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The end product of this installation is pretty nice, and well worth the trouble of ordering the mirrors from Verholen and spending the approximately 1 hour to install them. Before anything else, a list of tools you will need: male Torx 40 bit; 3, 4, and 5mm hex wrenches; Phillips head screwdriver; drill; 5/32" (or 3mm), and 5/16" (or 8.5mm) drillbits; 10mm and 13mm box/flat wrenches, fine tipped black magic marker; vise or visegrips; 2 handtowels. Also, unscrew the one torx screw that hold each mirror together and separate the mirror from its base. Put the mirror aside for now.
1. Remove the turnsignal pods; this is done by grabbing a hold of them and giving them a sharp rap with the palm of the hand downward and back. Let them hang with a handtowel between them and the fairing. Remove the front screws for both the left and right sides of the main fairing covers. This will ease removing and replacing the fairing parts in the next step. Remove the part of the fairing that covers the windshield articulating mechanism on both sides (see picture below). This necessitates removing the 2 visible screws, as well as the one located above the top turnsignal unit securing stud.
2. Remove the small screw indicated by the red arrow and install the banana-shaped aluminum bracket using the longer screw supplied in the kit
3. Attach the short end of the angle bracket provided using the larger hex screw, washer, and nut as shown. Note: some installers have found that performing steps 2 and 3 at the end of the installation sequence works better. This means attaching the angle bracket to the mirrors first, and then dealing with steps 2 and 3. Other installers like to wait to attach the angle bracket so that they can use each one to check their work at the end of step 4.
4. Raise the windshield, and position the stainless steel template provided with the kit as depicted in the next pictures. The #1 nipple goes over the bottom rubber bumper, gently pressed against the outer edge of the fairing's windshield groove. Note: Verholen instructs you to remove each lower bumper but that is a painful and unnecessary step. The #2 nipple is simply gently pressed against the outer edge of the fairing's windshield groove too. The template is not curved, so just position it as described above, and then rotate it so the two drill guide holes lay flat against the fairing. Recheck that the two nipples are properly placed as described above. Insert the tip of the magic marker into each drill guide hole and mark the spot you will be drilliing. Simply flipping the template over, do the same thing on the other side and visually verify that the holes are positioned in a mirror image of each other. Take each of the mirrors and check that the markings line up exactly with the center of the holes in the base of the mirror stems. If you did not complete step 3 above, you can triple check the markings using each angle bracket.
5. Next, drill a pilot hole with a small drill bit and recheck position with the mirror stem base. Drill each hole again with a 5/32" drill and check once more that the holes line up with the mirror stem's base. Finish this thrilling procedure by drilling out each hole out with the 5/16" drill. Should look like this:
6. The four Torx screws will not easily mesh with the nuts provided because their tips are coated with a blue Locktite-like goo. I put each nut in a vise and made sure each screw went in fairly easily before trying to do it on the bike (on the bike, you need to be careful not to drop your brand-new mirrors, so wrestling with screws and bolts should not be a priority).
7. Ensuring that the two bolts that are holding the two aluminum brackets are very loose, position the mirror base (with rubber pad) over the holes and insert the top Torx screw. Place the thick stainless nut into position and screw in the screw loosely. Before attempting to do the same for the bottom Torx screw, you should place tape over the nut so that it remains in the recess in the bracket. In both cases, you will need to use the 13mm wrench to hold the nut in place. Once this is done, progressively tighten the Torx screws and bracket screws until all four are snug. From the inside your setup should look like below. Move the windshield down to ensure it does so properly. The spring will bend around the banana-shaped bracket, which is normal.
8. Reattach the new mirrors to their bases and get rid of the Mickey Mouse mirrors. Make sure everything is nice and tight, including the Torx screw on the mirror stem, and you're done.