Correcting the Indian War Bonnet Light Design Flaw 

Got a 24 pack and afternoon project for myself this weekend thanks great tutorial.

Yes they have fixed the problem, they went to a stainless steal metal, if you get rust in your warbonnet then contact your dealer Indian will take care of it!

Followed these instructions with excellent results. Thanks so much for the guidance!!

As most have said, THANKS for the procedure video. I did the repair on my 2014 Chieftain yesterday. The bike has 21,000 miles and has been in rain often, so there was a lot of rust under the light. The only point I was uncertain about was where the electrical connection, to the light, was located. I found mine behind the headlight mounting hardware. Simple, once I got to it. Thanks again!!

Well produced vid. Easy to follow, camera angles, Audio background to create suspense. .

before sealing the screws I've neutralized the rust with oxalic acid + painted the plate with primer + cold zinc paint and finally added reflective stickers under the LEDs no more problems now and more luminosity on bonnet light ...

Thank you so much for this video, I was easily able to fix this on my 2015 Chieftain thanks to your help, I appreciate it!

Thanks for sharing! Nice work.

Thanks for making this video and sharing.

Excellent video. THANKS! I know what I'll be doing this weekend.

Good work! I would of done it a bit differently ( of course!) After painting the metal base black/rustproof color, I'd then painted the front half white just to add so possible pop to the lighted warbonnet!

I am glad that I found this video as I to have a 2016 Indian Roadmaster and found surface rust so I carried out this task. I will add that I zinc coated the effected plate once I removed the surface rust and replaced the original grummet with a closed one and placed a slit in order to, a, limit the exposure and, b, allow the wiring to pass. Thank you for sharing and please unless you only ride in sunny weather don't wait, get it done.

fantastic job, very detailed great informative video thanks!!

You have great videos. Doing a 12 inch apes install on my 2017 electraglide and your video will be a great help. Watched it couple of times already. And the mill Milwaukee 8 is awesome! BTW😎

Polaris didn't think of it cuz it would have been to much like the right thing to do....Nice job!!! Nice video!!

Great idea 💡 👍 there are color changing leds to insert a well on the market

One more thing I have to do to my 15 Chieftain. thanks for posting this

Good video love your work.

Thank you i did it like your steps

Thanks for the video. My wife bought me a 2019 Indian Springfield for my birthday last March. I was actually looking for ideas on changing the color of the lens when I came across this. I removed the fender before winter storage to wrap the chrome body molding with gold vinyl and took the proactive step of waterproofing the headdress. By way of suggestion, strip caulk (dum dum) does a fine job of sealing both the hole in the warbonnet base and the hole in the fender (which are the size they are to allow the connector to pass through). I found Gardner Bender 45-308MTUVB cable ties at my local Menards. They have a mounting hole molded on that is just the right size for the weld studs on the inside of the fender. There is just enough resistance that they can be tapped onto the stud using a 1/4" drive 7/32" socket, and they are very inexpensive.

Well done!! I have a RoadMaster so will definitely be looking to do this. Cheers Kevin

Why fix it when they can charge you more to fix it for you? If you have a new one seal it before it becomes a problem. Very good video ... thanks!

You can just twist the ties holding the cable under the fender, they'll pop right off.

Well done!

Reconnecting the cable in the fender with cable ties rather than the proper clips leaves the cable very close to the disk as it runs on top of the fixing rather than the side

Thanks for the video, clear and correct instruction. It worked out great for my Vintage. 👍🏼👍🏼👊🏼 Do you have a video or instruction to remove baffle insulation on stock exhaust? Is it wise to remove the baffles or reinsert them after removing the insulation?

Any wild ideas how to make it brighter? I have the Springfield 2017 and for me it's a bad ass, but I'd like the War Bonnet light to be brighter..Thanks, great video..

Thanks! I just bought a 16 Springfield. I wonder if being proactive by removing the fender and add sealant to the grommet and bolts I can avoid the rust thing?

Any other rust issues?

Any idea how to repair/replace the chrome wrapped plastic trim that seems to be cover the seam.... The chrome wrap on mine is peeling off...😡

You're assuming that the water is getting in from underneath the fender, but what if it's actually coming in from the glass lens or around the gasket on top of the fender and just has nowhere to go? Sealing up the bottom might actually make things worse.

I don't understand the part about using the cable ties. I can't tell what he is cutting off and how they re-attach.

did they fix this problem for later models like the 2016? anyone know?

Should have put a LED in. Choose your color.

Polaris didn't think of that because they are almost as bad as Harley ... they don't give a shit about you, just taking your money. Great job fixing THEIR screw-up that you shouldn't have to do in the first place. Manufacturers are such a joke these days, just slam the bikes together with the cheapest labor/parts you can find and take the owner's money ... nobody cares about quality anymore ... it's a crying shame you spend thousands for something new and have to fix somebody else's screw-ups. I hope someone from Polaris watched this and sees first-hand their shotty work, but I'm betting they already know all about it and don't care.

what is top speed for a Indian 111?

All that for a little rust, Don't think so! If it rusts out get a new one!

F.W.I. The back-Round music is Horrible...Talk Don't play music. Uggg.