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I installed a pair of fairing mirrors on a friends Glide yesterday. Not only have the mirror mounts changed but it seems the mounting location is lower on the fairing.
I've got the fairing mirrors on my 04' Ultra. Mine have 3 machine screws and nuts that hold them on. Plus you can rotate the base before you tighten it down so that the curves cut into the base of the mirror fit the contours of the inner fairing.
Now the newer mirrors that I installed on my buds Glide last night have only one major plastic stud that holds the mirror on. And it has a locating dowel tip on the base that a hole must be drilled for as well. This prevents you from being able to turn the base to find the best fit of the contours cut in the base to the curvature of the inner fairing. Not only that, but the mirrors mouting location is lower than mine. They must have changed the template.
I know with my fairing mirrors you see more of your shoulders than traffic. Maybe thats why they lowered the mounting location on the newer versions. They just seem a little too low to me. And with the template they provide you, getting them mounted right is a no brainer. Guess I'll come back and give a full evaluation later after I test drive it later today.
Just wondering what others opinions are on this.
I've got the fairing mirrors on my 04' Ultra. Mine have 3 machine screws and nuts that hold them on. Plus you can rotate the base before you tighten it down so that the curves cut into the base of the mirror fit the contours of the inner fairing.
Now the newer mirrors that I installed on my buds Glide last night have only one major plastic stud that holds the mirror on. And it has a locating dowel tip on the base that a hole must be drilled for as well. This prevents you from being able to turn the base to find the best fit of the contours cut in the base to the curvature of the inner fairing. Not only that, but the mirrors mouting location is lower than mine. They must have changed the template.
I know with my fairing mirrors you see more of your shoulders than traffic. Maybe thats why they lowered the mounting location on the newer versions. They just seem a little too low to me. And with the template they provide you, getting them mounted right is a no brainer. Guess I'll come back and give a full evaluation later after I test drive it later today.
Just wondering what others opinions are on this.