2 Questions - Bars and Pegs
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2 Questions - Bars and Pegs
I've done a search and found a couple answers but I want a more direct opinion. I've been searching for some drag bars for my 03 WG. I went to my HD dealership and they had takeoff bars from a 2010 WG, risers and all. I picked them up for $75. I'm wondering where to splice the wires... should I do this close to the top where the controls are or would it be better down by the neck? From the search, people say to take the tank off and go to the connector to fish the wires through. Is there really room in the bars to do that? So, if not, where do you splice them??? I don't have a lot of space to work with, I probably have 3-4 inches to work with.
The other question is I want to put on mid controls on my WG. It might be weird but I like the look and feel of them. I'm not exactly short, 6'2"... I like the bobber style of the mid pegs. Anyway, I asked the dealership if they had any takeoffs to get the mounts and such. They first told me I couldn't do it because the frame doesn't have the mounts. I said it did and they looked it up. They saw there was mounts and went to ask someone in the back. Then came back and told me it can't be done with factory stuff, I'd have to find some sort of aftermarket stuff to cobble it together.
I'm throwing the flag. I've seen a couple other posts here that members have done it but where do I get the parts? Wide Glide mid controls aren't easy to find...
Any ideas on both subjects would be greatly appreciated!
The other question is I want to put on mid controls on my WG. It might be weird but I like the look and feel of them. I'm not exactly short, 6'2"... I like the bobber style of the mid pegs. Anyway, I asked the dealership if they had any takeoffs to get the mounts and such. They first told me I couldn't do it because the frame doesn't have the mounts. I said it did and they looked it up. They saw there was mounts and went to ask someone in the back. Then came back and told me it can't be done with factory stuff, I'd have to find some sort of aftermarket stuff to cobble it together.
I'm throwing the flag. I've seen a couple other posts here that members have done it but where do I get the parts? Wide Glide mid controls aren't easy to find...
Any ideas on both subjects would be greatly appreciated!
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You have an 03 and are putting drag bars on it? If you aren't getting crazy with riser height you shouldn't need to cut the wires. You can disassemble the connectors and pull the wires out of the old bars then run them through the new bars and put the wires back into the connectors. Not too difficult. You can make the tools you need for a few bucks. There's a post in one of the stickys by Mudpuddle on how to do it.
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You have an 03 and are putting drag bars on it? If you aren't getting crazy with riser height you shouldn't need to cut the wires. You can disassemble the connectors and pull the wires out of the old bars then run them through the new bars and put the wires back into the connectors. Not too difficult. You can make the tools you need for a few bucks. There's a post in one of the stickys by Mudpuddle on how to do it.
The riser height is 4" so I should have room. Do i disassemble the connectors from the controls or the back... eh, I can look at the sticky. Thanks again.
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Do not fiddle with the connections on the controls. On the 03 you have to feed the spare wire up from under the seat out the front of the frame to get the connectors out. This is easier if you have a second set of hands to push while you pull, but 1 person can do it.
Once you have them out take the ones going to the bars apart, if anything you may have too much wire, you should have no need to splice anything. Maybe new pins to shorten the wires so it will all fit back in the frame easily.
Once you have them out take the ones going to the bars apart, if anything you may have too much wire, you should have no need to splice anything. Maybe new pins to shorten the wires so it will all fit back in the frame easily.
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Thanks for the info. I finally got the bars all mounted up with the wiring done. It took me a long time to be brave enough to pull enough wire out to get to the connections. Once I did it was about an hour job. It was much easier to unplug the pins from the connections than it would have been to splice each one of those wires. I do have a lot of excess wire but I think I'm going to leave it just in case I decide to go 14" apes in the future. I struggled with the idea of going 14" Road 6 Z-bars or drags. Then when I came across the new wide glide bars plus risers for $75 I decided to go that route for now.
I'll take pictures and post them soon. I need a new rear wiring harness that I'm waiting to come in then I'll be off to the races.
I'll take pictures and post them soon. I need a new rear wiring harness that I'm waiting to come in then I'll be off to the races.
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From which end did you pull the wires?
Thanks for the info. I finally got the bars all mounted up with the wiring done. It took me a long time to be brave enough to pull enough wire out to get to the connections. Once I did it was about an hour job. It was much easier to unplug the pins from the connections than it would have been to splice each one of those wires. I do have a lot of excess wire but I think I'm going to leave it just in case I decide to go 14" apes in the future. I struggled with the idea of going 14" Road 6 Z-bars or drags. Then when I came across the new wide glide bars plus risers for $75 I decided to go that route for now.
I'll take pictures and post them soon. I need a new rear wiring harness that I'm waiting to come in then I'll be off to the races.
I'll take pictures and post them soon. I need a new rear wiring harness that I'm waiting to come in then I'll be off to the races.
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I pulled them out from the backbone up by the trees. I unbolted the tank and slid it back a couple inches. It gave me just enough room to expose the hole leading to the backbone where the wires are run. I then had to cut the zip ties at the back of the frame where the wires run into the backbone.
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