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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 11:57 PM
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First off, a big thanks the Paul, HBSOLDIER3 for putting up his pics... I used them as a basis for my install.

Things went pretty smoothly. The only real issue is fitting everything in there. I was determined not to put the fairing back on "unhappy"... that is... under pressure getting it to tighten down. That proved to be a bit of a chore.

First issue is where to put the big breakout harness. I went with Paul's location....




&%&$ fairing wouldn't clear. Had to tuck it in a bit more...





Next problem was the RCA cables.... they hit the fairing (I mounted the LL's with heavy duty velcro)....



So, I moved the LL's back in some, & rerouted the RCAs...



Now the garage door opener transmitter is the thing hitting lol. Moved it to the front of the amp...


And that was the final arrangement.

But.... lol.... I still couldn't get the fairing to close on the brake side. Almost, but there was a gap I just couldn't get rid of. This took more time than I like to admit. The culprit was the speaker connection plug....




Moved that back out of the way & a beam of light came down from the sky, the angels sung....

Thanks again to all for the help along the way. This forum is awesome
 
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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ROCKOUT Rocker Products
First off, a big thanks the Paul, HBSOLDIER3 for putting up his pics... I used them as a basis for my install.

Things went pretty smoothly. The only real issue is fitting everything in there. I was determined not to put the fairing back on "unhappy"... that is... under pressure getting it to tighten down. That proved to be a bit of a chore.

First issue is where to put the big breakout harness. I went with Paul's location....




&%&$ fairing wouldn't clear. Had to tuck it in a bit more...





Next problem was the RCA cables.... they hit the fairing (I mounted the LL's with heavy duty velcro)....



So, I moved the LL's back in some, & rerouted the RCAs...



Now the garage door opener transmitter is the thing hitting lol. Moved it to the front of the amp...


And that was the final arrangement.

But.... lol.... I still couldn't get the fairing to close on the brake side. Almost, but there was a gap I just couldn't get rid of. This took more time than I like to admit. The culprit was the speaker connection plug....




Moved that back out of the way & a beam of light came down from the sky, the angels sung....

Thanks again to all for the help along the way. This forum is awesome
I like where you mounted the LL's, mine are just stashed down by the breakout harness. In addition, I like where you mounted the GD opener I might move mine and do what you did with the LL's. I too had to deal with the dreaded speaker connect harness on the BT bracket issue.
Thanx for all the pics
Paul


EDIT: Ride it around a couple of hours then recheck the RCA connectors mine came loose. When you remove fairing check for any type of riding condition "rubbing".
 

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Old Jan 24, 2016 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by hbsoldier3
EDIT: Ride it around a couple of hours then recheck the RCA connectors mine came loose. When you remove fairing check for any type of riding condition "rubbing".
Good point. And if the bike is on a jack turn the handlebars to each stop and check for wire/harness movement and rubbing.
 
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Default Video tips??

What are you guys doing to get good audio in your videos? I've tried with a cell phone, and again with a digital camera & the sound overwhelms the camera. My system sounds really clean, with loud deep thumping bass, but in the video it sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher in a Peanuts cartoon.

What am I doing wrong?


(If you look close you can see the 7.1's thumping behind the Boom grills )

 
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Old Jan 27, 2016 | 09:55 AM
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Lol that's about as good as it gets on the phone bro!! Sounds Fantastic! Smart move with the Polks in the rear pods
 
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What am I doing wrong?
I'll tell you what you're doing wrong: Sister Sledge is what you're doing wrong!

Fire-up some Eagles, Rush or Zepplin and get back to us with another video.

I'm sure it will sound much better, at least to my Classic Rock Ears.
 
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I'll tell you what you're doing wrong: Sister Sledge is what you're doing wrong!

Fire-up some Eagles, Rush or Zepplin and get back to us with another video.

I'm sure it will sound much better, at least to my Classic Rock Ears.
Sorry, but if you want to check out a sound system, you have to spin some disco.


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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ROCKOUT Rocker Products
Sorry, but if you want to check out a sound system, you have to spin some disco.


HEY, I didn't make the rules.
If that's the case, how about a little Jive Talkin' by the Bee Gees.
 
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Are the Polks weather resistant? Do they drop in or did you have to modify the enclosures?
 
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