Newer Model 400ex Plastics On An Older Model 400ex??

[oj250r]

ok i have and 02 model 400ex hybrid and i want to put new model plastics on it cause they a similar to 450r platics,,, so i was wantin to know if they will work or will i have to fab up brackets n stuff..

any suggestions, advice, or opinions would be helpful..

Appreciate it guys

[BigLuke]

I would be a PITA, all the brackets and I think even the fuel tank is different so I would say no.

big luke is talking out of his arse... it is an easy change over...go to a website like alba action that has a parts microfiche...you will need:
choose a 2005 400ex as your model, then front fender assembly...on that pic, the only bracket you need is number 12...all of the rest are the same...

i have a 2000 with newer stock fronts and also maiers

[soonerdude77]

Originally posted by speedyquad
big luke is talking out of his arse...

I think he was probably talking about the '09 plastics, which are entirely different.

[BigLuke]

I was talking about the '09 plastic. 05-08 wouldnt be hard to install, 09 WOULD. So NO I wasnt talking out of my arse.....

read his post...he said "since they are similar to 450r plastics"...hmmm...that would tell me that he is not asking about 09 plastics but 05-07...think a little about what is written

i know that 09's are totally different...

[BigLuke]

Well my mistake, I am sorry. I was assuming he ment the '09 plastic. But that still doesnt give YOU the right to act like a douche and say Im speaking out of my ***. Ask me next time and I will clarify. Thank you.

[Snipe]

08 are the same as 09 plastics

you were speaking out your *** because you were wrong and could not pay attention to detail...read closer next time to avoid sounding like an idiot...

[hondaking52]

ignore the two 5 year olds, here is a link that i answered your same question, near the bottom i posted links to wat you need, any Q's just ask.

http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=388047&perpage=13&pagenumber=1

[Snipe]

Quick question everyone who has replied, since this is such a common question and a pretty big mod that alot of ppl like to do why dont someone just make a post on step by step with pics on how to do this? would make a good sticky and help alot of ppl out.

I would myself but I have an 08 so I can only put 09 plastics on and then it would look identical with less scratches lol

[hondaking52]

funny you say that, i was gona do it, but i'm to busy with work etc, if one isnt done by winter i'll do up a good one.

[oj250r]

ok thanks alot guys for the info,, but i got another question... is there a way to make 450r plastics and tank work??

[trailrider894]

hey BigLuke you need to respect the guys who have been around the forum. they know way more than you and can win any fight ever!!!! trust me i've tried!!

[hondaking52]

Originally posted by oj250r
ok thanks alot guys for the info,, but i got another question... is there a way to make 450r plastics and tank work?? one guy has done it, but it requires alot of mods, all new frame mounts etc etc, and it looked pretty haggard..

[BigLuke]

Originally posted by speedyquad
you were speaking out your *** because you were wrong and could not pay attention to detail...read closer next time to avoid sounding like an idiot...

**Edited by Moderator**

Clean up the language.

[BigLuke]

Originally posted by trailrider894
hey BigLuke you need to respect the guys who have been around the forum. they know way more than you and can win any fight ever!!!! trust me i've tried!!

Well I think its BS cause I offer a answer and some douche shoots me down, Im not getting respected. I even realize my mistake and admitt it and a replies with another smart *** remark screw that. Treat me with respect and ye shall receive.

Oh and I forgot everyone on internet forums knows WAY MORE than people who just join and are new. Im sorry Ive been around atv for awhile not just since I joined this forum.

gee, i am sorry...did i hurt someone's feelings?

"talking out your/his/her/my arse" is not an insult. it is merely a way of saying someone is giving the wrong info...if this offended you, then you will not have a good experience on this site...what i brought was mild and entertaining and comical(to me) for about 2 seconds...and quite honestly, i laughed at the teeny bopper comeback of the year..."douche"...especially when that pm asking me to quit and then "insulting" me again with it...this was after you, in effect, said "yep, i was wrong"...had you just left it at that...i wouldn't have felt the need go any farther, BUT ya had to say you weren't talking out of your buttocks...guess what...ya gave incorrect info so therefore ya were talkin' out ya heiny...and if it weren't bad enough ya had to get all pee pee about it...

not that it matters, but i have been on atv's longer than you have been alive...

[Snipe]

I wish there was a way to get the 450R tank on as I do love that. Instead of having plastics cover the tank just have the tank as the plastic.

[hondaking52]

Originally posted by Snipe
I wish there was a way to get the 450R tank on as I do love that. Instead of having plastics cover the tank just have the tank as the plastic. ya the only downside is all the graphics and stickers will bubble...

[Snipe]

Originally posted by hondaking52
ya the only downside is all the graphics and stickers will bubble...

What do you mean?

the gas fumes permeate through the plastic tank causing the adhesive to degrade...i had good luck with my tank graphics on the 450r...they last about a year and a month...most don't stay on that long...