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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 05:53 AM
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Hi, I have an Iron with a bobtail fender. I'd like to install the tri-bar LED tail light on my bike? It's made for dyna bobtails, and there's none for sportsters...do you think it will fit? Thanks

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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 01:23 PM
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somethin similar...

http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1201896
 
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Cool idea. I think there'd be some cutting involved. The Fat Bob fender looks wider. If it ties into the fender struts like the plastic unit on a '04 and up bobtail Sportster, you might be SOL, unless you want to fab a new backing plate/mounting bracket. I'd expect the electronics to be plug and play.
Purely speculation based on a couple FXDF Google pics.
 
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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I just got that tail light for my fat bob today. Looking at how big the mounting bracket is and even the size of the light I dont think it will fit on to a sportster fender. The bracket is 9 inches wide where it mounts inside the fender.
 
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Sportster bobtail fender ~ 7.5" wide.
 
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Thanks for the info guys.
 
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