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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 06:19 AM
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Had to replace the front brake light switch on my wife's 08 883L this weekend. Went to the dealer to get the part. Holy Bat crap $56.00. I then went and looked on Ebay and found one for $16.00. Lucky for me the seller was only 65 miles away and it was a nice day to ride. I bought two of them so I have a spare in the tool box. Same switch for her Sportster and my Fatboy LO.

Here is another place that has them for $16.89 Free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-XL-SP...6c5e78&vxp=mtr
 
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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Misbehaven
Had to replace the front brake light switch on my wife's 08 883L this weekend. Went to the dealer to get the part. Holy Bat crap $56.00. I then went and looked on Ebay and found one for $16.00. Lucky for me the seller was only 65 miles away and it was a nice day to ride. I bought two of them so I have a spare in the tool box. Same switch for her Sportster and my Fatboy LO.

Here is another place that has them for $16.89 Free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-XL-SP...6c5e78&vxp=mtr
Was the swap difficult? Any "tricks" you can pass on?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 07:49 AM
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i removed the brake handle and put 3m adhesive strip cut to shape to fill the gap, problem was solved. i left the sticker on the side that would touch the actual little button. guess any switch would work, seems generic.
 
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