Installing Rocker box bolt covers

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Sep 26, 2008 | 09:37 AM

sortasuave

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Installing Rocker box bolt covers

I hate asking what seems like such a dumb question but sometime you just gotta.

I purchased the following Rocker Box bolt covers to dress up my 07 Street Glide:

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

The problem is, I can't figure out how to install them. It appears that hey should just snap over the top of the bolts. But try as I may, I can't get them to install. Is there some trick to getting these installed? I can successfully push them over a bolt of the same size elsewhere but I just can't get them over the bolts on the rocker box....

Sep 26, 2008 | 09:43 AM

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It says evo models. 1340CC
Think you need Twin Cam models http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

Sep 26, 2008 | 09:44 AM

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Yeah they do go on hard. I think I used the end of a rubber hammer and then tapped on it. I put a little clear silicon inside them just in case.

Sep 26, 2008 | 10:26 AM

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It says evo models. 1340CC
Think you need Twin Cam models http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

Sorry about that. I didn't pay any attention to which one I linked to. I'll double check, but I'm pretty sure I've got the ones for the V-twin. The parts counter guy was the one that handed them to me and he knew what my bike was. (or so I'd like to think he did from our conversation)

Either way, I'll double check the part number.

Sep 26, 2008 | 10:39 AM

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Yeah they do go on hard. I think I used the end of a rubber hammer and then tapped on it. I put a little clear silicon inside them just in case.

I'll give that a try... Just didn't want to have to remove the tank and the seat to do this "simple" job since so many of the covers are in tight quarter under the tank....

Sep 26, 2008 | 10:50 AM

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What I meant was to put something on top of them that will fit horizontal and then tap out past the tank to get them on. You can use a paint stiring stick, etc. that wont scratch them. You don't have to take the tank off.