Headlamp trim ring?
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Tourer
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From: Mount Morris Illinois
Headlamp trim ring?
Hey guys,I bought the Harley extended headlamp trim ring for my Fat boy.I see alot of these in pictures here.It doesn't seem to fit right.The original one has two notchs on the top of it.You take the screw out at the bottom and turn it a little to pull it off.This one just kind of fits over and you put the screw back in.With the screw tight I can move the top of it around.There is also a gap batween the front of it and the light lens.It won't fit over the top of the original ring either.A friend has a 01 Fatty with a Road King nacelle and trim ring and it also has a gap, but it fits tight.It is part #69626-99.Says it fits 94 and later FLSTF,C and N models.Any thoughts?Do yours have a gap?
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From: Plainfield, Illinois
I have the extended ring on a 2002 night train and the fit is tight. Make sure you have the right part number for your bike and that the foam gasket is installed correctly around the inside of the trim ring.
After that, I would take back for a new one; could be wrong trim ring in package.
good luck
After that, I would take back for a new one; could be wrong trim ring in package.
good luck
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Pearland, Texas
I have an 09 Faboy with the same ring. Mine fit's a little loose. However, I didn't have a gasket like the other guy mentioned. Maybe that's the deal.
This ring replaces the original ring. It dosen't go over it. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying.
If yours is that loose, I'd take it back and at a minimum have the parts guy come ouot and show you how it should fit. Assuming it's made right.
The dealer told me that if it rattled a little that is normal and they just usually add a bit of silicon to the two top tabs.
Let us know what you find out. Especially about the gasket.
This ring replaces the original ring. It dosen't go over it. Maybe I misunderstood what you were saying.
If yours is that loose, I'd take it back and at a minimum have the parts guy come ouot and show you how it should fit. Assuming it's made right.
The dealer told me that if it rattled a little that is normal and they just usually add a bit of silicon to the two top tabs.
Let us know what you find out. Especially about the gasket.
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From: Mount Morris Illinois
The two tabs do have the rubber pieces on them.Maybe I could bend them to tighten it up.The directions say it replaces the original one.The parts guy at the stealer said some of them fit over the original.Not the case with this one.If it had a gasket like rdoucet said I could make it fit.Don't like that gap.pearlandhd, does yours have a gap between the light and the ring?
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From: Ontario, Canada
I have one.... they are cheap foreign crap. It does NOT come with gaskets, and it used to rattle like hell. I used electrical tape around the inner circumference to help fill the gap. Funny, I was at the dealer where I bought my bike, and they had a new Fatty all pimped out on the showroom floor, (trim ring too), and I was standing beside it with one of the sales guys, and I said "watch this"....... I tapped the top of the trim ring, and it rattled like mine. He was mortified. The rings are made elsewhere. I forget what the package said on it, but it was definitely foreign junk. It would have been very simple to have it manufactured with the tabs like the stock ring...... but it's all about cheap-cheap-cheap!!!!!
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From: Maine
I bought one for my 09 FLHX and it fits like ****, gap @ bottom and uneven space around headlight. I'm gonna return it for some other piece of crap I'm sure. Quality control sucks these days... Nothing seems to have much crafstmanship, just stamped out on the assembly line in China...
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After the 2nd trip to get the right one for my bike, it fit great, but had to have an extra pr of hands to get it lined up and tightened right..
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+1, those rubber pieces fall off easily.