Shimano Deore/XT Shadow gears

stanfree
stanfree Posts: 58
edited December 2009 in MTB general
Managed to drive my car under a bridge with my bike attached and managed to smash the top of the gears shifters . Amazingly the gears still work but the little window at the top which shows what gear you are in is totally smashed . Any idea if you can buy these on there own as they are only held in with a couple of screws.

Could have been a lot worse but feel a complete knob.

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  • -liam-
    -liam- Posts: 1,831
    edited December 2009
    You are a pleb arent you? lol ;) You arent the first and won't be the last :(

    You can remove the windows and fit blanking plates on xt shifters. Have no idea if they (shimano) will supply replacement windows though.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    just take them off and fit the blacking plates.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • stanfree
    stanfree Posts: 58
    Where would I find the backing plates ?. Cant find anything on Google.
  • richg1979
    richg1979 Posts: 1,087
    the later type xt shifters have the blanking plates on the shifter, if you remove shifter from bars you will see it, says "shimano xt" on it s a round disc with a hole for the retaing screw.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
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    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • richg1979
    richg1979 Posts: 1,087
    thats the badger
  • stanfree
    stanfree Posts: 58
    Thanks for your help boys. Ill have a look tommorow.

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