Headlamp
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Headlamp
Hi friends....
I'm planning to change the HeadLamp light of my 2007 Superglide Custom Pewter Pearl.....
I checked this
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
Anyone has this kind of headlight in your harley???
thanks
daniel
I'm planning to change the HeadLamp light of my 2007 Superglide Custom Pewter Pearl.....
I checked this
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
Anyone has this kind of headlight in your harley???
thanks
daniel
Road Warrior
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From: SW Corner of NW Corner
RE: Headlamp
are you asking to find out of they are problematic, or if the install is difficult, or what?
I don't have one, but I have swapped my headlamp. Its pretty straight forward. You will have to pull the wire harness up out of the frame to the connector. Being that is a HD lamp, it should to plug and play. I went with a off brand that only had two wires instead of three, so I needed to dick around with figuring out which two went into one.
Its easy to do, but I don't know if the lamp is crap or not.
I don't have one, but I have swapped my headlamp. Its pretty straight forward. You will have to pull the wire harness up out of the frame to the connector. Being that is a HD lamp, it should to plug and play. I went with a off brand that only had two wires instead of three, so I needed to dick around with figuring out which two went into one.
Its easy to do, but I don't know if the lamp is crap or not.
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
RE: Headlamp
I have one on my Super Glide non-custom. Nice light.
You can save a lot if you get it from Zanotti's. If your bike is like mine, you'll need the tall mount. I had two minor problems installing it:
First, getting the light onto the tall mount. The "ears" of the light were just an RCH too tight. I spread 'em by putting a bolt through the ears and threading two nuts on the bolt where it passed between the ears. Then by turning the nuts in opposite directions I could spring the ears out the tiny amount they needed without doing anything gruesome to the chrome. If I did it again, I'd add a couple of washers to the mix to keep the nuts from turning on the chrome, but it didn't hurt anything.
Second problem was that the light was wired differently than the harness, so the high beam/low beam was reversed. That required popping the pins out of the connector and re-ordering them. It's no big deal.
Total time to install: 30 minutes.
Is that what you were asking about?
You can save a lot if you get it from Zanotti's. If your bike is like mine, you'll need the tall mount. I had two minor problems installing it:
First, getting the light onto the tall mount. The "ears" of the light were just an RCH too tight. I spread 'em by putting a bolt through the ears and threading two nuts on the bolt where it passed between the ears. Then by turning the nuts in opposite directions I could spring the ears out the tiny amount they needed without doing anything gruesome to the chrome. If I did it again, I'd add a couple of washers to the mix to keep the nuts from turning on the chrome, but it didn't hurt anything.
Second problem was that the light was wired differently than the harness, so the high beam/low beam was reversed. That required popping the pins out of the connector and re-ordering them. It's no big deal.
Total time to install: 30 minutes.
Is that what you were asking about?
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RE: Headlamp
Eastern Performance had a similar light on sale for 99.00 Was originally 200.00. My brother just bought this one and adapted it to his V Rod. Total cost for him was around 500.00 dollars with the backing plate and lamp. (I beleive the price is only for the shell)
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From: SW Corner of NW Corner
RE: Headlamp
Second problem was that the light was wired differently than the harness, so the high beam/low beam was reversed.
I had to muck around with my, but I didn't buy an HD lamp.
unbeliveable.
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RE: Headlamp
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
RE: Headlamp
ORIGINAL: thrillseeker
Do they do this crap just to **** with DIY'ers?
Do they do this crap just to **** with DIY'ers?
