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Contemplating another headlight change on my Fat Bob...

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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Thanks for the link, interesting ebay site too. I am getting the 7"LED light for my Ultra do you think the Stock 09 Light from the Ultra will fit into this housing?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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Looks fine where it is. Drop a LED headlight from HD in there to light up the night. I did on the stock 5 3/4 and it was a huge difference. The 7" looks great on the FatBob but out of place on my FXDC.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 05:54 PM
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Do you have a pic with it on the FXDC?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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I'm totally on board. I had the exact same issue. Put a custom headlight in the wrong spot and the bike looks goofy. A small mount change can make ALL the difference!!!



 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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when I did the Fatboy light I first used the mounting block the was on the light off the fatboy and thought the same about the positioning. But didn't change anything because I was waiting to add the auxilary lights first.
What I ended up doing was going to the mounting block the was originally on the dyna. Only about 3/4" taller but made a big difference in the look even before the other lights went on.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Thank convincor, this is the same bike I have and same color too I like the look. How long did it take you and were there any major hurdles?
 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 09:10 PM
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the headlight swap was pretty much plug and play. removed the wire connectot from the plug and pulled the stock harness from the light with the grommet. Put it back together with the FB light
For the aux. lights i made some mounts attach to the tree clamp bolts. actually replaced the bolts with longer and added spacers which i also made, then polished it all. Relocated the signals at the same time. Spent a good day on the whole project.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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Thanks man.

Originally Posted by convincor
the headlight swap was pretty much plug and play. removed the wire connectot from the plug and pulled the stock harness from the light with the grommet. Put it back together with the FB light
For the aux. lights i made some mounts attach to the tree clamp bolts. actually replaced the bolts with longer and added spacers which i also made, then polished it all. Relocated the signals at the same time. Spent a good day on the whole project.
 
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utaptout... I did a quick edit to a couple of your pics. Compare these pics to your originals to see if this is more of what you are looking to accomplish...
 
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Old Dec 6, 2010 | 03:00 AM
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i see what's wrong...the headlight looks out of place with those reflectors still on the bike...
 
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