2013 street bob question
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2013 street bob question
so i've done all my research about installing my westcoast mx t-bars tomorrow, they are finally arriving.
actually found a nice 5 part video online and i've gotten myself rather familiar with those deutsch/molex connectors. i'm pretty much ready to start as soon as i get home from work.
so today i dabbled into those rubber grommets and tried to see if i can easily pull those wires out.
I noticed that the wires that are inside the handlebars are encased in a rubber hose but to be honest, it looks rather skinny.
from my research i was expecting to have to pull about 9 or so wires for each side but this looks more like it's only 4 per side. is this possible?
i'm sure i'll find out exactly what's going on once i take things apart but truly, when i look at the 2 wires that peek out of the bottom of my stock apes it really looks like they might have changed things and there are less wires.
anybody done a handlebar change on a 13 street bob?
just trying to get all the info ahead of time before i start tomorrow.
thanks guys
actually found a nice 5 part video online and i've gotten myself rather familiar with those deutsch/molex connectors. i'm pretty much ready to start as soon as i get home from work.
so today i dabbled into those rubber grommets and tried to see if i can easily pull those wires out.
I noticed that the wires that are inside the handlebars are encased in a rubber hose but to be honest, it looks rather skinny.
from my research i was expecting to have to pull about 9 or so wires for each side but this looks more like it's only 4 per side. is this possible?
i'm sure i'll find out exactly what's going on once i take things apart but truly, when i look at the 2 wires that peek out of the bottom of my stock apes it really looks like they might have changed things and there are less wires.
anybody done a handlebar change on a 13 street bob?
just trying to get all the info ahead of time before i start tomorrow.
thanks guys
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From: PioneerTown CA
It's Super Easy . Just pull the wires out of the frame there is quick disconnects there . The new style disconnects are small enough to easly fit in side your new bars .
I would recommend using New " Poly" bushings on your bars due to the increased leverage from the tall risers . Super simple these days . Have fun !
I would recommend using New " Poly" bushings on your bars due to the increased leverage from the tall risers . Super simple these days . Have fun !
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It's Super Easy . Just pull the wires out of the frame there is quick disconnects there . The new style disconnects are small enough to easly fit in side your new bars .
I would recommend using New " Poly" bushings on your bars due to the increased leverage from the tall risers . Super simple these days . Have fun !
I would recommend using New " Poly" bushings on your bars due to the increased leverage from the tall risers . Super simple these days . Have fun !
These new tiny connectors make life so much easier. No disassembling connectors anymore.
My buddy just did Death Squad T's on his '13. I told him about the disconnecting all the pins like I did on my '11, he said " I just unplugged, and they slipped right through"
Super easy, no pins to pull apart.
Super easy, no pins to pull apart.
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that's what i thought, i was gonna try fitting those plugs through anyway, they look that small, haha. well that's awesome then.
so now the only question I have is what do i do if I wanna relocate the front turn signals? is it still as easy as pulling the wires away from the rest of the harness or has that gotten a bit harder. i think i wanna bring the to the forks and possibly smaller signals but really haven't decided yet
yeah, i ordered the bushing/bolt kit from west coast as well.
thanks for your help
so now the only question I have is what do i do if I wanna relocate the front turn signals? is it still as easy as pulling the wires away from the rest of the harness or has that gotten a bit harder. i think i wanna bring the to the forks and possibly smaller signals but really haven't decided yet
yeah, i ordered the bushing/bolt kit from west coast as well.
thanks for your help
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Ill stop by the dealer in a bit and see what they have. UPS just delivered the bars. Man they look good
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so i've done all my research about installing my westcoast mx t-bars tomorrow, they are finally arriving.
actually found a nice 5 part video online and i've gotten myself rather familiar with those deutsch/molex connectors. i'm pretty much ready to start as soon as i get home from work.
so today i dabbled into those rubber grommets and tried to see if i can easily pull those wires out.
I noticed that the wires that are inside the handlebars are encased in a rubber hose but to be honest, it looks rather skinny.
from my research i was expecting to have to pull about 9 or so wires for each side but this looks more like it's only 4 per side. is this possible?
i'm sure i'll find out exactly what's going on once i take things apart but truly, when i look at the 2 wires that peek out of the bottom of my stock apes it really looks like they might have changed things and there are less wires.
anybody done a handlebar change on a 13 street bob?
just trying to get all the info ahead of time before i start tomorrow.
thanks guys
actually found a nice 5 part video online and i've gotten myself rather familiar with those deutsch/molex connectors. i'm pretty much ready to start as soon as i get home from work.
so today i dabbled into those rubber grommets and tried to see if i can easily pull those wires out.
I noticed that the wires that are inside the handlebars are encased in a rubber hose but to be honest, it looks rather skinny.
from my research i was expecting to have to pull about 9 or so wires for each side but this looks more like it's only 4 per side. is this possible?
i'm sure i'll find out exactly what's going on once i take things apart but truly, when i look at the 2 wires that peek out of the bottom of my stock apes it really looks like they might have changed things and there are less wires.
anybody done a handlebar change on a 13 street bob?
just trying to get all the info ahead of time before i start tomorrow.
thanks guys
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