Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
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From: LexVegas, KY...home of fast wimmen & beautiful horses
RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
Harley engineering at its finest. DatH-D trim ring is notorious 4 dis gap......get da J&P cycle one insted. Prollem solved. Fits perfectly first go 'round.
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From: Fugitive from justice
RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
Ain't seen one at J&P that matches the HD style I was after.
Amike, I ain't sayin you lied!..Just sayin no screw could fix iton MY bike....The thought passed thru my mind until I tried it with both rings off and saw the new ring simply would never clamp tight over the old ring like they instructed.....I also considered taking a slice out of the old ring so it would compress smaller under the new one, then said screw it and simply tossed the stock ring.
Amike, I ain't sayin you lied!..Just sayin no screw could fix iton MY bike....The thought passed thru my mind until I tried it with both rings off and saw the new ring simply would never clamp tight over the old ring like they instructed.....I also considered taking a slice out of the old ring so it would compress smaller under the new one, then said screw it and simply tossed the stock ring.
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RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
ORIGINAL: YodaddyKeith
Bought HD part #69733-05, headlight visor trim ring
Instructions say to loosen stock trim ring retaining screw, install new ring over stock ring, then tighten original screw, then tighten new trim ring screw....sounds simple, huh?
Only trouble is, once installed as above, the ring has large gap at bottom, over 1/4", and cannot be tightened nuff to close gap.
My solution was to remove factory ring completely then bend underlying ring flange outward in several places to grip new trim ring......looks good and holds tight....but was pretty frustrating.
Anyone here run into same problem, and if so, what was the fix?
Bought HD part #69733-05, headlight visor trim ring
Instructions say to loosen stock trim ring retaining screw, install new ring over stock ring, then tighten original screw, then tighten new trim ring screw....sounds simple, huh?
Only trouble is, once installed as above, the ring has large gap at bottom, over 1/4", and cannot be tightened nuff to close gap.
My solution was to remove factory ring completely then bend underlying ring flange outward in several places to grip new trim ring......looks good and holds tight....but was pretty frustrating.
Anyone here run into same problem, and if so, what was the fix?
Thanks!
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From: Olympia Wa.
RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
I had the same problem, and I read on a thread on here to loosen the original trim ring, install the visor trim ring over it (and do not tighten the original) then tighten the visor trim ring and presto, NO GAP! It worked for me.
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From: Fugitive from justice
RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
DZLDR,
I tried that on second attempt....still had huge gap. That's why I removed both rings and test fitted them one inside the other and saw there was no way the new trim ring could clamp enuff to ever seal the gap....the factory ring was just too large in diameter.
I tried that on second attempt....still had huge gap. That's why I removed both rings and test fitted them one inside the other and saw there was no way the new trim ring could clamp enuff to ever seal the gap....the factory ring was just too large in diameter.
RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
Man I don't know what you guys are doing or not doing. I had one on my RK and my last SG. I had an extra set of hands to squeeze it together but had no gap. Just installed it on my new SG a few days ago and this one actually went together without the assistance of an extra set of hands. No gap at all.
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RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
ORIGINAL: YodaddyKeith
Bought HD part #69733-05, headlight visor trim ring
Instructions say to loosen stock trim ring retaining screw, install new ring over stock ring, then tighten original screw, then tighten new trim ring screw....sounds simple, huh?
Only trouble is, once installed as above, the ring has large gap at bottom, over 1/4", and cannot be tightened nuff to close gap.
My solution was to remove factory ring completely then bend underlying ring flange outward in several places to grip new trim ring......looks good and holds tight....but was pretty frustrating.
Anyone here run into same problem, and if so, what was the fix?
Bought HD part #69733-05, headlight visor trim ring
Instructions say to loosen stock trim ring retaining screw, install new ring over stock ring, then tighten original screw, then tighten new trim ring screw....sounds simple, huh?
Only trouble is, once installed as above, the ring has large gap at bottom, over 1/4", and cannot be tightened nuff to close gap.
My solution was to remove factory ring completely then bend underlying ring flange outward in several places to grip new trim ring......looks good and holds tight....but was pretty frustrating.
Anyone here run into same problem, and if so, what was the fix?
It took me an hour or so, but i got the job done
and no more gap at bottom.
Peter
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RE: Trouble installing 7" Visor trim ring on headlight
ORIGINAL: DZLDR
I had the same problem, and I read on a thread on here to loosen the original trim ring, install the visor trim ring over it (and do not tighten the original) then tighten the visor trim ring and presto, NO GAP! It worked for me.
I had the same problem, and I read on a thread on here to loosen the original trim ring, install the visor trim ring over it (and do not tighten the original) then tighten the visor trim ring and presto, NO GAP! It worked for me.
Peter