Help with front signal relocation
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Help with front signal relocation
I drive an 07 Street bob. I've found several sources of information to attach the signals once they are removed from their original position, but I can't find any that detail how to get them off in the first place. The small wire leads into the handle "housing??" and then travels down the outside of the bars but is hidden by a sheath that has all the wires in therre. This will be my first do it yourself mod on the bike and I don't want to mess it up. How do I get the signals off there and separate the wires out of that sheath? This is probably a stupid question but I'm a rookie so any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
The signals plug into the harness in the neck of the frame... Underside of the frame, underneath the tank, there's a black plastic cover, pull it off, pull the wiring out, disconnect the connectors, undo the pins holding the wires in the connectors. You should then be able to pull the wire from the sigs right out of the sheath/bundle...
It sounds like there's a lot to it but there isn't... Keep searching and you'll find lots of info!
Good luck
It sounds like there's a lot to it but there isn't... Keep searching and you'll find lots of info!
Good luck
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Ok i'm going out to check that out. The wire from the signal light enters the bottom of the plastic part on the inside of the grips...how am I going to get the wire out of there without cutting it? Or is cutting the wire part of it? If anybody knows a link to a tutuorial I think I need it.
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You need to loosen the wire from the other end not from the signal itself. There is a plug by the steering neck that the wires go into. You need a special tool or you can use a small pick to pull the wires out of the connector. Many people will just cut and splice and if done right that's not a bad solution either. Sometimes it's the only way when you ad taller bars.
Open it up and take a look, it'll be quite obvious when you see it...
Once you've disconnected the plug and everything from under the frame you just pull the wire (from the signal end) out and it'll snake its way out of the bars/controls.
you might have to snip a little zip-tie inside the controls to free it up
Once you've disconnected the plug and everything from under the frame you just pull the wire (from the signal end) out and it'll snake its way out of the bars/controls.
you might have to snip a little zip-tie inside the controls to free it up
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Open it up and take a look, it'll be quite obvious when you see it...
Once you've disconnected the plug and everything from under the frame you just pull the wire (from the signal end) out and it'll snake its way out of the bars/controls.
you might have to snip a little zip-tie inside the controls to free it up
Once you've disconnected the plug and everything from under the frame you just pull the wire (from the signal end) out and it'll snake its way out of the bars/controls.
you might have to snip a little zip-tie inside the controls to free it up
I just opened up the controls snipped the zip tie, pulled the wire out and the controls were back together in about 45 seconds.
P.S. I used a sewing machine needle to get the wires out of the connector,shhh. I don't want the wife to know that I was using using her stuff, LOL. Worked like a charm, release the catch on the side, stick the needle in the hole above the connector and pry away from the connector. Then pull out the wire and re-assembly is the reverse. Had them relocated in about 25 min with no soldering.
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I just did this today, still waiting on the paint to dry on the signal housings. I used the "cut it and yank it through" method. I opened up both housings, pulled a little slack from the bundle so I had around 8" of wire attached to the sig, cut, and then found the connector in the neck, and pulled the wire sheath through. It was surprisingly easy to pull out. I'm mounting them on the forwards, and there is PLENTY of excess wire in the bundle (in case of botched splicing) Good luck to you!!
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