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2013 Street Bob - Drooping headlight

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Old 03-07-2013, 11:13 AM
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I keep needing to re-adjust my headlight. It slowly droops downward after about a week. I end up riding with high beams until I get it re-adjusted. The LED high beam is pretty narrow and not a good long term solution

It just attaches with one bolt through the clevis. The vibration causes it to rotate down after a few hundred miles.

I was thinking to just wedge a hard rubber spacer underneath the bucket between the upright mount pedestal and the clevis, but I wonder if anyone else has any ideas

It shakes like a MF anyway, so a dampener might help that too.

Any other experience? Ideas?
 
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are you using loctite?
is the nut coming loose?
 
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Yes on the Loctite.

N, the nut stays tight, the weight of the light and the vibration just naturally forces the light to pivot on the single bolt
 
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i have removed my light at least 3 times anad it never does this, yes i would put something in between the post and light bracket.

That should solve it
 
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I figured it to be the best fit. Maybe I was just hoping for some cheap Viagra!
 
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My wife has drooping headlights.
Locktite doesn't help.
 
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Originally Posted by ElectraGlideSteve
My wife has drooping headlights.
Locktite doesn't help.
hahaha
 
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Why don't you just take it in and have the dealer fix it under warranty? Mine hasn't moved in three years and it's the same head light as yours. I'd just take it in.
 
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Originally Posted by ElectraGlideSteve
My wife has drooping headlights.
Locktite doesn't help.
No, that's a more expensive fix...
 
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Originally Posted by craigffb
Why don't you just take it in and have the dealer fix it under warranty? Mine hasn't moved in three years and it's the same head light as yours. I'd just take it in.
I'm not going anywhere near the place for a few thousand miles! (Hopefully!)
 

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