Problems with Premium Tour Pak Hinges?
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Road Master
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Problems with Premium Tour Pak Hinges?
Has anyone had a problem with the painting cracking after installing the Premium Tour Pak hinges? I have them on my ultra & no problems;however I have 2 friends whose paint is cracking. It is the hinge located closet to the passenger seat & the paint is cracking on the top of the tour pak lid. If you look at the top of that hinge that is where it is cracking. I think maybe someone has tightened the screws too tight. That's JMHO. Let me know if anyone else has had this problem. Thanks.
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What year bikes are the ones with the cracked paint and which version of the tour pak hinge did they install, if you know? I ask because HD issued the original version, but it was for only '06 and newer tour paks, then released a newer version ("-08A suffix) for those as well as the older tour paks and chopped tour paks. Perhaps the ones with paint cracking used the original version hinges on pre-'06 tour paks?
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I have a feeling that since these Premium hinges have no flex in them, that someone being careless when opening the lid, and just letting it fall open, would invite that result? Puts a lot of stress on the surrounding ABS/Fiberglass.
It's probably one reason why HD hasn't changed the old hinge design for years. It flexes just enough.
Just a guess?
It's probably one reason why HD hasn't changed the old hinge design for years. It flexes just enough.
Just a guess?
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What year bikes are the ones with the cracked paint and which version of the tour pak hinge did they install, if you know? I ask because HD issued the original version, but it was for only '06 and newer tour paks, then released a newer version ("-08A suffix) for those as well as the older tour paks and chopped tour paks. Perhaps the ones with paint cracking used the original version hinges on pre-'06 tour paks?
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Thanks for the replies. Didn't think about opening the tour pak lid carelessly as a cause. Like I said I haven't had any problems with mine and was just wondering so I could let them know if a problem did exist.
