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[martys]

I have a picture of mine without the plastic bubble in front    That might help you

[NVWLDTHG]

Marty, Can you confirm; these are pre-'09?  whether these in Canada are domestic or HDI?  They look significantly different than twolane's (to me). 

[martys]

They are OE on my 2000 Triple Red which was purchased new here in Canada, and they have standard H4 bulbs in them.

[NVWLDTHG]

That’s really interesting to me.  (Some sort of weirdness that I’ve got with parts applications.)  I don’t have an ’00 parts book (I was riding the airhead then), but the ’09 parts book doesn’t appear to include Canada in the HDI applications.  There are only a few instances where Canada is segregated out in the ’09 book.  It’s a tough call with my limited knowledge whether that is a “domestic” or an “HDI” set.  I’d tend to speculate that it is a domestic.  And, that’s only because it appears to be lightly tarnished.  In my youth, we restored old cars and when you’d take a headlight bucket into the platers to get it replated, it would always have to be silver plated as that was the US headlight laws (at least then).  And, of course, it cost much more than chrome.  That may also explain why the ’09 domestic is more expensive than the HDI.  But it is interesting.  Hopefully, one of our EU members will post a pix.  Thank you.

[Crusty]

And....  Here's a direct comparison of a US DOT and an international reflector.  If (and that's a big "if) I understand what I'm seeing of the shape of the mirrors it does look like the international version would provide more center focus and shoot farther down the road.  Interesting....  Thanks for the good idea.

But the int'l version doesn't have the cool HD badge... and we know THAT is more important than function! 

[Highjagger]

What are you discussing here , i don`t get it ?
 And what pic do you want to be posted from the international version ?
 Pic of the headlight from directly front ?

[Highjagger]

hmmmm?

[Highjagger]

hmmm??

[Highjagger]

last

[Crusty]

What are you discussing here , i don`t get it ?
 And what pic do you want to be posted from the international version ?
 Pic of the headlight from directly front ?

That one is completely different... it has 2 bulbs?

[Highjagger]

Second ( lower ) bulb is for parking light .

[Twolanerider]

Second ( lower ) bulb is for parking light .

That's a difference between the 09 and newer international housing and the prior one.  On the older ones there's a place for that very small bulb between the headlights (not inside the bulb housings).  It would be protected only by the big outer Road Glide bubble.  It can't be seen on mine because the new black trim replacing the bubble covers the hole where the bulb would otherwise be.

It's a little bulb though.  No practical benefit I could ever figure out.  But some variation of it is I'm told required in Germany so it goes on the international bikes to satisfy that requirement.

The older application of that little pilot light placed between the headlight bulbs seen here from a pic before the newer outer trim was installed.