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 Post subject: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 18:37 
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:headbang: fekin plastic shite :headbang:
usual story the feker has expanded , jammed in the filler neck...
dismantled /sorted/ sworn at in great depth :twisted:

yes i know you can buy an aliminium replacement but seems a lot of money to me :old:

William fire up the angle grinder wb

rant over :sad1:

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 18:58 
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The original manufacturer (Newton Equipment) put me on to a company called Think Automotive (thinkauto.com).
I dealt with a guy called Santino Meale who sent me a new one for about £20 delivered. I seem to remember that it looked like they had changed the moulding slightly to make the problem less likely.

I did have an aluminium one but prefer the original.


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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 19:02 
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SimonD wrote:
The original manufacturer (Newton Equipment) put me on to a company called Think Automotive (think auto.com).
I dealt with a guy called Santino Meale who sent me a new one for about £20 delivered. I seem to remember that it looked like they had changed the moulding slightly to make the problem less likely.

Excellent news. Can you post the part number please, perhaps Pash can then log it in 'How to' or such like.
I've dealt with 'Think' for over 30 years; good helpful people :yup:

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 19:16 
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I don't have a part number but it is the aero400 cap.

This is the Newton Equipment page:
http://www.newton-equipment.com/aero-40 ... r-cap.html

This is the Think Auto page:
http://thinkauto.com/acatalog/On_line_s ... s_314.html

I don't think they list the saddle separately but were happy to send me one when I emailed them.
Just checked - it was £21.67 in December 2014.


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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 19:30 
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Topgumm wrote:
Fitted the Newton company`s billet saddle to the fuel cap after struggling with a jammed cap from the usual swelling plastic part of the cap. Part number SAD4M . If the cap has a lock then you have to ease the rear part with a file to allow it to clear the milled groove . I also noted that on an original British supplied cap the centre thread for the nut is not long enough to allow the Nyloc to bite when converting to the ali saddle so I turned it upside down . The other one I fitted to a Taiwanese supplied cap had a longer thread. These worked out at £24 each for five posted from Newton Equipment . If you only want one It works out a fair bit more.

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 19:45 
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cheers people :yup: :worthy:

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 09 May 2016 23:01 
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I'll organise a bulk buy if enough interest...

I should stop saying stuff like that

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 06 Jun 2016 14:25 
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Just bought one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Buell-X1-Ligh ... 1775491551?

Good reviews on BWB

Including shipping and all, came to £42.
Will let you all know whats its like when I get round to fitting it

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 07 Jun 2016 21:10 
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Nutah wrote:
:headbang: fekin plastic shite :headbang:
usual story the feker has expanded , jammed in the filler neck...
dismantled /sorted/ sworn at in great depth :twisted:

yes i know you can buy an aliminium replacement but seems a lot of money to me :old:

William fire up the angle grinder wb

rant over :sad1:

up n running yufffff yeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaa

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 07 Jun 2016 21:36 
Took a bit off mine with a dremel, been ok for at least a year


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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 08 Jun 2016 22:36 
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Why not buy British, these are £40 plus £2.50 carriage

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These will drain incidentally ;)

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 10 Jun 2016 22:16 
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Just got the 1st batch of these from Andy and they really are perfection :worthy:

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 10 Jun 2016 22:22 
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Rats!

I just bit the bullet and shelled out for the previous (expensive) version.

That cost me about £80, so £42.50 seems like a bargain. And I would bet that Andy's version it is better made!

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 13 Jun 2016 09:19 
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A real shame, If I had known they were available, I would have bought local.

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 Post subject: Re: filler cap
PostPosted: 13 Jun 2016 17:32 
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They weren't available, I saw yours and thought I'll do them and maz was mithering me so made them the same day but no one else even asked.

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