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Old Dec 13, 2023 | 04:53 AM
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Has anyone blacked out their '18+ Heritage's windscreen brackets and the passing lamp bar?

I'm thinking of blacking our a few more parts on mine and would like to see how it looks.

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Old Dec 13, 2023 | 06:06 AM
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From over here, it might be TOO much black with the tinted screen, but it may look great.

If you want to powder coat something black, do the clutch and brake levers, would look real nice on that bike. I do satin black, matches HD stock controls, good luck.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2023 | 06:08 AM
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Go for it. Won’t look turrible IMO.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2023 | 06:25 AM
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I took all the hardware off of my windscreen, scuffed up all the shiny bits. Primed and then used VHT rattlecan wrinkle black. After I painted, I cooked it in the oven so that the paint really adheres (per the instructions on the can). Only pic I have is here:



It looks great and so far has held up very well.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2023 | 08:31 AM
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The silver brackets on the shield bugged me so I PC’d them And did the mount brackets also. Probably too much black for some, but I like it.


 
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Old Dec 14, 2023 | 04:50 AM
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I had my Heritage's windscreen brackets repainted black but not the the passing lamp bar, I wanted to continue, but since I'm selling the Heritage I'm going to leave it there and ultimately I wonder if it's not better like that, maybe it would have been too dark with the ramp and the trim rings...




 
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Old Dec 14, 2023 | 04:53 AM
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Yep. Looks good in black.

I think I'll go that way.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2023 | 05:58 AM
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My '23 came that way.

 
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I got the black straps. Didn't like the chrome on the blacked-out windshield, looks cheap to me. The black hardware, to me, is a big improvement.



 
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Old Dec 15, 2023 | 08:55 AM
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Yep cool.

Looks nice with a blacked-out passing lamp bar too...


 
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