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Old Jan 14, 2020 | 08:18 PM
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hey how long did your HK stock radio last ?? or is it still working? i was riding a few weeks ago and all of a sudden no more sound. how may have had this problem?? just wondering not sure weather to buy a different head unit or just send this to Iron Cross Radio.. all the functions are working just no sound
 
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Old Jan 14, 2020 | 08:23 PM
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Mine's still going till I parked it for the winter. 2010 Ultra, Hell, nobody has worse weather than us.....
 
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Water infiltration seems to be the enemy of those head units, Iron Cross will fix you up.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2020 | 08:47 AM
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My 08 worked fine when I pulled it last year. I wanted an upgrade with bluetooth. 65K miles
 
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Very common issue for them to go bad. I would suggest going with aftermarket HU.
 
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x2 on Iron Cross. Solid guys.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2020 | 01:32 PM
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09 ultra still going strong

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Old Jan 17, 2020 | 07:58 PM
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x2 on Iron Cross. Solid guys.
mannnnn i love your avatar ohhh what was i saying. ok welp got to get the 250 before i can send it in. i hear every little thing rattling
 

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When folks recommend aftermarket units keep in mind most do not have the water resistance the stock HK units have. I say if you were happy with it before it broke just get it fixed by Iron Cross. I had them add some preamp outputs to mine and used that method to build a decent system around.
 
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I was gifted the radio form my buddies bike after he passed away, it had been sitting on a shelf after he took it off his SG for not working. I had Iron Cross fix it plus add a jack for my Sirius and change the color to match my gauges, great work and does what I need it to do. And every time I turn it on, I think of Danny, win/win for me.
 
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