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[Fired00d]

If it were me I'd paint it the same color as the tourpak that way I could have an extra tourpak painted at the same time.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Twolanerider]

Having been there and done it the same color as the gauge housing I agree the same is best.
If you do it any different then it just looks like another of the hundreds of custom paint schemes.
Doing it like the gauge housing looks great and people will think it's factory stock!
JMHO! 

That is my very strong inclination.  The gauge pod looks very sharp right there in your line of sight.  Even complementary alterntive colors I'm afraid would detract from that.  I want to expand on that visual statement not detract from it or minimize it.

I also want it to look like it belongs there.  The dark red would certainly be best for that.  So any alteration from all dark red would have to be subtle variation.  I'm not after drama here.  Just wanted to see if some particularely good idea happened to occur to someone that would follow this theme.

[SBB]

That is my very strong inclination.  The gauge pod looks very sharp right there in your line of sight.  Even complementary alterntive colors I'm afraid would detract from that.  I want to expand on that visual statement not detract from it or minimize it.

I also want it to look like it belongs there.  The dark red would certainly be best for that.  So any alteration from all dark red would have to be subtle variation.  I'm not after drama here.  Just wanted to see if some particularely good idea happened to occur to someone that would follow this theme.

Since this is not one of those "Time is of the essence" situations then wait and look at mine at CHL.
I think you will be pleased.

 

[Boatman]

I'm with AJ, Candy, and Gary.

[OTIS]

Not promising to pay heed to any particular bit of advice but willing to listen to and consider all of it.  Sometime this spring/summer will be getting an inner fairing painted for the red SERG.  The bike is three shades of red and just want to make sure I'm considering any good options even if I didn't think of them myself.

The three reds don't exist on all the tins.  Rear fender and tour pak are this middle red.  Pretty sure this is standard Harley "Luxury Rich Red."

These bikes are very rare Iam trying to keep mine as original looking as possible which is very hard to do, in 00 I bought a bike like yours new and in the sun light you could see that deep burgendy in the inner fairing which none of the other Glides had I thought that was special just my 2 cents.


                                                           OTIS

[erniezap]

Match the guage nacelle.

[hard10]

You guys are talking about that "middle" red not the very brightest red; right?

Yes, the middle red. You want it to look like it was done that way from the factory. I wonder if you could get away with an orange inner fairing on the '00 O/B/W?

[Screamin]

FWIW - I've always liked the dark cherry on my inner fairing and how it matches the dark cherry on the tins and tank. Nanners have the yellow and they luv it but I like the darker stuff shining up at me as opposed to the bright. The RG has the black pod and I think that compliments the darker paint as opposed to the stark contrast that a lighter shade will give. Guess I won't win many shows.

[SBB]

I'm surprised no one has questioned this area.
My painter said to let the paint cure for a month and then I can clean up this section.


 

[Screamin]

Sharpie?

[porthole]

Same as the gauge housing, just like on the other bike (upper & lower)

[Twolanerider]

Good news.  Harley made the decision very simple this afternoon.

The local dealership is an interesting contradiction.  The shop is always an accident waiting for the next mistake to happen.  Surreal are the quantity and quality of mistakes that can come so repetitively from there.

Two parts guy, however, are just great.  Will bend over backwards to find not just parts but information as well.  Whether you're buying the part or not.

The part number for the red inner fairing from the parts manual isn't a good number anymore.  So you assume it's been discontinued.  I have found a couple of typos in this parts manual though so called one of the counter guys this afternoon to confirm if the number is old and discontinue or perhaps just wrong.

First look said it was just an old part number no longer available.  Then he volunteers to look farther.  Grabs "the paint book" and some other CVO information I'd never seen before.  Looks and looks.  Calls Harley.  Calls me back a half hour later to say "here you go Don, they've changed that number" but somehow the supercession never got tied to the old part number.  Same deal on the number in the parts manual for the tour pak spoiler.

Summary is that there is a good part number for a painted to match dark red inner fairing and it's not even horrendously expensive.  $335.00.   Getting the local paint shop to scan, mix small batches, make however many storyboard sprays needed to match the color then prep and spray an inner would cost at least close to that much.  So will just order this corrected part number from Harley and (hopefully) not even have to worry about the paint match.

[hard10]

Good news...
The part number for the red inner fairing from the parts manual isn't a good number anymore...

Which color "red" is it then?

[Twolanerider]

Which color "red" is it then?

It's the original dark red.  What Harley had painted for it from day one.  In some places the manual calls it simply "dark red" and in others the manual calls it "brandywine."  Whatever they call it I'm ordering one.  A nice well waxed dark red inner is going to be SO MUCH better than an old plastic flat black piece staring back at me that's already almost 9 years old.

Wonder how much of a pain this thing is to change on a Road Glide ?

[hard10]

It's the original dark red.  What Harley had painted for it from day one.  ...

So the question now is did they do the same for the O/B/W? ie an orange inner?