Tour Pak Hinges
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Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Longview, Washington
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Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Newport News, VA
I think the appearance improvement alone is worth the cost.
Andy
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: U.S.S.A.
99% of HD accessories are for appearance only. That's all the justification most people need.
I used a drill for the first rivet, but that was slow and a little risky. For the rest, I just cut the rivet head off with a pair of flush cuts from the outside (against the hinge so there was no danger to the soft Tourpak plastic).
I used a drill for the first rivet, but that was slow and a little risky. For the rest, I just cut the rivet head off with a pair of flush cuts from the outside (against the hinge so there was no danger to the soft Tourpak plastic).
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Brockport, NY
Got them on mine...Only just for appearance and matching the opening latches. HD should've put 'em on right in the factory on the Ultras only. D'Oh...I forgot that Harley's out to do some marketing... ;-)
Cruiser
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 221
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From: Texas/Arkansas border
My factory hinges are beginning to get a bit shaky. After reading these post, I went to Chicago Harley Davidson web page and ordered the hinges on line, about $46 bucks shipped to my door. Will be installing them by next week. One of those things I have been meaning to do as soon as I got "a round tuit", now I have one....PACO
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: North Texas
I purchased them for 2 reasons, 1) They simply look much better than the pewter crappy stock hinges, 2) The security is better. It only takes 1 minute to remove the stock hinge pins with a 25 and 15 torx. Can't do it with the new ones.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: North Texas
One thing I didn't mention (if I can beat this dead horse ...) is definitely use loctite, and torque it to specs (20-25 in lbs). Being a little leery of cracking the fiberglass, it torqued them much tighter than I would have done by 'feel'.