what is this part for (2017 slim)

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Dec 26, 2017 | 05:04 PM

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FroggyFatBoy

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that would be correct if that was the part number.. the part number on the sticker is..

hd- 69200423

https://www.google.com/search?q=hd-+...nt=firefox-b-1

Dec 26, 2017 | 05:19 PM

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DrPlastic

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That also holds up the wiring for your tail lights that run alongside and above that mount. Note the hook shaped appendages at the top. It won't rattle because there are rubber isolator pads on it as you can see.

Dec 26, 2017 | 07:30 PM

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Bone Doc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FroggyFatBoy

that would be correct if that was the part number.. the part number on the sticker is..

hd- 69200423

https://www.google.com/search?q=hd-+...nt=firefox-b-1

I just opened the picture and saw the part number. There's no disputing that.

Here is the schematic for the 2017 FLS from Ronnie's Parts Finder. Per that reference, there is no part number 69200423 on the Slim. I can't explain that but it is what it is ???

Dec 27, 2017 | 08:02 AM

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FroggyFatBoy

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apparently the manufacture assy part number and replacement numbers are different but the part is the same with different descriptions. i see that all the time in our books/computer listings at work. the manual calls it one thing, the parts catalog is something else.

though it may also support the license plate bracket, it is clearly a main structural support for the fender and anything that attaches to it..

Dec 27, 2017 | 09:20 AM

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Bamjoop

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Quote:

Originally Posted by smitty901

Heck throw it away HD doesn't know what they are doing . Stuck it on there to confuse you and charge you more money. Of course when fender cracks from vibration down the road you can still blame HD. Most do

I better hurry and put mine back on. After 35,000 miles without it who knows what permanent damage I have done. I guess I am just too dumb to understand what a part truly does when I have actually had the bike apart with my own hands. I better just drop it off at the shop from now on.

I think many of you are overestimating what this part does.