before opening my fairing

[NighthawkVTX]

I'm planning on opening up fairing soon, just to take a look around, and see what it takes to change out the speakers.
The thing is, I've been hearing a lot about some sort of brass fasteners that tend to break loose.
Should I plan on buying some replacements before I open up the fairing, Id hate to find out that I couldn't close her back up.
Gonna guess that the Honda dealer wont carry these parts, being that the Dragon  is about 17 years old.

[Daycruiser]

The two speaker panels on the IS fairing are held in place by 4 on each side screws into brass anchors impeded into the plastic on the fairing.  What seems to happen a lot is the screws over time fuse to the anchors and when you go to unscrew them the anchors come out with the screw.  It happen to me on about 50% of the screws in mine.  I was able to remove the anchors from the screws and clean them up, I put them back in the plastic with JB Weld and let them sit while I worked on other things for a few days.  I also purchased all new screws, nylon washer and rubber washer for each screw to help with moisture getting in behind those screws and help prevent over tightening of the screws themselves.  You may want to order a few anchors to have them on hand and plan on replacing the screws and washers.   

[Michvalk]

When I put mine back together, I put a little anti-seize on the screws. Made it a bunch easier to get it apart the next time

[Ramie]

As long as the brass inserts are all there you should be able to repair any that come loose.

[Jess from VA]

Inserts for fairing, Honda part #90316-MJ1-000

If you don't booger them up getting them out or getting the screws out of them, they can be reused, but I've read enough stories about someone needing a couple for some reason, having backups seems like a good idea before tearing it apart.  From what I have read, if the anchor starts spinning, do not keep spinning and auguring out the hole in the plastic larger; just yank them straight out.

Front/back speaker upgrade with pics (Polks)
http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t220/wixthedog/Rear%20Speaker%20Upgrade/
http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t220/wixthedog/Front%20Speaker%20Upgrade/

Little video on the fairing (shield) too.
https://youtu.be/5Lkqvw6f1Hs

[Steve K (IA)]

The whole problem is that the screws are "shoulder" screws.  The shoulder prevents the screw from making contact with the plastic panel and pinching the fairing panels which would break out the holes in the panel.  Look at the screw.  The distance from the shoulder to under the head is the thickness of the plastic.

When the flat surface of the shoulder meets the flat surface of the flange of the nut/insert,  it pretty much locks in place.  If the screws won't back out, it is because along the way someone put a little too much into tightening the screws.  I have found out that tightening til it makes contact and not much more is enough.

You can prove this to yourself to see what I'm talking about.  Tighten one just snug and try to back it out.  It will feel like it is stuck tight.