Changing the bars on my '04 EG yesterday and found one of the inner fairing mounting brackets was broke at the top. This seems to be a common issue with these stamped steel brackets.

I have read some about a new nylon or poly bracket made by Alloy Art called the Strongarm bracket as a better replacement for the Harley part. Before I drop any money on these brackets, I was wanting to see if anyone here had installed these and how they hold up??

Any other ideas to replace these would also be appreciated as well.
Thanks

 

A friend who is a inde in my neck of the woods, sell them.

I have heard nothing but good results. Check Eastern Performance. They sell them, free shipping, and you get a forum discount too.



YB

 

I just found the same thing in my fairing. I looked around on here and after seeing some pictures, I went to the hardware store and bought some "L" brackets and a couple of bolts. Came home and clamped it in place, drilled a few holes in the support bracket and now it won't ever break in that spot again. Did all this for less than $5 and 10 minutes of time. Hope this helps.

 

it is a common failure; I fixed mine a couple years ago using this

http://www.eglidegoodies.com/id351.html

 

The later brackets finally adopted by HD seemed to have stopped the breaking issues. But I might go with aftermarket or fabricate my own. Either way, you know then that it will be stronger than even the improved HD bracket.

 

Thanks for the replies!! I'm going to give them a try and see how they work out.

 

I did the repair on the left vertical bracket over five years ago and it's still holding today, even after an accident about four years ago. I likewise bolstered the right side before it broke, but although the top section has held well it broke in the middle of the bracket about a year ago. I considered the Alloy Art bracket but being unable to find feedback or much info on it and hearing positive feedback on the updated HD part I decided to go that route. The left side is still the repaired original bracket. I would recommend applying the fix, as it should last for years.

Bracket fix thread

If you want an IED-resistent option you could fabricate something like this one. Photo below is Jason's fix, not mine.

 

Starting with what model-year would you say that Harley resolved the bracket-failure issue?

 

All FOUR of mine were broken or about to break so when I had the fairing off for paint I had my Indy mech fix it. He bought some "L" brackets at the home store for under $5 and it's been solid for almost 2 years. I can't see paying big bucks for something you can't see if there's an alternative that works just as well.