How much fairing removal for new headers?

[Glennn]

Well I got the fairing off completely without snapping any delicate parts, but I will be amazed if I get it back together without missing at least one screw or two...

Those tabs are a bitch though and I have a new question.

I have a 2012 and I pulled it apart in this order - windshield, glove box, upper fairing/dash, middle rear fairing (gills), bottom fairing, middle front fairing (indicators). 

Now getting the middle rear out really tested my nerves with lots of wriggling/flexing - in hindsight I'm wondering if I should have dropped the bottom fairing before pulling the middle rear to make that whole interlocking tab thing easier? 

When I put it back together should I first do the middle front, middle rear THEN bottom?

Thanks folks - oh and if anyone has a Yamaha Road Star they want to ask me any questions on FIRE AWAY! 

[Glennn]

It's Boxing Day and have now successfully removed the old headers and installed the set of 2006/07 ZX14 headers.  So far everything has gone OK and undoing the radiator to let it just hang there was definitely a great assistance cause she is pretty tight.  New gaskets and new Fuji lock nuts got a feel for the 13ft/lbs torque on the outer nuts and just did the inner ones through grunts.  Started it up sans mufflers to try and detect if I could hear any header leaks and it seems ok at this point.  See if I can get the new mufflers on without screwing anything up