Painted Inner Fairing
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I bought the HD painted inner for my Glacier Pearl White Ultra. Got it for 20% off, then sold my original on EBAY for like $125.
That way I was out of pocket about the same as a 'paint shop' wanted to charge, but...........had a GUARANTEED color match.
I like to do things ONCE, with little or no hassle.
That way I was out of pocket about the same as a 'paint shop' wanted to charge, but...........had a GUARANTEED color match.
I like to do things ONCE, with little or no hassle.
Makes perfect sense to me, so that you're guaranteed a perfect match, however, the bike is already at the dealer being repaired from a wreck.
I'm buying the bike from a family friend and one item that needs to be replaced is the inner fairing. So I talked to the dealer and if I want to pay the out of pocket cost to have the inner fairing painted they'll wait for it to be painted and install it. They also told me if I wanted to change out the gauges they'd install those at no charge as well.
Short story is, I won't have the original inner fairing to sell, otherwise I think that would be the perfect route to go.
Thanks for all the great replies. Anyone else that "paid" to have an inner fairing painted?
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I bought the HD painted inner for my Glacier Pearl White Ultra. Got it for 20% off, then sold my original on EBAY for like $125.
That way I was out of pocket about the same as a 'paint shop' wanted to charge, but...........had a GUARANTEED color match.
I like to do things ONCE, with little or no hassle.
That way I was out of pocket about the same as a 'paint shop' wanted to charge, but...........had a GUARANTEED color match.
I like to do things ONCE, with little or no hassle.
For those having their inner fairing painted locally, consider having the idiot light bezel painted as well. HD's painted product doesn't include the bezel, so you end up with a black plastic bezel on the painted fairing, left to cover it with a chrome trim piece.
If you have fairing mounted mirrors, have them shot as well.
Hard to beat the cosmetic improvement for the $$$.
Carl
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I bought a takeoff 08 and sold my takeoff. Net cost for me to get mine painted $!25.- Perfect match.
Mine was done by a Lawrence's body shop in McSherrystown, PA. The dealers from the region use him for repair work. Also saw him doing a set of custom tin's for someone. The guy shipped them from the Midwest to have Jimmy do the work. Little Mom and pop shop.
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Makes perfect sense to me, so that you're guaranteed a perfect match, however, the bike is already at the dealer being repaired from a wreck.
I'm buying the bike from a family friend and one item that needs to be replaced is the inner fairing. So I talked to the dealer and if I want to pay the out of pocket cost to have the inner fairing painted they'll wait for it to be painted and install it. They also told me if I wanted to change out the gauges they'd install those at no charge as well.
Short story is, I won't have the original inner fairing to sell, otherwise I think that would be the perfect route to go.
Thanks for all the great replies. Anyone else that "paid" to have an inner fairing painted?
I'm buying the bike from a family friend and one item that needs to be replaced is the inner fairing. So I talked to the dealer and if I want to pay the out of pocket cost to have the inner fairing painted they'll wait for it to be painted and install it. They also told me if I wanted to change out the gauges they'd install those at no charge as well.
Short story is, I won't have the original inner fairing to sell, otherwise I think that would be the perfect route to go.
Thanks for all the great replies. Anyone else that "paid" to have an inner fairing painted?
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I might do mine in Pewter Pearl this winter.Will probably get the HD one and sell the original.
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So on a Batwing, isn't there only the 2 pieces? The actual inner fairing and then the fairing cap that covers the switches and goes down the sides of the fork sliders or whatever, right?