I toured Indian Motorcycles before it was purchased by Polaris - and had been owned by an English conglomerate that infamously sought famous namesakes (like RIVAS yachts/etc) and bring them back to life and scale to sell. Bikes were hand built in a U-shaped assembly by two man crews. At the time they were working on the 'Scout' prototype. Staff included some former HD Screaming Eagle focused employees. They mentioned similar re: engine assembly to chrome finishes. In some cases minimally more $ but the end result 'they felt' offered more value. Unfortunately for many consumers this 'value' didn't have much tangible appeal vs. $ the increased cost... or at least what corporate HD internally told them.My dad was a young industrial engineer in the early 1970's working for a bicycle manufacturer (actually AMF, who owned Harley Davidson at the time). His boss tasked him with solving some small issue. He did his research and proudly presented to the boss a simple solution which would only cost something like 6 cents per bicycle. His boss responded with disdain and told him to do his job and find a way to solve the problem that would save 6 cents per bicycle.
That's how it is in manufacturing and how little things like glove box lights disappear.
PS: Raptor Assault course in Utah was excellent. I was among the very early Gen2 owners who attended. Regardless of skills + experience - the day's itinerary culminating in requested participant feedback (as most of us owned multiple Raptors including a prior Gen1). <- Although my request for HUD was apparently ignored LOL.