Windshield cut to fit new headlight... done.
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It got pretty cool on the ride back... was thinking some electrically heated items wouldn't have felt to bad
Yeah, it felt pretty good down in the valley. There were several riders stopped by...
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I just walked down the block to check the mail and came to the realization that you are that crazy guy from the top of the hill. It's freakin cold out there!! Now I'm going to go back out there, but in the garage away from the wind and figure out how to take out the thingy in the headlight. I forgot what it was called. It's that metal thing!!
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Good to know that can be done. It really opens my options up for buying a widshield. I was able to get out today for a short ride. I buttoned things up and blew down the road with no tail light or rear brakes but I got to ride. Thanks for the write up Archer, great info!
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I just walked down the block to check the mail and came to the realization that you are that crazy guy from the top of the hill. It's freakin cold out there!! Now I'm going to go back out there, but in the garage away from the wind and figure out how to take out the thingy in the headlight. I forgot what it was called. It's that metal thing!!
Once you pull the housing out and have the bulb out, it just unscrews from the base of the housing and comes out.
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Dang you're quick I haven't even made it out there yet!! Thanks though!
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No problem... just wanted you to know that you didn't have to cut the thing off with a dremel tool, like the guy in your headlight thread did.....
The dissassembly of the stock headlight is not rocket science. The only hard part was actually getting the darn plug off the bulb. It really didn't want to come off...
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No problem... just wanted you to know that you didn't have to cut the thing off with a dremel tool, like the guy in your headlight thread did.....
The dissassembly of the stock headlight is not rocket science. The only hard part was actually getting the darn plug off the bulb. It really didn't want to come off...
The dissassembly of the stock headlight is not rocket science. The only hard part was actually getting the darn plug off the bulb. It really didn't want to come off...
When I removed my bulb shield in the light on my Sportster, I cut it off just on the other side of that screw so I could attach that part back so the bulb retaining wire would have a place to clip.
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Nice writeup!
Thanks for the write-up Archer!
Any tips for doing the cut? did you put any tape on the back side to keep it from chiping?
Glad you made it out today! Electric gear is worth it's weight in gold - 'course it cost's it weight in gold.
I'm glad I made the investment, with our Western Washington weather!
Any tips for doing the cut? did you put any tape on the back side to keep it from chiping?
Glad you made it out today! Electric gear is worth it's weight in gold - 'course it cost's it weight in gold.
I'm glad I made the investment, with our Western Washington weather!
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Glad you made it out today! Electric gear is worth it's weight in gold - 'course it cost's it weight in gold.
I'm glad I made the investment, with our Western Washington weather!
I'm glad I made the investment, with our Western Washington weather!
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here is a tip that might save you in the long run. take a torch of some sort and swifty go around the edge without melting the edge. it will seal the edge, so it dont crack the sheild down the road, plus it takes all the burrs off to and leaves a nice finish. jackyl