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Old Mar 16, 2019 | 10:57 AM
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Thanks to the advice from MoneyFor, I got my Blackline dash installed this weekend. I made a tab from some scrap steel plate, tapped the holes, hit it with some rustoleum, and installed the new console without issue. And plus, the money that I saved on not buying that stupid top plate, I used towards a flush mount gas cap. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.



 
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Old Mar 16, 2019 | 11:31 AM
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Looking good, congrats with the install
 
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Old Mar 16, 2019 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by vtchopperdude
Thanks to the advice from MoneyFor, I got my Blackline dash installed this weekend. I made a tab from some scrap steel plate, tapped the holes, hit it with some rustoleum, and installed the new console without issue. And plus, the money that I saved on not buying that stupid top plate, I used towards a flush mount gas cap. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.



Looks mint! Never realized what a piece of $hit the original console was until I installed my Blackline. I sprung for the top plate because mine was showing signs of corrosion. You did a damn nice job fabricating yours. Best of luck.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2019 | 10:08 PM
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vtchopperdude you can save even more money by covering your gas cap with carbon fiber (as I did)...
 
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 02:49 AM
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The flush one looks way better, but that is my opinion.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Breakout73
Looks mint! Never realized what a piece of $hit the original console was until I installed my Blackline. I sprung for the top plate because mine was showing signs of corrosion. You did a damn nice job fabricating yours. Best of luck.
Funny you say that. I think the OEM Breakout Console looks way better than the Blackline Console.
Good thing they make different stuff because everybody's opinion is different.
 
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Looking good, congrats with the install
Thanks bro!!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Breakout73
vtchopperdude you can save even more money by covering your gas cap with carbon fiber (as I did)...
I like the look you got going with it on your bike. With my bike being black, I opted for the flush mount so it would disappear into the tank.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Breakout73
Looks mint! Never realized what a piece of $hit the original console was until I installed my Blackline. I sprung for the top plate because mine was showing signs of corrosion. You did a damn nice job fabricating yours. Best of luck.
Thanks man! I'm very pleased with it!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by vtchopperdude
I like the look you got going with it on your bike. With my bike being black, I opted for the flush mount so it would disappear into the tank.
To each his own... Love the black on black on black on black.... It's all good.
 
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