Well last night at about 10pm I finished installing my new '07 Harley Headlights...what an adventure!
In the end it really wasnt that difficult. For one, I'm glad I checked out some of the threads on this project, because the cutting diagram that came with my new headlights was not very helpful at all. Also I worked my dremmel so hard that the chuck lock sheared off!
And of course those new lights look ridiculously nice, so i'm pleased. And for $160 on eBay with harness included, not a bad purchase.
Here are my tips for those of you who are embarking on this project...
1) Use a rotozip to cut the grille pannel, a REAL rotozip. I killed my dremmel using rotozip bits in it. (having a jigsaw on hand helps alot)
2) You definately need a dust mask....its not plastic, its fiberglass and I was itching all over by the time the project was done.
3) Either buy a new set of light plugs or be very cautious when unhooking the old lamps: the plastic is very brittle and I had a few little corners and tabs break off.
4) No matter how well you cut, its a tight fit....make sure you mask the very corner of the fender, its kinda in the way.
I have a question for anyone else that has put the 05 lights in. Does is seem to anyone that their lights shine a little bit too high? Mine fit perfect and aren't pointed high at all but for some reason the beams look high. The high/low works fine and highs aren't staying on or anything. Doesn't bother me any but seems to bother other drivers somtimes. haha
How did you manage that? I thought about it a little but ran out of time before I had to leave town again. Since the holes on the lights had to line up with the holes in the header panel I didnt really have any ideas. Was also thinking about just getting the 05 header panel to.
Any idea how the F to adjust these things? Its driving me nuts....is it really this one reverse torq screw? and where do you get a driver for that....im stumped
Are you guys talking about how to adjust the old style headlights or the 05+? I put my lights in and haven't had a chance to mess with it and the truck is about 1800 miles away so I can't look at it. I'd just like to know what I need to do when I get back and have a chance to mess with the truck again.
Ok thanks, for some reason I'm drawing a blank on remembering seeing the star/torx screw on my headlights. Would anyone happen to have a pic of that? Do you access that from the outside or is it on the backside of the headlight?
Awesome, thanks so much for pointing that out. I honestly didn't even know that was for adjustment. That will be the first thing I do to the truck when I get back. Thanks again Hi-psi.
This question is along the lines of adjustment for the guys that cut their header panels to install the '05-'07 lights. I'm assuming the '05-'07 lights have side-to-side and up/down adjustments on them standard. Do you lose any of that adjustment if you cut your header panel on the '99-'04 and install the '05 lights?
Do the '05-'07 trucks only have up/down adjustment then? So none of our trucks '99-'07 have side-to-side adjustments? I just picked up my '02 and haven't messed with it. So I don't know what adjustments it has. I just figured they would have both side-to-side and up/down.
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