Cheapest way to Put a radio in my 09 FLHT Police bike
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Cheapest way to Put a radio in my 09 FLHT Police bike
Well I have a 2009 FLHT Police bike I got a great deal on, and would Like to put a Radio in it. I want to do this on a budget, I dont care about hand controls ect. I picked up a set of Electraglide Factory take off speakers from my brother in law who upgraded his sound system. Other then the Speakers, A Marine grade radio and mounting brackets what else do I need?? I am trying to do this all without breaking the bank. So just a basic setup will do so i can play my MP3s/CDs.
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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I put in a clarion radio/CD/MP3/USB into my cop glide. Got the radio and speakers off amazon or ebay sellers.
Hardest part is the mounting/face bezel into the glove box slot. Remove the box, fab up brackets with alum angle to mount your radio tray and make a face bezel with either some flat plastic sheet or alum covered with black leather. Mine came out great. Total cost maybe $200.
I would recommend a radio with a volume ****, so you can adjust volume with gloved hand. Pushbuttons are a pain to operate sometimes. Integrating a radio into handlebar controls is another story altogether. I didn't want to go that far and just kept it simple. I'm very pleased with the setup. Power connections can be found inside the fairing, or run a power cable direct to the battery with inline fuse.
I agree the kits sold elsewhere are probably a better way to go overall, but I'm stubborn and like to do it my way.
Hardest part is the mounting/face bezel into the glove box slot. Remove the box, fab up brackets with alum angle to mount your radio tray and make a face bezel with either some flat plastic sheet or alum covered with black leather. Mine came out great. Total cost maybe $200.
I would recommend a radio with a volume ****, so you can adjust volume with gloved hand. Pushbuttons are a pain to operate sometimes. Integrating a radio into handlebar controls is another story altogether. I didn't want to go that far and just kept it simple. I'm very pleased with the setup. Power connections can be found inside the fairing, or run a power cable direct to the battery with inline fuse.
I agree the kits sold elsewhere are probably a better way to go overall, but I'm stubborn and like to do it my way.