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Old May 6, 2019 | 01:45 AM
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Hi from Australia. Has anyone fitted one of the ribbed side tool boxes from the 2008 - 2010 Deluxe model to an M8 Deluxe yet? Love to see if the brackets etc will potentially line up....or is there too much modification to be done?
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Old May 6, 2019 | 11:48 AM
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MoneyFor made a great tool box using a pistol case in this thread:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/2018-...this-year.html

[QUOTE=MoneyFor;18044057]We have are reading glasses on, a bit smaller text would be fine .

It is indead a pistol case ( make I didn't now ) , I made a metal bracket to mount it on because the case itself is a bit of thin plastik, I added the HD logo to it to make it of.



 
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Old May 6, 2019 | 08:58 PM
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[QUOTE=AJ88V;18236511]MoneyFor made a great tool box using a pistol case in this thread:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/2018-...this-year.html

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We have are reading glasses on, a bit smaller text would be fine .

It is indead a pistol case ( make I didn't now ) , I made a metal bracket to mount it on because the case itself is a bit of thin plastik, I added the HD logo to it to make it of.



It is a Plano Pistol box.
 
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Old May 7, 2019 | 12:21 AM
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Thanks but I'm looking for the original chrome toolbox...for a Deluxe 2018. Just need to know if anyone has done the mod yet.
 
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Very interested in this too.
 
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Old May 29, 2019 | 03:03 AM
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Anyone’s had a go yet? I’m considering picking up a standard Harley one and having a go at fabricating up some sort of mounting system.
 
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Old May 29, 2019 | 03:38 AM
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And for those who already have a Deluxe (mine is a week or so out still) which do you think would be a simpler install - left side or right side? Thinking about space and obstructions etc.
 
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Old May 29, 2019 | 04:16 AM
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Having done some more thinking I’ve ordered a left side box from the US and I plan to fit it to the swing arm in lieu of a swing arm bag.
 
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I needed something to put the title and insurance papers in, the case with bracket I made was enough for me.
 
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Old May 30, 2019 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MoneyFor
I needed something to put the title and insurance papers in, the case with bracket I made was enough for me.
And a truly beautiful (and inexpensive!) job at that.

Why can't Harley just put a little documents holder under the seat like every other motorcycle I've owned for the last 40 years? Seriously!
 
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