Headlight and Windshield Issue Solved
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Headlight and Windshield Issue Solved
I have been using a Memphis Fats shield on my FXD during the fall and winter for the last 18 months. Several threads on this forum mentioned a similar problem with the light from the headlight hitting the back of the windshield and "lighting it up". I did a temporary fix by painting the area around the framing flat black on the inside of the shield. It helped but I still wasn't happy because all of my light was not hitting the road in front of me. I
needed it for my, after sunset, before sunrise commute during the winter.
I found a headlight block for an FXDWG online. After some emails to check dimensions, I cut out cardboard templates to see if a different base would make a difference.
Here are my results.
I like the new look and cant' wait for my ride to work in about an hour, in the dark. I live in western Texas and with deer, javelina, skunks, fox, coyotes, stray dogs, and every other kind of road debris, I wanted all the light I could get.
Ride safe!
needed it for my, after sunset, before sunrise commute during the winter.
I found a headlight block for an FXDWG online. After some emails to check dimensions, I cut out cardboard templates to see if a different base would make a difference.
Here are my results.
I like the new look and cant' wait for my ride to work in about an hour, in the dark. I live in western Texas and with deer, javelina, skunks, fox, coyotes, stray dogs, and every other kind of road debris, I wanted all the light I could get.
Ride safe!
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To get my headlight on high beam not to shine on the windshield I had to get the trim ring and had to extend the light out by almost an inch.
I built a bracket out of alluminum block. Here is a photo of the original on the left and the one I made on the right. That did the trick and it looks fine.
Now I need to relocate my front signals to remove the glare I see at night from those amber lights shining up on the chrome and bouncing on the windshield. Got the kit, just need to do the work.
http://s1135.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_2278.jpg
I built a bracket out of alluminum block. Here is a photo of the original on the left and the one I made on the right. That did the trick and it looks fine.
Now I need to relocate my front signals to remove the glare I see at night from those amber lights shining up on the chrome and bouncing on the windshield. Got the kit, just need to do the work.
http://s1135.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_2278.jpg
Last edited by canroc; 10-06-2011 at 12:46 AM. Reason: access photo from a url
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