reflection on me
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From: hernando florida
reflection on me
anybody have any issue with the chrome gas door and surrounding console chrome reflecting onto the windshield? i saw that the latest hog magazine is showing a black door and console is available now. i was just gonna get the door and paint it the color of the bike and i would hope that would solve my issue. the reflection is really bad and cause's me to almost go sun blind.
i know that i can't be the only one out there with this problem. i love the chrome but something has got to go. i'm open to any good ideas.
i know that i can't be the only one out there with this problem. i love the chrome but something has got to go. i'm open to any good ideas.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2014
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From: utah
I've been blinded by the light several times. About a month ago I put on the Windsplitter windshield, and I haven't had the problem since. I don't know if it's because the new windshield is a different angle, or I just haven't been lined up right with the sun since then.
I'm hoping the problem never comes back but if it does, I like the clean half-moon-hub-cap look of the fuel door so much I'll probably just live with it.
I'm hoping the problem never comes back but if it does, I like the clean half-moon-hub-cap look of the fuel door so much I'll probably just live with it.
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I changed out that reflective mirror like chome cover for the aftermarket kind that has more designs on it cutting down the reflection. I have been blinded a few times with direct sunlight reflected off it into my eyes lol....
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2014
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From: Sarasota Fl
whozit
the only problem iv'e had with the chrome lid on the gas tank is when im out riding on a sunny day and i look down it looks like theirs some old fat guy riding my bike ---- whats up with that ?
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From: Wapakoneta, OH
I have a similar/related issue. I find that the front of the console (not the gas door) reflects the Infotainment system up onto the shield. Not a problem during the day but at night it puts the image right in my line of sight. I'm shorter and slouch so it's my bad angle of how I look through the shield that is the issue. Putting my hand on the front of the tank console makes it go away so I know that is where it is coming from.
I just ordered an 8" Freedom shield last night so I'm certain that will fix it as the current reflection is near the top. Also, I do have the windshield bags and was hoping they would stick out enough to block the light but they do not.
I just ordered an 8" Freedom shield last night so I'm certain that will fix it as the current reflection is near the top. Also, I do have the windshield bags and was hoping they would stick out enough to block the light but they do not.
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Got a pic of it.?
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