The Official 2014 audio upgrade thread
6th Gear
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From: Rockwall, Texas
do you have pt numbers of what you have. I want to get the same thing and only want to take the bike apart one time. would like to make sure I get it all at once
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From: new mexico
http://www.vtwinaudio.com rear speaker connection vtua14 used this to run signal to rear speakers ,vtt014 amp turn on wire.
cycle sounds amp 4405-0263-3, speakers 2120-0147 2sets, speaker grills for fairing 2120-0168, magic box 4405-0265F you will need rca y addapters to split signal from magic box to the amp and a power and ground wire 8 guage with fuse to wire power to the amp. run new speaker wire from amp to front speakers. i think that is everything. hope this helps. let me know how it goes for you.
6th Gear
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From: Rockwall, Texas
sorry, i have been out of town and havent been on in a while.
http://www.vtwinaudio.com rear speaker connection vtua14 used this to run signal to rear speakers ,vtt014 amp turn on wire.
cycle sounds amp 4405-0263-3, speakers 2120-0147 2sets, speaker grills for fairing 2120-0168, magic box 4405-0265F you will need rca y addapters to split signal from magic box to the amp and a power and ground wire 8 guage with fuse to wire power to the amp. run new speaker wire from amp to front speakers. i think that is everything. hope this helps. let me know how it goes for you.
http://www.vtwinaudio.com rear speaker connection vtua14 used this to run signal to rear speakers ,vtt014 amp turn on wire.
cycle sounds amp 4405-0263-3, speakers 2120-0147 2sets, speaker grills for fairing 2120-0168, magic box 4405-0265F you will need rca y addapters to split signal from magic box to the amp and a power and ground wire 8 guage with fuse to wire power to the amp. run new speaker wire from amp to front speakers. i think that is everything. hope this helps. let me know how it goes for you.
He assured me it was. Then he wouldn't send me a quote, just kept saying it was around 800.00. After looking at their website and noticing their wiring harnesses had open wires for splicing. I asked Ed about it and he said we are done talking. Be careful!!!
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Decided not to go with cycle sounds. The first thing I asked the guy was " is your stuff plug and play, I don't want to splice into the factory wiring"
He assured me it was. Then he wouldn't send me a quote, just kept saying it was around 800.00. After looking at their website and noticing their wiring harnesses had open wires for splicing. I asked Ed about it and he said we are done talking. Be careful!!!
He assured me it was. Then he wouldn't send me a quote, just kept saying it was around 800.00. After looking at their website and noticing their wiring harnesses had open wires for splicing. I asked Ed about it and he said we are done talking. Be careful!!!
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Call BT, order up what you want, find out what exactly is not plug n play. Then call Alan over at VTwin audio and if he don't already have any harnesses you need, he'll make them for you.
6th Gear
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From: Rockwall, Texas
The problem is I'm not sure and I'm beginig to lose trust in all of these people, I specifically ask and they tell me it is and I find out by looking its not. Its not that I don't know how to use a solder gun and shrink tube its just, if your going to lie about that, what else are you lieing about...
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The problem is I'm not sure and I'm beginig to lose trust in all of these people, I specifically ask and they tell me it is and I find out by looking its not. Its not that I don't know how to use a solder gun and shrink tube its just, if your going to lie about that, what else are you lieing about...
NO ONE at Biketronics will ever lie to you, I can assure you of that! Bill and his crew will tell you straight up the good with the bad on everything you're trying to do and everything they sell. I can tell you personally with literally hundreds of installs I've done on bikes regardless of brand and regardless of price; not 1 single setup out there is 100% plug n play - no way, no-how I don't care what anyone tells you. You are going to have to run power and ground wires back to your battery whether you like it or not.
You do have other options as well (in no certain order) besides the clown you mentioned above.
Arc Audio
Biketronics
Hogtunes
J&M
Bagger Nation
VTwin Audio
Dragonfly Cycle Concepts
among a few others.
6th Gear
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From: Rockwall, Texas
Don't lump them all into the same pile of chit my friend because of a bad experience with a guy I've warned people about for years. They really are not all the same and there's a lot of people here to back that statement up.
NO ONE at Biketronics will ever lie to you, I can assure you of that! Bill and his crew will tell you straight up the good with the bad on everything you're trying to do and everything they sell. I can tell you personally with literally hundreds of installs I've done on bikes regardless of brand and regardless of price; not 1 single setup out there is 100% plug n play - no way, no-how I don't care what anyone tells you. You are going to have to run power and ground wires back to your battery whether you like it or not.
You do have other options as well (in no certain order) besides the clown you mentioned above.
Arc Audio
Biketronics
Hogtunes
J&M
Bagger Nation
VTwin Audio
Dragonfly Cycle Concepts
among a few others.
NO ONE at Biketronics will ever lie to you, I can assure you of that! Bill and his crew will tell you straight up the good with the bad on everything you're trying to do and everything they sell. I can tell you personally with literally hundreds of installs I've done on bikes regardless of brand and regardless of price; not 1 single setup out there is 100% plug n play - no way, no-how I don't care what anyone tells you. You are going to have to run power and ground wires back to your battery whether you like it or not.
You do have other options as well (in no certain order) besides the clown you mentioned above.
Arc Audio
Biketronics
Hogtunes
J&M
Bagger Nation
VTwin Audio
Dragonfly Cycle Concepts
among a few others.
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many folks have their favorite vendors for things. I honestly don't have a favorite for audio, I stick with what works, what works well, and what's proven. When I call Bill or Robin for advice on something for example the 2013 CVO Roadking, they speak truths. Hell they themselves hadn't a clue as to how to get around that crappy sound system installed on those bikes. Robin and I worked together through email and phone calls until we got it figured out. Now those CVO owners have options as well without losing their iPod and it's controls.
I can sincerely tell you from past experience and then finally meeting him in Cincinnati earlier this year, you should question EVERYTHING about Ed and Cycle Sounds.
I can sincerely tell you from past experience and then finally meeting him in Cincinnati earlier this year, you should question EVERYTHING about Ed and Cycle Sounds.
Last edited by UltraNutZ; Jun 9, 2015 at 08:57 PM.
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also FWIW, whatever any vendor doesn't have to make your system of choice 99.9% plug n play, then Alan at VTwin Audio is your man. That guy works wonders with wiring harnesses, including special order stuff.
*EDIT*
Just noticed you're a neighbor.
*EDIT*
Just noticed you're a neighbor.
Last edited by UltraNutZ; Jun 9, 2015 at 08:59 PM.