Owner's Manual

14+ Harley Davidson Saddlebag Kit Installation Instructions

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This kit ts both standard factory bags, extended bags, as well as aftermarket stretched bags.

The kit is designed to dramatically lower the resonant characteristics of saddlebags which makes

them much better speaker enclosures and reduces unwanted noises. It kit can be used alone, but

it is intended to be covered by a custom bag liner. Bag liners are common and readily available

from many sources. Multi sectioned liner should be used so that the thickness of the sound

deadener can be accounted for. Pre-molded bag liners may have tting issues and may need to be

modied.

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Plan ahead for other items installed in the bags. If you have speakers or ampliers mounted inside

your bags, you will need to account for them when installing this kit.

For example: American Hard Bag amplier mounting racks have a plastic puck that needs to be

epoxied into the bag prior to installation of this kit. The panels can then be cut to t around the

amp rack mounting puck. American Hard Bag 8 inch and 10 inch woofer kits work well with this kit,

but you must fully install the woofer kit before installing the SoundSkins kit into the bags. Do not

install the speaker grills or the foam gasket that comes in your American hard bag woofer kit.

Once you have installed the woofer kit and tted the woofers (less the grills), unscrew and remove

both the woofers and the woofer mount as a single item. Then, install the kit and cut around the

speaker grill holes in the bag. Next, use the double sided speaker grill mounting tape to mount the

speaker grills to the woofer mount. Then, re-install the woofer kit with woofers into the bag. The

SoundSkins material will act as a sealing gasket between the woofer mount and the bag.

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Thoroughly clean and degrease the inside of both bags. SoundSkins material has a self adhesive

backing that will permanently bond to the bag once in place, so be careful when you position

the material, as it may be dicult to get it back o once in place. Generally, the material can be

repositioned if it is not pressed in place. Care must be taken not to tear the material when

repositioning.

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4+ Harley Davidson Saddlebag Kit Installation Instructions This kit fits both standard factory bags, extended bags, as well as aftermarket stretched bags. The kit is designed to dramatically lower the resonant characteristics of saddlebags which makes them much better speaker enclosures and reduces unwanted noises. It kit can be used alone, but it is intended to be covered by a custom bag liner. Bag liners are common and readily available from many sources.
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Remove the backing from Panel #2. This panel will cover the inside wall of the bag that faces the wheel of the bike. Position panel #2 so that the hole for the front bag mounting point lines up.
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Remove the backing from panel #4 and position the panel on the rear wall of the bag. Pay attention to the position of this panel relative to panels #1 an #2. Remove the backing and position panel #5 at the bottom of the bag nearest the outside wall of the bag Remove the backing from panel #6 and place it at the bottom/rear of the bag on aftermarket stretched bags only. This part is not used on factory standard or extended bags.