I bought some repop (dont' shoot me please) handlebar switches for turn signals and headlight bright/dim. I bought from Vtwin, and they have cloth covered wires (so they look good..).
But when you install, them, and they fit the curve of hte handlebar correctly and nicely, they must compress against the handlebar on the inside of the switch, making the switch difficult to operate, and only one side of the switch remains functional. I thought it was a fluke and then I loosened them both up and they work fine...tighten again and same problem.
I had one stock switch and one old repop before I started this process, and I may get them re-chromed (ouch) this winter, but what now? I thought about trying to shim them just a bit using gasket material under the switch??
Any thought or anyone ever have this issue?
fitment is on a '66 FLH
But when you install, them, and they fit the curve of hte handlebar correctly and nicely, they must compress against the handlebar on the inside of the switch, making the switch difficult to operate, and only one side of the switch remains functional. I thought it was a fluke and then I loosened them both up and they work fine...tighten again and same problem.
I had one stock switch and one old repop before I started this process, and I may get them re-chromed (ouch) this winter, but what now? I thought about trying to shim them just a bit using gasket material under the switch??
Any thought or anyone ever have this issue?
fitment is on a '66 FLH
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