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TexasVision
Posted 2008-08-29 8:55 PM (#17204)
Subject: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
I have owned my bike for about 3 months and was washing it yesterday and notices the water ran INSIDE my headlight assembly I was like ohh crap! I looked and at the top of the headlight assembly was hairline fracture of the assembly . freaked out because i know i have done nothing to hurt my dearest "vicky".
Immediatly i went to my dealer and showed him the fractures and he agreed this could not have been done by any type of impact. He immediatly order me another and said " dont worry we will cover it" I will post pics of these fractures when i get a chance . but i recommend you check yoiur headlight assembly and look for hairline fractures at the top of the assembly!
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Teach
Posted 2008-08-29 11:32 PM (#17218 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 1436
TexasVision I posted about this in another thread. Not only are the headlights getting the hairline fractures but they are also separating on the upper seam which is where the water is getting in. My dealer has replaced headlights on 3 of the 4 Vision he sold. I expect a dealer bulletin to be forthcoming.
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ebayjoe
Posted 2008-08-29 11:53 PM (#17224 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 113
East Ohio
Will be taking mine in tommorrow as it has a couple cracks and starting to fog up
Go Super Steel
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Teach
Posted 2008-08-31 12:14 AM (#17281 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 1436
I suspect a bulletin will be coming out soon. My new lite assy is in along with the other stuff, but waiting on the new windshield that should be in Tuesday. The shop wants to do all the recent work in one go and frankly that works for me.
Still no word on the new bar controls but I can live without that for a while.

Just so folks know because the debate over warranty was brought up in another thread, the headlite assy is $400+ bucks. Now don't get me wrong, Victory would handle this under warranty if it proves to be a large scale defect. However if it is say only a few which doesn't require a bulletin, the extended warranty would save you any out of pocket if it occured after your 1 year was up.
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TexasVision
Posted 2008-08-31 6:49 PM (#17304 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
Nope i bought the 4 year warranty and they had no problem covering the warranty work and have ordered the assembly already
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TexasVision
Posted 2008-08-31 6:54 PM (#17305 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: RE: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
Heres the fractures in pictures on the head light .
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TexasVision
Posted 2008-08-31 7:25 PM (#17306 - in reply to #17305)
Subject: RE: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
sorry it wont let me load them ill have to get them to yall later sorry
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space_cwboy
Posted 2008-08-31 7:52 PM (#17308 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 235
Evergreen, CO
Hey TexasVision -

Make sure your picture attachments are 60k size ir less. That may be the reason it is not allowing you to attach them.......
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Teach
Posted 2008-08-31 10:26 PM (#17316 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 1436
LOL... You know I should probably let this go bye without comment but just cant.
Texas, Why did you say NOPE? and then confirm what I posted? lmao....

I'll see if I can get some pic's of my headlite and post them tomorrow as well, but trust me if you have the cracks or separation you'll see it...... ride safe all
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TexasVision
Posted 2008-09-01 11:08 AM (#17343 - in reply to #17316)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
Sorry i was confused
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TexasVision
Posted 2008-09-01 11:08 AM (#17344 - in reply to #17305)
Subject: RE: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
ok i think i got them this time
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TexasVision
Posted 2008-09-01 11:18 AM (#17345 - in reply to #17306)
Subject: RE: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
ok here they are



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TexasVision
Posted 2008-09-01 4:40 PM (#17362 - in reply to #17218)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
Teach you said a dealer would post this forthcoming were would that be? on a delaer recall list?
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radioteacher
Posted 2008-09-02 6:30 AM (#17394 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 3006
San Antonio, TX
Add my Vision to the list. I found two small cracks yesterday and it has water vapor on the inside of the headlamp assembly. I will see the dealer tomorrow to get this replaced.

My wife once asked what happens in the rain on the Vision. I told her that "It gets wet. It is designed to get wet." Maybe I spoke too soon.



