I picked up some HD saddlebag liners and associated HD pocket hangers, they were used like new on eBay. Trouble is, the added thickness of both under the quarter turn fasteners will not allow the pins to engage. Does anyone know if slightly longer pins are available?

 

I'd love to know the answer to this, too. The parts guy told me "no," so I'm probably going to just go with bolts. It would make me feel a little safer anyway, with all the topics about those pins failing.

 

I use bolts with nylock nuts.

 

The HD liners I have have holes for the pins,dont know about the hangers.

 

new liners come with thinner washers so dont have to use longer pins

 

I had the same problem with mine. I ended up cutting the hole in the pocket hangers out so that they would fit over the rubber grommet on the hard bag. Works great. I did this after I ruined a couple of pins.

 

Which liners did you get??? Mine already had the holes cut out for the pins.

 

Mine only had small holes. I just made them bigger to fit over the rubber grommett.

 

Put bolts/nuts in anyway.....I've seen a few HD pins fail and the saddlebags do a tumble down the hwy.
Cheapest fix for peace of mind.

 

Do you know what size bolts you used? I was planning to do something similar maybe with a wingnut. But if you know the bolt sizes and length, it may save me some frustration trying to get the right sizes.