pic request

[Cloggy Saint]

Has anyone maybe got a picture that shows where the left hand side hanger for the back-box is? Mine's MIA and I want to weld a new one on. Cheers.

[Cloggy Saint]

Someone must have a picture from a resto' thread!

[jmc330i]

Not the best pic, but this is looking from back to front...




If I'm able (and it's not pi$$ing it down), I can pop a wheel off one of mine tomorrow and get pic of the mount itself?

[Cloggy Saint]

Can't really make it out from that picture. If you could get a better one tomorrow that would be fantastic!

[jmc330i]

I'll see how my arm is (had an op last week) and I'll see what I can do

[Cloggy Saint]

Thanks . I guess this is what I'm missing?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291012055796? ... 1423.l2648

Does it bolt directly to the bodywork or is there a bracket that comes down?

[spook]

Thats the thing that holds the rubber doughnut, well i think it is and im pretty sure it bolts to the bodywork.

[jmc330i]

Sorry for the delay, still having arm issues
Anyway, I couldn't get a wheel off my breaker, but managed to jack it up to get some sort of pic.
As you'll see, someone got excited trying to hide the rust, so you can't see how the mount is fixed. But hopefully it might help show where the mount needs to go in relation to the exhaust and heat shield.

The mount is fixed (I'd say welded) to the inner chassis rail not the bodywork and there is a handy 'cut out' in the heat shield where it should drop down.




That mount in the eBay link I think is a lower mount and would hang off the mount that's attached to the body. The threaded part goes through the straps to clamp them together.

[Brianmoooore]

Bracket is welded to the bodyshell, but often falls off. Replacements are/were available from BMW. If there was ever one there, you should be able to see the scar where it fitted.
Some tourings use a single hanger above the tailpipes instead of the bands around the silencer, and use a lower bracket that clamps to the pipes tight to the box.

[BenHar]

Pic from Beardymat's thread:

And one from scott180gtb:



Ben

[Cloggy Saint]

Thanks everyone, that's a big help!