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Changed out my Classic's rear fender for the "Fender Eliminator Kit (Plate Light Bracket)" by New Rage Cycles -- available on Amazon. Happy with it. The kit does not come with instructions.
Assembly was pretty straight-forward.
First, you remove every screw that seems to be be holding the fender to the underside. You do not need to dis-assemble the rear signal lights, or the stretch of piping that goes under the fender all the way to the license plate; rather, it all comes off as one piece if you just remove the screws that hold that entire assembly to the underside of the seat. Also I had to remove or loosen the plastic frame-like piece that is to the left and right of the seat (under each ass-cheek) -- I removed the right one - easy, one screw and then un-pop it; on the left one, remove the same screw and un-pop it, but there's no need to pull it all the way off, which I'm not sure you can even do because it is snug with the suspension/spring.
Next, find the wires from the bike to the (i) left signal, (ii) right signal light, and (iii) the license plate light. The connections to the left and right signal lights were easy to find. The connection to the license plate wire was a bit tricky to locate -- the existing wire snakes around into the under-side and is tucked tight in a bunched-up, zip-tied portion of excess wire; so, find that, snip the zip-tie, unravel it, and you'll find the connector for the license plate light. To state the obvious, do NOT cut any wires. Just trace the existing wires and you'll find the connector for each. Then hook up the kit and re-assemble.
I did not take step-by-step pics, but here's some pics of the finished job. Good luck.
Assembly was pretty straight-forward.
First, you remove every screw that seems to be be holding the fender to the underside. You do not need to dis-assemble the rear signal lights, or the stretch of piping that goes under the fender all the way to the license plate; rather, it all comes off as one piece if you just remove the screws that hold that entire assembly to the underside of the seat. Also I had to remove or loosen the plastic frame-like piece that is to the left and right of the seat (under each ass-cheek) -- I removed the right one - easy, one screw and then un-pop it; on the left one, remove the same screw and un-pop it, but there's no need to pull it all the way off, which I'm not sure you can even do because it is snug with the suspension/spring.
Next, find the wires from the bike to the (i) left signal, (ii) right signal light, and (iii) the license plate light. The connections to the left and right signal lights were easy to find. The connection to the license plate wire was a bit tricky to locate -- the existing wire snakes around into the under-side and is tucked tight in a bunched-up, zip-tied portion of excess wire; so, find that, snip the zip-tie, unravel it, and you'll find the connector for the license plate light. To state the obvious, do NOT cut any wires. Just trace the existing wires and you'll find the connector for each. Then hook up the kit and re-assemble.
I did not take step-by-step pics, but here's some pics of the finished job. Good luck.
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