General topics » Plastic washers body screw tankcover

Do the R1250RS owners have plastic washers on the body screw with collar in the tankcover (nr.5 in the picture)? https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts...&diagId=46_1753

And in the side fairing (nr. 4 in the picture)? https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts...&diagId=46_1751

Mine R1250RS doesn't have those plastic washers like in the pictures, but maybe it is not necessary any more, or they forgot it .....

My 1250 did not have them either.

Zitat von GvG im Beitrag #1

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Do the R1250RS owners have plastic washers on the body screw with collar in the tankcover (nr.5 in the picture)? https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts...&diagId=46_1753

And in the side fairing (nr. 4 in the picture)? https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts...&diagId=46_1751

Mine R1250RS doesn't have those plastic washers like in the pictures, but maybe it is not necessary any more, or they forgot it .....

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Maybe it depends on whether you have the base model with plastic central tank cover panel, or the Sport/Exclusive models which have the shiny, made of metal I assume, central tank cover panel.

Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #4

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Maybe it depends on whether you have the base model with plastic central tank cover panel, or the Sport/Exclusive models which have the shiny, made of metal I assume, central tank cover panel.

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So do those 8 torx head screws you see on the picture have plastic washers or not?

They do not have plastic washers if my new, unmolested 1250 is a guide.

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So do those 8 torx head screws you see on the picture have plastic washers or not?

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #8

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Zitat von GvG im Beitrag #6

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So do those 8 torx head screws you see on the picture have plastic washers or not?

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My picture is a R1200.
I wanted to show it doesn't matter which tank center you have, the plastic washers do not touch the tank center.

To me the plastic washers are not a big deal. They may help to prevent the fastener head from scuffing the paint, but the fastener head will cover any scuff marks.

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Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #9

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Item 5 in the following picture linked by the OP, is what I thought we were talking about, and that does seem to go into the central cover, albeit a part you do not see once the tank side covers are on.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts...&diagId=46_1753

I'm not sure if the 1250 Sport and Exclusive top cover is entirely made of metal, of if it just has a metal top layer with a plastic frame underneath. It certainly feels like metal in the showroom. I will find out when I get mine in November!

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The Real OEM parts fiche may not be up to date at this time.
When I click on the engine it only shows the R1200 heads, not the 1250 heads.

Same for the headlights, I only see the 1200 headlights.

The A&S BMW parts fiche appears to be up to date and it shows the plastic washer.

I would not lose sleep over it :) Those plastic washers are very hard to see and easy to lose :)

Some of these fasteners have the plastic washers sitting on them and they don't show up in the picture.

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Note that the OEM picture describes the plastic washers as 5mm, ‘cos the screws are 5mm, but the shoulders are much bigger than 5mm.

I bought a big pack on the Bay for pennies as they are easy to lose.

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Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #9

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Item 5 in the following picture linked by the OP, is what I thought we were talking about, and that does seem to go into the central cover, albeit a part you do not see once the tank side covers are on.

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/en/showparts...&diagId=46_1753

I'm not sure if the 1250 Sport and Exclusive top cover is entirely made of metal, of if it just has a metal top layer with a plastic frame underneath. It certainly feels like metal in the showroom. I will find out when I get mine in November!

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Sorry I was having brain fade.
Here's pictures of my 1200 panels.
I can't remember if there was a plastic washer in the #5 location.

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Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #13

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[quote=Lee|p19709]

Thanks for the pictures Lee - very useful in thinking about how to locate some wiring that I will want to install when I get my RS.

Fred

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Hi Lee,

How do I remove the sidefairing (right and left is the same I assume) without breaking some tabs? In your last picture (with the red stripe to the tab) I see that the tank piece and the black piece are still connected to each other; so I assume you take them off in one piece? And how do you disconnect that piece from the fueltank, pull/push it or something? And do I need to remove the lower sidefairing (the piece with the blinker) to remove that tank piece? Unfortunately there isn't a Youtube item of it.

I never removed those pieces so I'm a bit cautious.

Thanks in advance mate!