Front Turn Signal Relocation Kit
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I tried the kind that clamp on the fork. Ebay from china, which I'm pretty sure most if not all of those sold even from the american stores are still the china ones. The threads were total garbage inside one of the clamps, one couldn't even grab, and they really didn't cinch down very far, big gap left in between them. They said they were for 39mm forks, and they did line up, but not pretty. Bad quality, and I thought they looked ugly on my iron.
I bought these but haven't installed yet.
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/a...m-harley-forks
I bought these but haven't installed yet.
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/a...m-harley-forks
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No need to lift off the ground since you will only be changing one bolt on each side. The other bolt will hold the fork tube in place. I chose the lower part (bolt) for the install, but have seen some use the upper bolt. Just make sure you adjust the angle of the turn signal before you tighten it down against the forks.
I've detached and moved my front signals around a lot, you shouldn't need to disconnect the wiring for them. If you have those plastic wire guides on the handlebars you will need to get it out of them though.
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Thank you much for the response Dane M and Cool Inferno.
I don't see it in the manual but I am sure it is a simple task....looking at the turn signal, the bolt sticking out from the turn signal housing does not appear to have any thread. There is a screw on the side that appears to be holding the bolt in place. Do you unscrew that side screw and the turn signal drops out or does it in fact have thread and you have to unscrew the turn signal itself thereby twisting the wires?
@Dane M - How did you reroute the wires. The wires run behind and under the headlight visor....did you remove the headlight too?
Thanks again...the info is greatly appreciated.
I don't see it in the manual but I am sure it is a simple task....looking at the turn signal, the bolt sticking out from the turn signal housing does not appear to have any thread. There is a screw on the side that appears to be holding the bolt in place. Do you unscrew that side screw and the turn signal drops out or does it in fact have thread and you have to unscrew the turn signal itself thereby twisting the wires?
@Dane M - How did you reroute the wires. The wires run behind and under the headlight visor....did you remove the headlight too?
Thanks again...the info is greatly appreciated.
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I don't see it in the manual but I am sure it is a simple task....looking at the turn signal, the bolt sticking out from the turn signal housing does not appear to have any thread. There is a screw on the side that appears to be holding the bolt in place. Do you unscrew that side screw and the turn signal drops out or does it in fact have thread and you have to unscrew the turn signal itself thereby twisting the wires?
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There is an allen head set screw that secures the signal light stem to the housing. It's the one that you say is on the side of the housing. Once you loosen the signal light and remove it from the housing you will have another allen head socket at the end of the stem (round part). You can remove that also with an allen key. For some kits you wont need that part anymore.
Forgot about that. But the visor is easy enough to remove. Just 2 allen bolts. Be careful not to scratch the visor. If you need to remove the headlight FROM the visor, take a bit of t-shirt or something, wrap the tip of a flathead screwdriver and then pop it in the little slot on the disc on top of the visor. Leverage it out and it's pretty straight forward from there.
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Oh yeah... umm I removed my headlight completely and changed it out to a side mount 7" headlight. Then I installed DK Customs headlight relocation brackets and placed the stock headlight on that so I have 2 headlights now.
Forgot about that. But the visor is easy enough to remove. Just 2 allen bolts. Be careful not to scratch the visor. If you need to remove the headlight FROM the visor, take a bit of t-shirt or something, wrap the tip of a flathead screwdriver and then pop it in the little slot on the disc on top of the visor. Leverage it out and it's pretty straight forward from there.
Forgot about that. But the visor is easy enough to remove. Just 2 allen bolts. Be careful not to scratch the visor. If you need to remove the headlight FROM the visor, take a bit of t-shirt or something, wrap the tip of a flathead screwdriver and then pop it in the little slot on the disc on top of the visor. Leverage it out and it's pretty straight forward from there.
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Maybe a dumb question but like to know what I am doing when I start a project.
The bolt attached to the turn signal appears longer than the new relocation mount access holes can handle. Being the bolt has no thread, how is the turn signal installed in the new mount?
The bolt attached to the turn signal appears longer than the new relocation mount access holes can handle. Being the bolt has no thread, how is the turn signal installed in the new mount?