[[:techtalk:menu|{{ :techtalk:gototechnicalmenu.jpg|}}]] ====== EVO: Body Parts - Sub-03A ====== ====== Fix for the Early Rubbermount Battery Cover Popping Off ====== This may or may not become a problem. But if it does happen, here are some ideas to fix it. \\ While riding, if the battery cover pops open, it could be a weak or bad plastic clip that holds the cover. ((Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) \\ You can use Velcro or zip ties instead of the plastic clip to secure it instead and reinstall them if you have to take the cover off. \\ The front clip (70416-04A) on this 07 model kept letting the cover fly open. \\ The modification below was done as a fix for this. \\ An 1/8" drill bit was used to drill several holes in a row to wallow out a slot in the clip. ((Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) \\ {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_1_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) \\ A piece of zip-tie about 2"-3" long was then slid into the slot to hold the cover on without working it's way back out of the clip. \\ {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_2_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_3_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_4_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) \\ Install the clip, insert the zip tie and that's it. \\ {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_5_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_6_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) {{:techtalk:evo:body:04_stlye_battery_cover_fix_7_by_cosmo_kramer.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by Cosmo Kramer of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/efi-sportster-motorcycle-talk-2007-and-up/75915-battery-cover-popping-open-while-riding?s=a440fb0292e43a5a97b7f5645fadbe3c&t=538118)) \\ \\ [[:techtalk:menu|{{:techtalk:gototechnicalmenu.jpg|}}]]