Flare a harley windshield??
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Flare a harley windshield??
Is it possible to flare a windshield? I have a detachable one for my 2012 wideglide and since I am a tall guy, I either need a taller windshield or I thought I might try to see if I can flare to top a bit to help deflect the wind up over my head...
Anyone have any experience with this?? I would think heating it with a heat gun slowly and bending/rolling it over a large diameter pipe might work...
Thanks...Kevin
Anyone have any experience with this?? I would think heating it with a heat gun slowly and bending/rolling it over a large diameter pipe might work...
Thanks...Kevin
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Call Clearview and get both taller with a flare - their "blems" don't cost much and really aren't blems at all, I got one and couldn't see any flaws even though I knew where to look. This one is 5" taller than stock with a recurve, they have shorter ones as well.
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I have an old QD windshield I recently bastardized. I'll see if I can use a heat gun on one of the left over pieces. I'll let you know how it behaves. I use a heat gun on Kydex pretty frequently but I have a feeling this material might behave a bit different.
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Well.......... my lovely wife whom I adore decided to help clean up the garage and throw away those "left over scraps"....... God love her.
Not all is lost as I believe a buddy of mine has some left over Harley windshield material from his FXD.
That means my test will most likely have to wait until the weekend..... sorry pal
Not all is lost as I believe a buddy of mine has some left over Harley windshield material from his FXD.
That means my test will most likely have to wait until the weekend..... sorry pal
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Well.......... my lovely wife whom I adore decided to help clean up the garage and throw away those "left over scraps"....... God love her.
Not all is lost as I believe a buddy of mine has some left over Harley windshield material from his FXD.
That means my test will most likely have to wait until the weekend..... sorry pal
Not all is lost as I believe a buddy of mine has some left over Harley windshield material from his FXD.
That means my test will most likely have to wait until the weekend..... sorry pal
No worries....I'm not in that big of a hurry. Suppose to be rainy and cold anyways this weekend.
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