Looking to switch from the air ride bladder to a standard seat
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Looking to switch from the air ride bladder to a standard seat
I’m looking to switch out the old air ride bladder on my 07 flhp road king to a standard seat set up. Any advice on a kit or process to do so? I know I’ll need the mounting hardware as the t bracket will have to be changed. Thanks!
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Basically, you'd be taking off the front mount of the T-bar, the air bladder (and accompanying lines, tank) and whatever extras you wouldn't want behind you like the box mount. Once everything is removed, you can easily bolt any variety of seats made for those years (up to '08, I think). The way to tell is that the seat you'll need will have a metal tab sticking out the front of it. That will go into the opening in the frame, right behind the fuel tank. Then, the bolt holds the seat in the rear. Some seats will use the two bolts on the fender, and the two-up couches will use the one bolt hole in the top of the fender. the newer seats have a hole, that the frame-mounted metal tab goes into. If there's a metal tab on the seat, it's an earlier version, if there's a hole, it's a later version.
I went with a newer style spring for my seat since the air bladder leaked. Selling your seat assembly can help offset the cost of whatever seat you buy. Here's a parts diagram of the police seat assembly.
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