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Grand HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2017
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From: Near Yosemite
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Tourer
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 384
Likes: 84
From: Annapolis
Black is hard to keep clean and it looks like there's no swirl marks in the paint. The backlighting in the stock gauges was terrible! To each their own...
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 1,157
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From: TX
I had the DD gauge on my fat boy so I think that would be similar to the road king gauge. It was completely unreadable in direct light. Even on the bright setting or whatever it's called for bright light.
On a SG or RG it might be ok being that the gauges are more of an upright position. But then again it might just change to be an issue instead of when sun is direct overhead to being an issue when the sun is behind you. I got a good price on the gauge used so i was willing to roll the dice. the price DD charges for the touring bikes, I am not willing to be a guinea pig again.
@gduncan I think the gauges you have now loook pretty sweet. I'm gonna have to do the same to mine
On a SG or RG it might be ok being that the gauges are more of an upright position. But then again it might just change to be an issue instead of when sun is direct overhead to being an issue when the sun is behind you. I got a good price on the gauge used so i was willing to roll the dice. the price DD charges for the touring bikes, I am not willing to be a guinea pig again.
@gduncan I think the gauges you have now loook pretty sweet. I'm gonna have to do the same to mine
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Tourer
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 384
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From: Annapolis
I had the DD gauge on my fat boy so I think that would be similar to the road king gauge. It was completely unreadable in direct light. Even on the bright setting or whatever it's called for bright light.
On a SG or RG it might be ok being that the gauges are more of an upright position. But then again it might just change to be an issue instead of when sun is direct overhead to being an issue when the sun is behind you. I got a good price on the gauge used so i was willing to roll the dice. the price DD charges for the touring bikes, I am not willing to be a guinea pig again.
@gduncan I think the gauges you have now loook pretty sweet. I'm gonna have to do the same to mine
On a SG or RG it might be ok being that the gauges are more of an upright position. But then again it might just change to be an issue instead of when sun is direct overhead to being an issue when the sun is behind you. I got a good price on the gauge used so i was willing to roll the dice. the price DD charges for the touring bikes, I am not willing to be a guinea pig again.
@gduncan I think the gauges you have now loook pretty sweet. I'm gonna have to do the same to mine
Jim @ GaugeModz does all the work himself and I had an excellent experience working with him.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,344
Likes: 173
From: Watertown, CT
Installed the DD speedo assy. into my Road King in 2010 when I bought the bike. Never a problem . As far as sun the only problem I had was off the nacelle so I changed to a fairing.
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Road Captain
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 609
Likes: 101
From: Saskatchewan
I had the DDs on my 08 Street Glide and loved them. Really added (what I thought) was a very cool look to the bike. Mine were blue and I didn't notice or have any issues with bright sunlight. Perhaps with another colour it might be.
