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Old 05-23-2015, 05:46 PM
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Hey all...
I have the Harley Fairing mirrors placed at the recommended height and position. AS most of you know that position is not the best but its too late now. Does any manufacturer make a set of fairing mirrors that would actually work in the same position? A set that may actually adjust to my advantage as the Harley mirrors seem to be very limited in the adjustability....
 
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Old 05-23-2015, 05:52 PM
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I'm not aware of any aftermarket fairing mirrors that will give you a different position - but's that not to say someone else might chime in that knows of some - but why not put a set of bar mirrors on and remove the fairing ones - that is what I did when I put on a set of 12" Yaffe bars cause they blocked my view
 
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what is it about the position that isn't good? too low? too high? not out enough? i'm about to install a set this weekend. thanks.
 
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Too late now, but when I added mine I moved them up 3/4 inch
 
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This is a function over looks thing for me. I replaced the fairing mounted mirrors with bar mounted ones because I can't see the originals ever giving me the visibility of the higher mirrors. I agree they don't look as clean as having the ones mounted on the fairing, but I really like having as big a view of what's behind me as possible. And, I have an Indy near me that had a perfect set for $20, so giving them a try wasn't even expensive.
 
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i bought some to put on my 2010 Ultra Classic because i liked the look....hated them. they looked a whole lot better than whey functioned. i just couldn't get the visibiliity of the bar mounted ones. when i got my 2013, i never even considered getting fairing mirrors. what i did get however were some extenders that put the mirrors out another inch or so and aided in getting more visibility.
 

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