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So I have my bike power and ground, 4ga power and ground for the amps, my heated gear connection and now I need to hook up my GPS harness.

I'm sure it will all be fine on the existing post screws but I was thinking of maybe adding an "L" bracket to hold my heated gear and GPS harnesses or maybe adding another power and ground block for accessories.

Thoughts?
 
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Hell, i have 3 amps and a small black box all hooked up on the stock battery terminals no problem.
 
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Interested on what you come up with
I like to leave the main connection on the battery to 1 or maybe 2 connections
Ideally 1 and branch from a distribution system
This approach minimizes strain on the battery terminals. I hate to loose a battery while on the road.
 
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I changed over to a Shoria Lithium battery, I then installed multiple lugs so that my 4g amp feeds have their own terminal. On the main lug I have the bike power, heated gear power and my LED feeds.
I don't think it really matters, but I would say the most important part is to make sure you use properly sized ring terminals on your wires. correct for the wire size as well as correct ring size for the terminal bolt.
 
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I have an amp, heater and battery tender all using stock bolt. I did end up buying a slightly longer bolt because I thought it wouldn't fit. Plenty of room surprisingly.
 
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Pete you got pictures or a link to the lug expander you used
 
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Pete you got pictures or a link to the lug expander you used
pics of pete's setup can be found here
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/audio...g-fairing.html
 
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Could you repeat the part of the stuff where you said all about the, uh, things? Wow, you lost me in the first paragraph. That's very impressive. Why didn't you install a urinal and running water while you were in there??

I guess I'll just keep using the battery terminal LOL
 
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Originally Posted by Bunker
So I have my bike power and ground, 4ga power and ground for the amps, my heated gear connection and now I need to hook up my GPS harness.

I'm sure it will all be fine on the existing post screws but I was thinking of maybe adding an "L" bracket to hold my heated gear and GPS harnesses or maybe adding another power and ground block for accessories.

Thoughts?
Just throw ur Boom 6.5 HU back in there!!!!



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