Originally Posted by just plain john

If you're going to get them painted anyway I'd try to find a used pair of HD lowers. My bike is black, so I used a set of Mutazu lowers that came with pods and were prepainted. Fit and finish was good and I like them a lot. You can get them in primer as well, but if you can get used HD's for the same price I would. It's my belief that all the aftermarket ebay lowers come from the same manufacturer, regardless of the price asked. IIRC, I paid about $200 for mine, complete with laughable "pro" speakers and grills that went straight into the trash.

Originally Posted by starbiker99

So I am looking and I see lot of lowers with pockets or cubby holes in them. I want specific lowers that have speaker pods correct? Would the Harley painted to match lowers work? To me it looks like it would require their Boom upgrade and that isn't going to happen.

Edit: Looks like aftermarket speaker pods can be purchased for the harley lowers.

Edit 2: I found all the parts I need painted to match from H-D. $966 shipped to my door. Guess I'll look at the used or after market lowers and take them to the paint shop! Yikes!!!

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...ring-lower-kit

Originally Posted by starbiker99

I found them for $595 at New castle HD. Then $238 for painted speaker pods. It is still cheaper than getting painted lids and the sound will be louder going down the road. I think I am going to do it. Next just to find which speakers I am going to go with.

Originally Posted by chgofirefighter

I was seriously debating lid speakers and extended bags but I am going to invest on the front lower fairing speaker pods first. The speaker lids are for show purposes or when you're hanging out having the bike parked and you want to be heard but at 70+ speeds, hmmmmmm......? I am going to invest on other goodies first, but then again I have the bug for those lid speakers....