt in your box, and why you have to cut holes in the rail cover itself. No biggie, but using a drill would be very tricky. You'll likely need a Dremel tool to cut the openings.C-Note wrote:Hi, just went thru replacing multiple panels on my PCX. I can now tell you how to 'officially per the manual' remove that panel.Cracksta wrote:Pissed off today, went to start fitting my new top box, had troubles getting the tail off, on youtube it looked so easy, managed to split the tail and its now cracked.
Could live with it but been playing on my mind all day, luckly there was a new one on ebay so just bought that so will drill the holes on that one instead.
Just wanted to vent my frustration![]()
It is done completely by hand, and one of the simplest to remove.
1. Remove the two machine screws toward the to rear of the panel.
2. Standing on one side or the other of the bike, firmly press with both palms on the top opposite front side of the panel, pushing firm and slow outward and rolling the panel slightly over until the snap clip pops out. Repeat for the other side. Don't over push.
3. Grab the panel from under and lift to the rear to pop out the clip in the back.
Btw, to replace the cracked cover part it'll cost around $12 USD, go here to buy: http://www.powersportsplus.com/parts/se ... parts.htmlC-Note wrote:FYI, beneath the cover is the actual handrail. It's a cast steel part. You'll see four (4) bosses toward the rear of the handrail. That's where you bolt in your box, and why you have to cut holes in the rail cover itself. No biggie, but using a drill would be very tricky. You'll likely need a Dremel tool to cut the openings.C-Note wrote:Hi, just went thru replacing multiple panels on my PCX. I can now tell you how to 'officially per the manual' remove that panel.Cracksta wrote:Pissed off today, went to start fitting my new top box, had troubles getting the tail off, on youtube it looked so easy, managed to split the tail and its now cracked.
Could live with it but been playing on my mind all day, luckly there was a new one on ebay so just bought that so will drill the holes on that one instead.
Just wanted to vent my frustration![]()
It is done completely by hand, and one of the simplest to remove.
1. Remove the two machine screws toward the to rear of the panel.
2. Standing on one side or the other of the bike, firmly press with both palms on the top opposite front side of the panel, pushing firm and slow outward and rolling the panel slightly over until the snap clip pops out. Repeat for the other side. Don't over push.
3. Grab the panel from under and lift to the rear to pop out the clip in the back.
I had my box installed by a dealer and when I took my bike apart to replace the panels I had to disassemble that part as well to get the rear sides off. I was able to see what they had to do to get that box on, and it was fairly elaborate to my surprise.