Need a little help with upgrade
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Need a little help with upgrade
My bike is a 16 ultra, Ive decided on a system and am gathering pieces. Ill be putting yellow baskets in the fairing and hertz neos in the tourpack pods. I also have a sd 1200.4 on the way. I just have a couple of questions for now but Im sure therell be more later. Will 8ga power and ground be sufficient for this amp or will it require 4ga? I am also wanting to get a t harness to make my life a little easier. I looked at the Cicada one and was a little confused, it says its not plug and play wit SD amps, not sure what would have to be done to make it work. Do any of you have recommendations on what to get or where to purchase from? Is there anything else as far as wiring Ill need? Thanks.
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The reason the T harness won't work on the SD amp is that the amp only takes low level inputs on the RCA connectors and the harness is putting out high level (speaker level) outputs. Most amps would be ok with this but not SD. You could chop off the RCA connectors on the harness and use the amp's high level inputs instead.
IIRC that amp will take 4AWG power and gnd cables
IIRC that amp will take 4AWG power and gnd cables
Last edited by hamah; Feb 26, 2023 at 09:43 PM.
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check out garage bagger stereo they sell a kit which can make that amp PNP I had one on my 19 SGS.
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The reason the T harness won't work on the SD amp is that the amp only takes low level inputs on the RCA connectors and the harness is putting out high level (speaker level) outputs. Most amps would be ok with this but not SD. You could chop off the RCA connectors on the harness and use the amp's high level inputs instead.
IIRC that amp will take 4AWG power and gnd cables
IIRC that amp will take 4AWG power and gnd cables
With the OP having a 16 and more than likely a GT HU it is highly advisable to flash it which will lower the voltage at the RCAs and will be fine to use with an SD amp.
I have used the Cicada TSLINK many of times without issues after flashing the HU.
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I bought both the American Hardbagger and Garage bagger... just dont use the RCA's and use the Ferrule ended wires for the speaker input, they come with both
Also, the SD manual states i think 5-guage in it .... so 4-gauge is good, same as we used, OFC
Also, the SD manual states i think 5-guage in it .... so 4-gauge is good, same as we used, OFC
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I do have the gt head unit. As of right now I’m planning on keeping it and having it flashed. I found out I can get the 4ga from the local shop and they will crimp the ends on, they will be able to flash the head unit as well.
I found this one at garage bagger https://garagebaggerstereo.com/produ...or-stock-radio says it will work with the sd. I’ve read conflicting information that some say to use rca’s like this and some say not to. Starting to question whether I actually need to spend the money on one. Any input?
I’m will also be running all new speaker wire while I’m at it.
Thanks for the replies.
I found this one at garage bagger https://garagebaggerstereo.com/produ...or-stock-radio says it will work with the sd. I’ve read conflicting information that some say to use rca’s like this and some say not to. Starting to question whether I actually need to spend the money on one. Any input?
I’m will also be running all new speaker wire while I’m at it.
Thanks for the replies.
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I do have the gt head unit. As of right now I’m planning on keeping it and having it flashed. I found out I can get the 4ga from the local shop and they will crimp the ends on, they will be able to flash the head unit as well.
I found this one at garage bagger https://garagebaggerstereo.com/produ...or-stock-radio says it will work with the sd. I’ve read conflicting information that some say to use rca’s like this and some say not to. Starting to question whether I actually need to spend the money on one. Any input?
I’m will also be running all new speaker wire while I’m at it.
Thanks for the replies.
I found this one at garage bagger https://garagebaggerstereo.com/produ...or-stock-radio says it will work with the sd. I’ve read conflicting information that some say to use rca’s like this and some say not to. Starting to question whether I actually need to spend the money on one. Any input?
I’m will also be running all new speaker wire while I’m at it.
Thanks for the replies.
Last edited by hamah; Mar 1, 2023 at 02:55 PM.
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