Pannier lids

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:39 pm

Hi,
I have just bought some BMW panniers, but the pannier lids seem to be a bit small, will these be City Lids?
My next question is that there are some lids for sale on ebay which seem to be bigger but they are advertised for a K series BMW, will these lids fit the panniers I have for a R1100S?
Next question, has anyone painted/sprayed their panniers to match their bike? i.e. Boxercup blue! Is this colour available from BMW for panniers?
cheers guys
Howard.
P.S. Anyone got deeper lids for sale?

JoeC · Post by **JoeC** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:41 pm

No deep lids but got some deep pockets if you want to put in an offer for them !

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:44 pm

Are you a bit bored then JoeC !

JoeC · Post by **JoeC** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:57 pm

Just passing a few minutes of time away.

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:56 am

Howard,

I have some regular fat lids cluttering up my garage, which you can have for the price of the postage to get them to your neck of the woods. I'll drop you a PM with my contact details.

Cheers,

Paul

gripperod · Post by **gripperod** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:55 am

Howard, does that mean you have some shallow lids going spare?

Brian

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:29 pm

Gripperod,
I think Paul is sorting me out with the fat lids which I may spray, but I am going to keep the small lids just in case I ever sell the panniers.

gripperod · Post by **gripperod** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:41 pm

No probs. as I remember (from my night school painting course) for plastic and flexible stuff you add a plasticiser (is that a real word?) at about 20%. Your local paint shop will sort you out, it makes the paint flexible and stops it flaking.

Brian

gripperod · Post by **gripperod** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:48 pm

p.s. The paint shop will also be able to mix you up the colour either from the BMW paint code or matching to a colour sample (take a bit of the bodywork in). If you use 2 pack (acrylic) its pretty evil stuff so you need an air fed mask when you spray, if you use cellulose you can get away with a cartridge mask. Due to "green" legislation lots of people are moving to water based paint but you have to lacquer it (or dont ride in the rain!)

You now know everything I know about paint

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:56 pm

Here's a pic of my Boxer Cup with painted City Lids.

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They are a lot handier than the full-width lids.

Al

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:37 pm

Thats exactly what I want to do! I want the wider lids for when I go to France or Spain or wherever? later on this year.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:14 am

Not sure how often the regular lids come up on Ebay, but I don't think I'd recommend painting them as it might look a bit OTT.

...and you defo don't want to go this far.................

Al

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:54 pm

O Yeh! I want to go that far......................................Love it!!!!

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:55 pm

Would look better if the lids were white red blue from the top front corner I think.

Hum gives me an idea could paint the lids on the GS RED.

It really would be a rare red one then

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:14 pm

Well spotted! - the one in the pic is upside down!