need help with my fatboy headlight
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Intermediate
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From: upstate new york
need help with my fatboy headlight
Well I ordered the same light that a lot of you guys on the forum here have, I think. Its the 7" headlight from bkrider. I was going to mount this headlight up but then I ran into a small problem.
The new headlight looks like this:
And my headlight now looks like this:
Am I missing something or is there a way to mount this?
The new headlight looks like this:
And my headlight now looks like this:
Am I missing something or is there a way to mount this?
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Batesville Ga
Well, with enough time, money, and creativity you can make anything work. Don't recall what model my 7" light came from (got it here or eBay as I recall) but mine has the same type mount as the bike. The light you have is like that on my g/f's 2000 or my Sporty or even my old Shovel FXRS (except for size) - the nipple in your hand goes on the top and the light hangs from the eyebrow.
that is not the correct style lamp... u are going to have to heavily mod that to make it work... one easy way to do that is to cut of the nipple part and drill/cut and rivit on the mount from your stock lamp
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Albany, NY
To save yourself a ton of hassle, I'd return the light they sent you and get the one in this link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chrome-OEM-S...item20bb0495a4
Here's a thread that might help too:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...light-fyi.html
This is the mount that tucks it in and makes it look right. You need the tall mount, part number 69611-06. The one pictured is the short mount. The total of the light and mount will come to over a hundred bucks but its OEM quality and look without the price tag:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
I hope all this helps and good luck! Post some pics when you get it worked out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chrome-OEM-S...item20bb0495a4
Here's a thread that might help too:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...light-fyi.html
This is the mount that tucks it in and makes it look right. You need the tall mount, part number 69611-06. The one pictured is the short mount. The total of the light and mount will come to over a hundred bucks but its OEM quality and look without the price tag:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
I hope all this helps and good luck! Post some pics when you get it worked out.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 996
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From: Albany, NY
And upon looking a little further into it, it looks like this is the one you ordered, or at least received. I'm assuming you did get it on ebay like the rest of us:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chrome-OEM-S...19187337175723
The auction says bottom mount, but that light is CLEARLY a top mount. You might want to mention that if they give you any crap about returning it. I'm certainly not telling you to be a d*ck to them, but I would expect them to pay for return shipping too, because their ad is false. From my experience with bk-rider, they are very reasonable and obviously have a good business going, so you might not have any issues with exchanging it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chrome-OEM-S...19187337175723
The auction says bottom mount, but that light is CLEARLY a top mount. You might want to mention that if they give you any crap about returning it. I'm certainly not telling you to be a d*ck to them, but I would expect them to pay for return shipping too, because their ad is false. From my experience with bk-rider, they are very reasonable and obviously have a good business going, so you might not have any issues with exchanging it.
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