FMB’s welder (formerly worked for Nascar and is a metal artist) hand TIG welds every bar. For example, bars made in China commonly use an inferior Booger looking MIG weld process. However we pride ourselves in exceptional quality. I’m not saying we’re perfect and it’s impossible for us to miss something. Never use electrical tape as it can catch easy, bundle up and make a mess. When pulling through the right side, tape the throttle-by-wire and remaining wires together then pull both through at the same time. Next, pull the wires through with a parachute cord. Pull any bulky plastic covers off the harness and wrap the harness with tesa tape. Use 80lb test fishing line with a small weight to get the line through the bars. First of all, the key is using tesa tape (a smooth cloth tape).
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Our customers who followed our suggestions, circled back with us after they finished saying how simple and seemless the installation went.
#Street glide 10 ape hangers install#
Here’s how we clean the insides of the bars prior to welding them… įor our customers who choose to install on their own we offer some tips I’ll share with you.
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A file cannot enter the bottom or top holes and make the angle to clean the inside edges. Furthermore, there is no tool that can reach such jagged edges to smooth them out once the center and hand controls have been TIG welded. They only mention it after they’ve supposedly removed them after a laborious, time consuming process. Almost always the mechanic will not show a customer the alleged jagged edges in advance. Our bars cannot go to the next step in manufacturing this step is completed. We intentionally smooth out any and all such jagged edges specifically to ensure wiring is unaffected. Our manufacturing specifically addresses this step. When it comes to aftermarket custom installations, it’s not uncommon in our industry to see such shady individuals falsely claim defects or poor quality exists, suggesting that the bars have jagged edges which took a significant amount of time to clean out and perhaps replacing wiring so they can (1) charge customers for additional labor and / or (2) try to convince that customer to switch to a like product they sell. So unlike the old bikes where you have to pull a thick pack of wires through, the Can Bus just pulls a few on each side. Shops charging anywhere from $250 to $1500 for the same installation! On newer Harley’s they’re using the Can Bus system. Being in business over 10 years we’ve seen just about everything. Going to an established motorcycle dealership does not guarantee their mechanics are honest and trustworthy.
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14 / December DON'T GET SCAMMED AT YOUR MOTORCYCLE DEALERSHIP AND WIRING TIPS