Headlight Mod question
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Headlight Mod question
For those of you that have moved the headlight from the eyebrow to the lower triple, did you remove the lower triple tree and drill it? Or did you drill through the lower triple while still on the bike?
I am wanting to pull the trigger on moving my headlight but was curious which way most of you all had done yours!
I am wanting to pull the trigger on moving my headlight but was curious which way most of you all had done yours!
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I just drilled it in place.
the thread from when I did it. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...headlight.html
the thread from when I did it. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...headlight.html
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Thanks Hotlap! your gauges look good on the upper triple, I hadn't seen that mod yet. Did you drill through the lower trip then? I was thinking that i would take off the front tire and drill up through the lower triple, then attach the OEM light much the same as you did. How long did it take to make you hole?
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I just used a cordless drill & used a center punch where I wanted it because the drill bit was on a little bit of an angle. I drilled from the top and made a small hole first followed by a larger hole the size I needed for the bolt, it went very quick as the triple trees are pretty soft material (aluminum I think).
When you mount your headlight your actually mounting the can upside down so you have to rotate the bulb so it stays right side up, there is a little bit of metal you have to trim off the chrome trim ring inside your headlight so the bulb will mount that way, sounds more complicated than it is but you will see what I mean when you take the bulb out.
When you mount your headlight your actually mounting the can upside down so you have to rotate the bulb so it stays right side up, there is a little bit of metal you have to trim off the chrome trim ring inside your headlight so the bulb will mount that way, sounds more complicated than it is but you will see what I mean when you take the bulb out.
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I just used a cordless drill & used a center punch where I wanted it because the drill bit was on a little bit of an angle. I drilled from the top and made a small hole first followed by a larger hole the size I needed for the bolt, it went very quick as the triple trees are pretty soft material (aluminum I think).
When you mount your headlight your actually mounting the can upside down so you have to rotate the bulb so it stays right side up, there is a little bit of metal you have to trim off the chrome trim ring inside your headlight so the bulb will mount that way, sounds more complicated than it is but you will see what I mean when you take the bulb out.
When you mount your headlight your actually mounting the can upside down so you have to rotate the bulb so it stays right side up, there is a little bit of metal you have to trim off the chrome trim ring inside your headlight so the bulb will mount that way, sounds more complicated than it is but you will see what I mean when you take the bulb out.
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