Front ballast

[ColinC]

Hi I have a 06 vlx and it doesn't have a front ballast can 1 be installed if so how and how much ?

[wakesetter8796]

IIRC, you can't install a factory front ballast once they leave the factory due to the shape of the space under the seats or something like that. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, I just heard it somewhere. You can add a fly high sack though.

[evltoymn]

I have an 06 with a fly high bag in the front. Getting ready to put in the pumps and lines so I don't have to fill manually.

[VLXRonnie]

It can be done! I did it a few years back. I depends on your bow seat bases. If they are molded in with the hull you cannot. If it is screwed in like mine, it should cost around $700 shipped from Bakes. off the top of my head you'll need a tank, 2 pumps, hose, thru hulls, hose clamps, and some electrical wire. A member here liljohn did an excellent write up. I pretty much followed it word for word. Hardest part it routing the hose and drilling holes in the hull. Follow the link below It has pictures of what the bow seat base looks like and everything else you'll need.

Edited July 4, 2012 by VLXRonnie