Here's my current set up:
Sony aftermarket HU;
BT Retro Radio kit;
BT 7.1's fairing;
hogtunes tweeters;
BT 6.5's lowers
powered by PBR 300x2;

Pioneer 6x9's in lids, powered by PBR 300x2.

Both amps are located in my left saddle bag on a bracket.

If I bought the BT4180, how difficult will the install be? Since there's wiring already from the speakers, is it simply uninstalling the PBR amps and plugging the wiring into the BT amp or is there more to it?

I can return the PBR amps and BT is willing to offer me the BT4180 at a discounted price. But I don't want to pay a shop to do the install unless necessary.

The reason why I'm thinking of doing the amp upgrade is, the PBR's are good but not great. There's still a good amount of distortion while playing music and with my gains now set at 6, I'm not in love with the power.

Thanks!

 

I can't remark on difference of the two amps, but just installed the 4180 on my bike. The install is very easy and good instructions, also video on youtube showing install. You might have some changes from putting amp on top of radio and freeing up space in saddle bag, but no big deal. Should be able to use speaker wires if they are correct gauge and not stock.

 

You should be able to install it in the bag easy enough, but curious why you don't put it in the fairing?

 

The two PBR's were installed in the left bag onto a bracket.

 

You could free up all your bag space by putting it in the fairing. Either way will work.

 

I just installed a BT 4180 and it was simple especially if everything is already in place. The only thing I did not like was the spring loaded terminals I would rather have screw terminals. The spring loaded speaker teminals will accept a 18 or 16 gauge speaker wire you just have to press down on the terminals to release the wire, but I had a problem with the power and ground terminal when I tried to release the power and ground wire they had installed on the amp. I couldn't get those to release, so I just hooked my power and ground to the existing wires with terminal connectors. I need to call BT and ask them how to release the terminal connectors for the power and ground. The amp itself is Kick ***... LOUD AND CLEAN!!

 

Ted, get those amps out of the bag. The 4180 is very, very easy to install. It's really plug and play. Positive and negative wires to the battery, several plugs from the radio to the AMP, some little blue wire, and then plug the speaker wires into the AMP. I did remove the fuel tank to run the wiring all nice and clean and even that's super easy on 09 +.

 

Here's my only concern, I had an audio shop do the install work. I really don't want to pay them again to remove the PBR'S and install the 4180. My concern is, when they installed the PBR's, do they do any funky tricks which will make the 4180 difficult.
I may just bite the bullet. If i do, ya'll know there will be a thread asking for help. Lol

 

The hardest thing about the install, at least in my mind, was pulling the tank to run the wiring.

And if I can do it, anybody can.

 

LOL! We have all been there Pioneer! If you watch the Biketronics video they don't pull the tank to wire the power:


http://www.biketronics.com/videos/am...-installation/