Can 2010 C14 ABS year fairing cowl panels be retrofitted on 2008 C14 ABS frame?
Thanks in advance.
Can they? Yes, I'm sure they can be.
Practical?.....Probably not.
It will not be a simple bolt up. There will be more than just plastic involved. There are different shaped foam pieces
involved, the cowling lowers are different as are the side mirrors. Most importantly the fairing stays are different as well.
Except for color code the rear side covers appear identical and easily swap-able.
Now if you have an almost free 2010 model presented to you, say because of a blown engine or trans that makes it a very economical purchase
and if you really really want the newer fairing on your 2008 model then it is doable with considerable part swapping. The frames appear identical
but they do have different part numbers so there may need to be a little adapting here and there. There will be other decisions to make as well. Do you
swap the handle bars so you have heated grips to hook up the grip heater control to?
(yep, top covers are different as well)..or do you stay with the original 2008 bars so you
don't end up with orange buttons that don't do anything..you'll need to make the glove box so it opens manually since the '08 ECU doesn't know it's there to unlock..
..or do you swap everything including the ECU and Kipass and wiring harness?.....perhaps if using the scenario I've presented here, I think it might be better/easier to just put
the 2008 engine/trans into the 2010 model.
Best wishes.