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I recieved the locking covers as a Christmas gift & haven't put them on yet. They came from Harley in their catalog. Wondering if anyone else has done this, is it an easy job, or get complicated ? anyone have any tricks or short-cuts ? Thanks
Last edited by purestockracer; Feb 28, 2011 at 01:50 PM.
I ordered them through my dealer so that the locks match the other locks on the bike (ignition, saddle bags, trunk, gas filler). That way I only have to carry one key.
The installation was easy. The only part that was even a little tricky was drilling out the snap rivets. The ones closer to the engine were hard to drill because I could not get the angle I wanted due to the drill being too close to the cylinders.
I followed all the instructions and other than the rivets it wasn't bad at all.
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