Member Reviews for Show Chrome Accessories (Big Bike Parts) Mesh Radiator Grille - Honda VTX1300 C/R/S/T (02 - newer)

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Average Customer Review: 4.00 (based on 30 reviews)

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(5 stars) reviewed on 04/18/12 by (arichard487) from Sudbury, MA, US, for a 2006 1300 VTX1300C wrote: Looks awesome, not quite as burly as the picture makes it look but it still adds to the overall appearance of the bike. Installation instructions don't mention that you have to lift up the radiator in order to remove the old cover and install the new one. Actual metal instead of plastic which is great. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 03/13/12 by Curtis Judnich (curty) from West Bloomfield, MI, United States, for a 2005 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Looks Great. I did not use the supplied washers because with them the bolts would be to short. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 01/27/12 by Don (dyinglin) from , , United States, for a 09 Honda VTX 1300R 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Great quality piece. More chrome! Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 01/15/12 by Johnny Watts (wattsjt) from Soddy Daisy, TN, United States, for a 2005 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Nice look on the bike. Hides that ugly black radiator. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 12/31/11 by (dconrad) from , , for a 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: The cover is well made and looks great! The only difficult part of the installation is aligning the cover, spacers and shield when installing the bolts. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 09/16/11 by Jon (jonhuff40) from , , United States, for a 0 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Good quality product. First let me say the instructions for this product are pretty much useless. Wrong wrench sizes and mentions nothing about how to take off the existing radiator cover due to the pin on the bottom of the radiator. Not to mention that putting the grille on with an existing Linby Highway Bar is a pain. You have to remove the highway bar. Once you get that off, and the bolts on the radiator off, you have to lift the radiator high enough to get the pin to come out of the hole. Once this is done you can remove the old grille and put the new one one. You then have the challenge of getting the new grille to clip on the radiator and blindly get the pin to fit back in the hole while keeping the grille cover in place. Once this is all done the reassembly is not bad unless you have the Lindby bar. Trying to get two sets of spacers as well as the radiator lined back up to fit in the hole of the frame is difficult and requires 2 sets of hands. Very frustrating. After a... Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 08/29/11 by Chuck Mcpeak (Stewie56) from , MI, United States, for a 2009 Black 1300 VTX1300T Tourer wrote: Just installed. took about 40 minutes to install. Directions call for two people. One to hold the horn, A zip tie works just as good. Seems to be made of good quality material. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 08/22/11 by Brian (Veldhof) from Zeeland, MI, for a 2004 1300 VTX1300C wrote: Very Nice adds some chrome feature to the bike. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 07/06/11 by Jeremy Cedotal (jpcedotal) from Oak Grove, LA, for a 2007 1300 VTX1300C wrote: huge upgrade from the OEM black plastic cover, but still seems a little too pricey for what u get...but maybe I am just cheap. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 06/29/11 by Ben (Jager76) from Thornton, CO, United States, for a '06 Illusuion Blue 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Very nice piece of chrome. Adds a great look to the front of the bike. Full metal construction on this,so far it seems very sturdy. I installed this my self, but there are times when a second set of hands would have been nice. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 06/11/11 by (moenvegas) from , VA, United States, for a 0 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Love it, it really makes the bike look good Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 06/08/11 by Anthony Colvard (acolvard) from McConnells, SC, for a 2005 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: nice piece Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 05/17/11 by LG (PastorLG) from Marlow, OK, for a 2006 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: This product really enhances the look! It was a little tricky getting the old one off. Once you get the radiator lifted up ( it took me a while to figure out it), it's really easy to install. Seems like good quality as well. I didn't use the washers that came with it because the bolts were too short. Seem like it's working fine though. I personally like the new look! Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 04/13/11 by jon (gearsmasher) from , , United States, for a 2007 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: read other reviews of being very hard to install...i beg to differ installed in under 15 min...very easy to install if you cant do it you dont ned to be on a bike to begin with... Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 02/22/11 by Bill Wade (bwade641) from Gardiner, ME, United States, for a 2007, Blue 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Dresses up the radiator nice and gives the bike a classy look. A bear to install though. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 02/04/11 by Bill (xsgt09) from La Mesa, CA, United States, for a 2012 Electra glide, Black 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Very nice, looks like the factory put it on as part of the original design. It appears to be well made and considering the prices of chrome add-ons, well worth the money. It really adds a custom look. As far as installation, watch the how-to TOTW video first as the written instructions only tell to take off the old one and put on the new one. And they tell you the incorrect wrench size. You can do it yourself by using tape to hold the horn out of the way, but a buddy is better. If you have Lindbars or similar highway bars, get two buddies and a monkey to help hold up the radiator and bars while you line up holes. Its doable, just take your time. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 10/30/10 by Mark (mcq2740) from , , United States, for a 2009 1300 VTX1300C wrote: instructions very vague. Watch the CC install video first. I reused stock spacer and provided spacer. Looks nice once installed. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 10/02/10 by Patrick (OldYellerVTX) from , CA, United States, for a 0 1300 VTX1300C wrote: This radiatyor cover makes a nice improvement to the appearance of my bike. It looks like it belongs on the bike, doesn't stick out, blends in nicely. Replacing plastic with chromed metal always makes me feel good. Getting all the parts to line up was a little tricky, so get so relax before you start the installation. Also, watch Kyle's TOTW berore you install it.. In the end you will likely be glad you went for it. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 09/24/10 by Jeffrey Jackson (jjackson2) from Galloway, NJ, United States, for a 2006 1300 VTX1300R (S) Retro wrote: Looks very nice. A little hard to install. Had to remove lower Radiator clamp to do it right. Clamp bolts a little hard to get to with my custom pipes. I used universal socket adapter to get to lower bolt. That made my life much easier. Looks nice now. Be careful not to strip upper radiator cover bolts as I did one. No problem for rethread. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 08/04/10 by Ronald Halbruner (redvtxron) from Cape May, NJ, United States, for a 2005 red 1300 VTX1300C wrote: What away to finish up the front of my bike,could not ask for anything better!! Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No