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Custom Vehicle Discussions => CVO™ Street Glide® => Topic started by: DvlDg29 on February 17, 2012, 12:33:38 AM
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I'm trying to find out any info I can about color matching this paint. I'm trying to get speaker lids painted and the dealer by me was saying that it will be hard to find a painter to properly match. I know that this color is different than the color of the same name on the '12 bikes, but is it really "impossible" to get it matched? Any help would be great.
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try Mondello's in Willow Grove PA. 215-657-3137. Kenny does awesome paintwork.
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I had my inner matched in that color. No, you can't buy the paint anywhere, so it does need to be a mixed match.
Gunslingers Custom Paint, in Golden, Colorado. Lots of people send them parts to be painted. You could do the same, and include one of your stock lids, for the color match.
They'll shoot the color and compare, until they get it right.
Consider this as well, they paint some of the CVO bikes, and some of the sets for the sheet metal program HD has...I was so pleased with their work on my 10 FLHXSE Teq Sunrise, I brought them all the tins from my 2003 Heritage Springer Softail. HD has never released the silver paint from the 100th anny bikes, but Gunslingers can still mix and match until it's perfect.
Oh, and I paid $425 for the painted inner, and they polished both my side covers. I had dull spots in the clearcoat from my wife's chaps.
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Gunslingers painted an FBI wrap fender to match my FLTRSE3 O/B......perfect match ...would highly recommend
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HD recently introduced color-matched saddlebag speaker lids; they list "Tequilla Sunrise" but I don't know if it's the CVO color or not:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/gma_product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524448777401&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302491575&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302491575&bmUID=1329527479570&bmLocale=en_US
It uses the "DKO" suffix which you can compare to your painted parts or the newer Tequilla Sunrise color to compare.
Carl
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Thanks for all the input guys, I'm going to research these guys and I'll let you know how it goes.
fisheye, how do you like the painted inner? I love the look on some of the darker colors but was afraid that the tequila sunrise would be too bright.
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Thanks for all the input guys, I'm going to research these guys and I'll let you know how it goes.
fisheye, how do you like the painted inner? I love the look on some of the darker colors but was afraid that the tequila sunrise would be too bright.
I'll let you decide for yourself!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/gtigye79/DSC_0689.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/gtigye79/DSC_0683.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/gtigye79/DSC_0681.jpg)
Here's a thread with more details too:
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=69807.0
Personally, I love the painted inner fairing. IMHO, it really completed the look of a colored bike, and my only regret is that I waited through 2 summers of riding before I did it. Aesthetically, I don't think you can spend money on a better mod. Semper Fi!
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Hey fisheye, looks good. I have the same bike and I am not sure the painted inner is for me. I see that you added chrome mirrors, other than the chrome is there any other benefit? I also see you added an after-market stereo, are you glad you did and what hand-control compatibility loss did you incur?
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Fisheye, ride looks incredible. May have just cost me an exta couple of bucks.
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Hey fisheye, looks good. I have the same bike and I am not sure the painted inner is for me. I see that you added chrome mirrors, other than the chrome is there any other benefit? I also see you added an after-market stereo, are you glad you did and what hand-control compatibility loss did you incur?
As for the chrome mirrors, I just like the look. I've seen painted mirrors, but I like how the chrome breaks it up some. They're not the chrome covers, but full replacements.
As for the stereo, I wanted iPod capability, and I did this before (literally months) HD introduced the iPod module. Using the kit from Hawg Wired, I lost my auto-volume control, but it's for the better. I run an ARC 125.2 BX mini amp as well, and would have to disable the AVC anyhow, cause when running an amp, the last thing you want is the head-unit bumping up the gain, which might blow speakers.
No loss of hand controls at all.
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fisheye, I contacted the guys at Gunslingers. They asked for a couple of pics so I sent them some different angles. Since I know that they have done that color right in the past I'm going to go with them. I'll post pics when I'm done with set up. Thanks again man.
Semper Fi
Tom
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Good luck Tom. Just make sure when send in the inner, put a side cover in as well. That way, according to them, they can match it exact, since the same paint painted on different days can have a different tint.
Are you working with Kent? I worked with him for my inner, and have been working with him and Tyler for my Heritage Springer.
Hope it all turns out well. Oh, another thing, send them the plugs for the holes where the fairing wind deflectors go. They'll shoot those as well. Nothing like having an orange fairing, with black plugs!
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Good luck Tom. Just make sure when send in the inner, put a side cover in as well. That way, according to them, they can match it exact, since the same paint painted on different days can have a different tint.
Are you working with Kent? I worked with him for my inner, and have been working with him and Tyler for my Heritage Springer.
Hope it all turns out well. Oh, another thing, send them the plugs for the holes where the fairing wind deflectors go. They'll shoot those as well. Nothing like having an orange fairing, with black plugs!
I am dealing with kent, I'm not doing the inner yet, need speaker lids first. The boss (ie wife) only makes funds like this available once in awhile so I need to take the oprodunity to redo the stereo issue. :)
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What is the turn around time they are giving you? I've been thinking about having the inner done.
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I used Gunslinger to paint my custom front fender and they were great! Talked to Kent
all the way through the process and was very pleased with the results.
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Good luck Tom. Just make sure when send in the inner, put a side cover in as well. That way, according to them, they can match it exact, since the same paint painted on different days can have a different tint.
Are you working with Kent? I worked with him for my inner, and have been working with him and Tyler for my Heritage Springer.
Hope it all turns out well. Oh, another thing, send them the plugs for the holes where the fairing wind deflectors go. They'll shoot those as well. Nothing like having an orange fairing, with black plugs!
And be sure to include the small, black plastic bezel that surrounds the turn signal indicators/idiot lights. HD doesn't paint them on the CVO's or their color-matched inner fairings/caps--looks much better painted to match than leaving black or covering with the HD chrome accessory cover.
Carl
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What is the turn around time they are giving you? I've been thinking about having the inner done.
Kent at Gunslingers gave me a 4 - 6 weeks turnaround on my speaker lids. Said that he pushes for quicker, but likes to be upfront with his customers, which I respect. Busy shops take a longer time and you don't get busy if you aren't good. Good luck with the inner.
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4-6 weeks might be a little optimistic, but two speaker lids on a color they've done before might be reasonable.
FWIW, I'm waiting for the tins on my Heritage Springer. I think I dropped them off around November/December. I can't really remember.
Sounds like a long time....but the truth is, I have my FLHXSE to ride, and I live on a ridge in Colorado at 7500' elevation. Every time it snows in the area, we get it....
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4-6 weeks might be a little optimistic, but two speaker lids on a color they've done before might be reasonable.
FWIW, I'm waiting for the tins on my Heritage Springer. I think I dropped them off around November/December. I can't really remember.
Sounds like a long time....but the truth is, I have my FLHXSE to ride, and I live on a ridge in Colorado at 7500' elevation. Every time it snows in the area, we get it....
Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I have to send him a lid and I don't want to be without my original lid for too long. But like I said before, good painters are going to be busy.