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I have a 98 Road King,  I saw online quick Release Windshield for a Switchback that also fits the Road King. Well I bought and it doesn't fit. My Road King Windshield mounting bolt centers are about 6 3/4". The Switchback / Road King quick release  brackets seem to have about an inch more spacing.  I am  out 145 bucks. If anybody has a Switchback or Late model Road King can you measure the bolt centers , and post it so others won't make the same mistake.
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Re: Difference in Road King Windshield Quick Release Brackets.
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2017, 01:10:38 AM »

I have a 2014 Road King. My measurements are the same. The mounting brackets for the Road King and the Switch Back are completely different. Switch Back complete assembly will not fit a Road King.
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Re: Difference in Road King Windshield Quick Release Brackets.
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2017, 01:45:19 AM »

I looked at some part numbers.  The brackets for a 2014 Road King. Right bracket 58084-94
Left bracket 58088-94 Complete assembly 57994-94.  Switchback Right bracket 57673-12 Left 57672-12 Complete assembly 57671-12  The part numbers for the 1988 Road King are the same as the 2014 Road King
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Re: Difference in Road King Windshield Quick Release Brackets.
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2017, 08:30:13 AM »

I have a 98 Road King,  I saw online quick Release Windshield for a Switchback that also fits the Road King. Well I bought and it doesn't fit. My Road King Windshield mounting bolt centers are about 6 3/4". The Switchback / Road King quick release  brackets seem to have about an inch more spacing.  I am  out 145 bucks. If anybody has a Switchback or Late model Road King can you measure the bolt centers , and post it so others won't make the same mistake.
Thanks

Sounds like you need to contact the seller for a refund if they claim that Switchback windshield also fits a Road King.  Obviously it does not.

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Re: Difference in Road King Windshield Quick Release Brackets.
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2017, 10:46:03 PM »

I have a 98 Road King,  I saw online quick Release Windshield for a Switchback that also fits the Road King. Well I bought and it doesn't fit. My Road King Windshield mounting bolt centers are about 6 3/4". The Switchback / Road King quick release  brackets seem to have about an inch more spacing.  I am  out 145 bucks. If anybody has a Switchback or Late model Road King can you measure the bolt centers , and post it so others won't make the same mistake.
Thanks

Just a little observation on your pic, I see you're taking your measurements of 6 3/4" with your tape on the outside of the first bolt head to the center of the second bolt head for your 6 3/4" center.  That is not giving you an accurate bolt hole center.
To get a more accurate bolt hole center you take your measurement reading from the "outside" of the first bolt head to the "inside" of the second bolt head for a center to center bolt hole center reading.
From what I can see by the pic your tape is on the outside of the first bolt head and to the inside of the second bolt head gives you a center to center reading of 6 3/8" for a more accurate center to center bolt hole reading.
The same applies for getting a hole center,.. Outside of hole to inside of second hole gives you the hole measurement center to center.
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