Installing new nacelle trim
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Installing new nacelle trim
Has anyone replaced their nacelle trim lately? I bought a new one for my 09 road king and the screw on the front isn't threaded like the one I broke the other day. It looks like a nail. No hardware and no instructions. Can't for the life of me figure out to get it to stay on. I'm going to see if I can just screw a nut down over it without any threads. Any ideas?
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Mike
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It's soft metal, and "self-threads" when you tighten the nut. I installed a washer between the nut and nacelle to avoid snapping the stud off from over-tightening (like I did the first time...doh!)
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i tried installing one on my streetglide and got so frustrated with the gap and also the mounting method that i gave up and gave the part to a friend who has a roadking. i then looked at how the softail headlight trim ring mounts. wishing that our touring harleys mounted that easily.
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The OP is referring to the "spear" that installs on top of the nacelle, but the rim ring is equally frustrating. I've installed a couple on two different RK's, and sometimes they line up great, while other times they leave a huge gap.
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