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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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my 07 road king classic driving/spot light are foggy/ have a film on the inside of them. i have the bike in at the dealer right now and they wont do any thing saying harley wont fix undr warrenty.
any one els have this problem?
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Replace them with sealed beams or go for led's www.ledlights.com/p36.htm
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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have the same problem 07 roadking 3,000 miles and i never use the lites
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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smae here havent looked into a fix ...yet
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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Remove the trim ring, remove the reflector from the passing light assembly.

Remove the bulb from the reflector.

Take the reflector over to the sink, fill it with warm water and a little dish soap, shake vigorously.

Run clean water into it until all soap is removed, drain.

Blow dry the inside with your compressor.

Allow to dry and reassemble.
 

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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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I do the same as what mymatrix advised except I just let them air dry.
Works fine.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Same problem and it's frustrating as well. Try to keep it looking good and the passing lamp cloud up. Harley will do nothing but the dealer might if you present you case right.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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thanks for the advise on cleaning dealer will do nothing
 
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I was about to ask why moco quit using sealed beams. The solution sounds almost too easy... sounds like that 'cause it's one of those "Why didn't I think of that" deals .

Thanks .
 
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mymatrix
Remove the trim ring, remove the reflector from the passing light assembly.

Remove the bulb from the reflector.

Take the reflector over to the sink, fill it with warm water and a little dish soap, shake vigorously.

Run clean water into it until all soap is removed, drain.

Blow dry the inside with your compressor.

Allow to dry and reassemble.

and how long before you have to do it again???
 
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