Edited by radioteacher 2008-09-02 6:30 AM
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Teach
Posted 2008-09-02 4:01 PM (#17422 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 1436
Tex, Victory issues bulletins to their dealers that tell them what to do, what parts are available, etc.... If the hedlite becomes a large scale problem I would suspect that a recall notice will be issued.
For example the handlebar control for the radio. Victory knows the stock unit has issues and a new part is in the works/testing. As soon as that part becomes available the company will issue a bulletin to the dealers letting them know so they can order the NEW part for replacement on the customers bike. Your dealer could presently order a stock bar control, but it would simply be a matter of time before it failed. So to prevent replacing bad with bad they use these bulletins. Hope that makes sense.
I have NOT heard of a headlite bulletin yet but I do suspect based on the number already replaced by my dealer that it will be forthcoming. You could call your dealer and ask if they have seen one for the headlite but my guess is no they haven't. The fogging and cracks aren't bad enough to justify a safety recall so I suspect they will handle this one case at a time until such time as it becomes expensive in cost to the company. I'm sure they are currently looking into WHY and how to fix the separation/cracks. Hope this helps... T
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Arkainzeye
Posted 2008-09-02 9:49 PM (#17440 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 3773
Pittsburgh, PA
Wow they photos of the cracks blew my mind.. it almost looks like a impact of some sort. When i read about these cracks i wasnt expecting to see photos like that.... Now i know what to look for.. you sure you wasnt involved in a drive by? Some jealous HD geezer glide riders?
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Mudge
Posted 2008-09-03 10:24 AM (#17471 - in reply to #17440)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Tourer

Posts: 354
20 miles west of Chicago.
I found two spalled areas and what looks like very fine cracks along the upper edge of the headlight. The white spots in the photo are mineral deposits on the inside of the headlight lens left when the rainwater evaporated.



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TexasVision
Posted 2008-09-15 6:50 PM (#18109 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 129
Leander,Texas
Nope im sure there was no impact on the headlight . i keep it in the garage and i havnt hit anything. My dealer is going to fix it under the warranty but the start small and grew so watch out people
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spursmvp
Posted 2008-09-15 8:54 PM (#18115 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Tourer

Posts: 377
O'Neill, Nebraska
This is good to know....I'll keep an eye out for anything like this on my Vision. When I washed her yesterday there is no indication of any cracks; however I've only got 3300 miles on her. Still a baby!
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sonicbluerider
Posted 2008-09-17 8:50 AM (#18202 - in reply to #18115)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Tourer

Posts: 576
, IA
2000 miles and i have problem too sure hope they fix it
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Minnow
Posted 2008-09-17 10:22 AM (#18205 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: RE: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 143
Sparta, WI
The dealer is ordering me a headlight. I have the same cracking and moisture problems. I looked at a Vision that was on the showroom floor that had about 500 miles on it and it was cracked and had moisture inside of it.
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ellisk
Posted 2008-09-18 11:04 PM (#18314 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


New user

Posts: 3
thanks for info will be keeping an eye on mine
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wseemann
Posted 2009-04-12 5:32 PM (#32102 - in reply to #17394)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Cruiser

Posts: 215
Boydsville, AR United States
No problems in 4,000 + miles, but I will be keeping an eye on mine.
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Rebel
Posted 2009-04-12 8:32 PM (#32119 - in reply to #17204)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Iron Butt

Posts: 600
Linwood, MI
I'm checking mine right now and am passing the info along to my dealer tomorrow when I'm there so he can check his inventory.

Thanks for bringing this problem to light, Teach, et al.
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varyder
Posted 2015-05-31 3:47 PM (#172610 - in reply to #17218)
Subject: Re: HAIR LINE FRACTURES IN HEADLIGHT!!!!!


Visionary

Posts: 8144
New Bohemia, VA
It was said ALL 08 Visions had this problem. Thankfully, 8 years later all is well with mine.



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