Rear Tail lights
6th Gear
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RE: Rear Tail lights
I feel your pain. I strip down my Heritage around town by removing the bags and rear seat to make it more low slung, and I had that hideous vertical license plate ruining the clean low lines in the profile. I could not find a laydown plate for the heritage, so I ended up making one and chroming it. It's not too hard if you can do some very simple metal work. I can send you a pic of what mine looks like if you'd like.
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From: Knoxville TN
RE: Rear Tail lights
Ive always hated the way HD sticks the lisc. tag straight up in the way on the back fender. I have found a aftermarket replacemt tombstone tail light for my Deluxe and a set of turn signals that bolts up to the stock holes and it has the lisc. tag braket under neath it. I think ill use it and get my tag down under.
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RE: Rear Tail lights
WHere do I send the pics? Also, I'd like to see your source for your new tombstone light. I agree with the lame placement of the directionals as well. My next project is to relocate the directionals to the tombstone itself. Should be pretty easy. Drilling a couple of holes in the side of the rear light's housing and mounting the wings with the directionals there.
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RE: Rear Tail lights
There's all kinds of smaller directionals available, even Harley is selling a really great looking set now that are about 1/4 the size of the originals. I saw them installed on a few bikes at St Paul Harley. Check them out before you start chopping yours apart.
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RE: Rear Tail lights
If it is the same rear bar light that I've seen, it requires some work on pre-2005 bikes. the 2005 bikes have 2 dimples in the fender where this bar light bolts onto. The Harley dealer told me it should fit on my 2003, but after looking at the fixture, we decided it didn't fit, and they didn't make one for pre-2005. Later bikes, you need to make those dimples, otherwise the bar doesn't sit cleanly on the fender. So, my consideration was either to drill a couple of holes in the tombstone housing, or do body work on my fender for which Harley does not sell the paint for (100th year silver).
This thread started with the Heritage Springers tombstone configuration which mounts the directionals on the struts. I haven't seen any alternatives for this bike.
This thread started with the Heritage Springers tombstone configuration which mounts the directionals on the struts. I haven't seen any alternatives for this bike.
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Road Warrior
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From: Knoxville TN
RE: Rear Tail lights
harrywfersner@frontiernet.net The tombstone tail lights and blinkers I saw were at the Knoxville Tn Harley D dealership. I cant rember the brand name. Ill look next time. The after market turn blinkies look good. The only negitave I thought of was the stock blinkys might be safer as you can see them flashing from a side view because the lens sticks out about 3/4 inch where as the after market lens is not visiable from a side view. I used to take the blinkys off but I must be getting more safety conseiance in my old age. Harry.
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