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Mar 26, 2010 | 08:37 PM

flapjack

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Changing Gauges

Looking to replace my gauges, and need to see if I have the abilities necessary to do it on my own. I'm not a mechanic but now how to use the business end of a wrench. Tried to search for a post but not much luck.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks!!

Mar 26, 2010 | 08:41 PM

Holzarbeiter

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I did mine, was not difficult at all

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:23 PM

Buzzsaw

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If you can take off your outer fairing, you can change your gauges.....pretty easy job.

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by flapjack

Looking to replace my gauges, and need to see if I have the abilities necessary to do it on my own.

I too am not mechanically inclinded, but changed out the OEM gauges to the Silver-Faced gauges on my '06 Ultra. I'm going to do the same on my '010. Very straight forward and the only difficulty I had was on one gauge, getting the nut or bolt off. Would have been easier if I had used a knuckle-adaptor / universal joint adaptor but otherwise it's nothing more than removing the outer fairing; everything else was plug-and-play. You'd want to have a service manual or a Internet link to pictures with the proper way to remove the outer fairing.

As mentioned below, put socks on your spots and a cover on the front fender.

Last edited by UltraClassicElectraGlide; Mar 26, 2010 at 10:49 PM.

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:34 PM

Buzzsaw

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Originally Posted by UltraClassicElectraGlide

You'd want to have a service manual or a Internet link to the proper way to remove the outer fairing.

Agreed, and I learned on this Forum, Put Socks over your Spots to protect your fairing while taking it off and putting it back on.

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:50 PM

Clint55

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Very easy job. Just go slow and as others mentioned, protect your paint!

Here a link to a good tutorial / pictorial on fairing removal.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/elect...tallation.html

Mar 26, 2010 | 10:03 PM

snowmass

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I'd like to buy a stock speedometer from any of you who want to get rid of your old one. Just give me a PM. Not sure how you handle the mileage though.