Trivial Top Headlight Fairing Question
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Trivial Top Headlight Fairing Question
Long rant short: I'm no fairing newb, I had a Ness and a Rifle on my 07 Sbob, currently have a JD on my 02 Defender.
I'm looking at an 02 FXDX and it has the top mount headlight with the brow. I hear these are a total PIA and it's almost making me rethink buying the bike. Is my only option for a fairing to drill the bottom triple tree and relocate with a newer version headlight bucket, OR is there any other fix that someone has figured out? Thanks!
I'm looking at an 02 FXDX and it has the top mount headlight with the brow. I hear these are a total PIA and it's almost making me rethink buying the bike. Is my only option for a fairing to drill the bottom triple tree and relocate with a newer version headlight bucket, OR is there any other fix that someone has figured out? Thanks!
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Not a direct answer,
But I've talked to a lot of folks that have the very problem you have here, not so much about the faring but that the headlamp is a POS.
I don't know why folks won't do the fix you mention, drill the hole and add a lower mount bucket
But I've talked to a lot of folks that have the very problem you have here, not so much about the faring but that the headlamp is a POS.
I don't know why folks won't do the fix you mention, drill the hole and add a lower mount bucket
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i put a jd on my lowrider that had a top mount headlight. I bought a bottom mount bucket of fleabay for super cheap. Most fairings i have used in the past, including this one, come with a headlight relocation bracket for bottom mount.
So really all you will have to buy is a new bucket. Drilling the tree is not too big of a deal plus if you ever go back to a top mount, they make a little chrome plug that presses into the hole.
MY 14 lowrider like i said was top mount, but the bottom tree already had the hole drilled and there was a little plug in it from the factory. i never even noticed it till i went to do the fairing work
So really all you will have to buy is a new bucket. Drilling the tree is not too big of a deal plus if you ever go back to a top mount, they make a little chrome plug that presses into the hole.
MY 14 lowrider like i said was top mount, but the bottom tree already had the hole drilled and there was a little plug in it from the factory. i never even noticed it till i went to do the fairing work
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