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After waiting about a month and a half for a Mustang Standard Touring seat, I finally got one and was able to unbox and install it tonight.
Unfortunately, the mounting brackets don't seem to quite line up with the studs in the stud plate. They're just barely too narrow to fit...and it doesn't help that the supplied retaining washers are small enough to not hold the stud plate up if I push on it with any real force.
Anyone who's installed this this same seat run into this issue?
(I put the original retaining washers on for this pic so I could set the seat on the studs without pushing them through the fender holes.)
That looks totally normal. They sell a mini fender bib to make it look better.
Im not worried about the look since I bought a passenger seat to go with it. But I cant get the brackets on the seat to slide over the studsits like theyre too close together.
Im not worried about the look since I bought a passenger seat to go with it. But I cant get the brackets on the seat to slide over the studsits like theyre too close together.
I have seen a few that you have to help the brackets over the fender studs. Sometime you can start one side then push the other stud toward the center and get it started, and since they run at an angle then they just drop in place,
You have the studs far enough into the brackets to start the bolts. Tighten the bolts alternating sides until it is tight to the fender. In my experience with Mustang seats, once you get it installed the first time the seat will kind of break in to make it easier in the future. If you are going to run a passenger seat, I would use the stock plastic washers, they hold better than the small ones Mustang sends. The small ones are for looks if you run the seat solo
Got it on this morning. Just had to force it quite a bit like you guys said and keep the stock retaining washers on (the Mustang ones are almost worthless).
Not looking forward to the first time I have to acces the battery on the road someday, but hopefully it'll "break in" by then and go back on more easily.
Now I just have to wait for it to quit raining here so I can try it out...
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Mustang Standard Touring install problem on FLHC
