The Visor Style Trim Ring is a POS!
#31
07-31-2014, 12:41 PM
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Ok long time reader first time posting. I am a month in on my new to me 2008 road king classic. I thought I would chime in on the headlight visor trim ring. I put the visor trim rings on my directionals and passing lights with out and problem and took about 10 minutes for a complete job. Then comes the dreaded headlight ring. I read well over 100 posts of owners that had either no problems or the majority of who seemed that did. I couldn't get that damn thing flush working it over for a day and a half and with help from by buddy who does the majority of his own harley work and my father in law who is probably the most mechanically smart person I know. It just would not fit right. So I gave in and took the advise of another poster (sorry I forgot who). I took off the bezel and put 1/4 washers in and re secured. I took the original ring and launched it toward the street. I then took 3/4 inch weather stripping and wrapped it around the bezel and put the trim ring on. Walla.... tight with no gap at the bottom and no gap around the outside. I love this site and thanks for all who post which helps idiots like me figure things out.
#32
07-31-2014, 01:38 PM
#33
07-31-2014, 03:40 PM
So after reading on the forum about the 10% success rate of getting the headlight trim ring to fit on my SG, I figured I'd be able to make it work.
I loosened the stock ring and tried fitting it over it and it was impossible. There is no voodoo magic that would make it fit.
Then.....I took off the stock ring and tried to fit it over it off of the bike and it was a no go.....the gap was like .5"....I could barley thread the nut and it look like ****.
Then....I tried it without the stock ring and it was too big. I had some foam window seal and that didn't work.
Then.....I realized that this thing was a POS! The ring was sooooooooo easy to to swap on my Deluxe, but this thing pissed me off more then my wife does!
I loosened the stock ring and tried fitting it over it and it was impossible. There is no voodoo magic that would make it fit.
Then.....I took off the stock ring and tried to fit it over it off of the bike and it was a no go.....the gap was like .5"....I could barley thread the nut and it look like ****.
Then....I tried it without the stock ring and it was too big. I had some foam window seal and that didn't work.
Then.....I realized that this thing was a POS! The ring was sooooooooo easy to to swap on my Deluxe, but this thing pissed me off more then my wife does!
#34
07-31-2014, 03:51 PM
#37
07-31-2014, 08:21 PM
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08-01-2014, 01:57 AM
