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Night rod fairing...Not for a Wide Glide

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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Default Night rod fairing...Not for a Wide Glide
Well I spent several hours each day this weekend prepping and painting a new Night Rod fairing . Only to find out it wont fit over the head light mounting bracket on a Wide Glide . At least it wont on my '07 . Other than cutting it , which I plan on doing , it wont fit .
 
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Sounds like you may need to notch the fairing. Can you post some pics of that pre-mod?
 
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Um , yeah , it's the cup that goes over the rear of the headlight assembly . It's too narrow to even begin to fit over the head light mount .
 
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Oooh. That sucks.
 
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Oooh. That sucks.
That's exactly what I thought . But I'll make it work .
 
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I bought my nightrod fairing from Zannotti's and it came with a narrow mounting block so I didn't have to cut anything.
 
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Originally Posted by hpjunkie
I bought my nightrod fairing from Zannotti's and it came with a narrow mounting block so I didn't have to cut anything.

Mine did too . But the bracket on the back of my headlight is waaaay wider than the narrow block . Also , my headlight is a good deal larger than the mounting cup . Can you post a pic of how you mounted yours ? I already cut the cup and it still WILL NOT fit ! Also , what is the part number of your fairing ? Perhaps there is a different cup , or kit all together . ???
 
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I had to get a headlight housing that fit a lowrider for $40 off e-bay. After that it fit like a glove. The WG headlight would not fit at all, too deep. I bought a stock bottom mount headlight housing for a Low Rider off e-bay for $40. Fit like a glove after that. Any bottom mount headlight off a FXD or FXST or older WG should work.
 
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I would have thought a Wide Glide headlight would be the same as a Super Glide. Mine fit like a glove, with no modification. I did have to cut it to fit around the speedometer, but that had nothing to do with the headlight.
 
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I would have thought a Wide Glide headlight would be the same as a Super Glide. Mine fit like a glove, with no modification. I did have to cut it to fit around the speedometer, but that had nothing to do with the headlight.
That's what I thought ....Wrong . But I made it work anyways !
 
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