what the title says ...

Hopefully in better quality than the OEM hinge.

Thanks in advance

and, no, I haven't changed my signature to include the '10 FLTRX (yet)

 

Not that I've seen, but there is the HD Premium Tour Pak hinge in chrome that is much beefier and could be powdercoated.

 

+1 the powdercoater can make any metal part Vivid Black!

 

Since these hinges are moving parts with some close tolerances, does anyone think paint or powdercoat might not hold up?

 

Yup...
It holds up on all kinds of rough service applications in the modern world, no reason to believe that it wouldn't hold up on the hinge faces.

 

Chrome or black, your choice http://www.twrbaggersplus.com/tourpack_hinge.html

 

Probably a good product but I always wonder, after seeing the price tag, why everyone that makes a product for a Harley thinks it's worth a fortune. I mean, $120 for tour pack hinges? Sheesh!

 

They are PROUD of their hinges lol !

 

Thanks for the link - just heard back from Tracy at TWRBaggersPlus - although they can powder coat them black, it is a gloss black but not the HD OEM Vivid Black (which BTW is PPG# 9850).

Thanks though anyway. I'm sure I could order them from a 20% discount HD dealer and have them powder coated locally. Then it's just the trauma of taking a power drill to the original installed hinge rivets.

Any other input is appreciated ...

yep, still haven't added the FLTRX to the sig, but soon, very soon...

 

Drilling out the rivots is no big deal. You just need a second set of non-technical hands (wife, kids, well trained dog) to hold the lid while you drill out the last couple of rivots and screw in the first couple of screws while reattaching the new hinges.