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Picked up a 2019 Street Glide Special a couple weeks ago and Im pretty much a rookie when it comes to audio outside of replacing head units and speakers in cars and trucks which pretty much anyone can do. Next weekend Im going to start upgrading the audio on my bike, not an audiophile by any means so I think (hope) an Amp and the 2 fairing speakers will be plenty for me. So far Ive purchased the following
Cerwin Vega B52 Amp
Hertz CPX 165 Pro 6.5s
BT355 Line Leveler
Kustom Cycle Parts amp mount and wiring kit
5.25-6.5 Speaker Adapters off Amazon
Is there anything else I will need when I tackle this? Did I buy something I shouldnt have or didnt need? Any tips for the install? Ive read the audio stickys and will take on tuning the amp after everythings installed.
Last edited by ScottBrosRacing; Apr 30, 2019 at 02:48 AM.
You wont need the speaker adapters, After 2014 they come with 6.5's. You will need power and ground wire to run to the battery, a fuse holder, low level RCA pig tails.
Make sure you buy an amp wire harness kit with a 6' ground wire. A lot of the wire kits only have 3' ground wires and you need one that goes back to the battery like this one:
I bought this same kit on Amazon. The one thing it needs is the smaller spade connectors but that is not a big deal. Everything is very nice in this kit and $30 for a complete kit... hard to beat that.
Picked up a 2019 Street Glide Special a couple weeks ago and Im pretty much a rookie when it comes to audio outside of replacing head units and speakers in cars and trucks which pretty much anyone can do. Next weekend Im going to start upgrading the audio on my bike, not an audiophile by any means so I think (hope) an Amp and the 2 fairing speakers will be plenty for me. So far Ive purchased the following
Cerwin Vega B52 Amp
Hertz CPX 165 Pro 6.5s
BT355 Line Leveler
Kustom Cycle Parts amp mount and wiring kit
5.25-6.5 Speaker Adapters off Amazon
Is there anything else I will need when I tackle this? Did I buy something I shouldnt have or didnt need? Any tips for the install? Ive read the audio stickys and will take on tuning the amp after everythings installed.
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