I'm pretty sure it's damn near close to the 89 I had. Only other thing I think of is use the new radio bracket and bend out the side tabs alittle bit more then push it in it shall work fine

 

I went by Auto Zone on the way to a meeting and their 50 dollar stereo was on sale for 40. It looks perfect. It's a 200 watt radio and digital media including thumb drive, SD card and media connector but, no CD player which I wouldn't need anyway. I also bought two new 4 inch speakers. The whole thing was $72 bucks. I'll start on it tomorrow. My plan is to fill up an SD card, which I already have, with great jams and just leave it in the stereo. If I can figure a way to add two more speakers it's wired for that. I have seen the two rear speaker boxes for Ultras on sale and they are not terribly expensive. They mount to the tour pack, but you already knew that.

 

Good dealman. You are going down the same route I took. I was looking at those pods. I was trying to convert into a ultra classic lol good luck if you have any question let me know

 

A CD player is useless on a Harley anyway. I have not heard of one that will play when the motor is running.

Play with the demo. Make sure the buttons are actually FM radio presets. I once bought a cheap radio/CD/MP3 player. The buttons looked like a preset but didn't work as one. The MP3 section was fantastic. It would play anything. The AM/FM portion was the worst radio I have ever used. Worse than a $20 radio from the 70's. They used the $0.05 radio on a chip instead of the $0.50 radio on a chip and basically created a brick.

 

Falcon Brother,
That is the exact radio I bought for my son's ride. The only complaint I had is that there wasn't a way I could figure out how to leave the clock on the screen.you press the button and it tells the time for like 5 seconds and then goes back to the radio station. The thing is loud to boot.

Tom

 

Got the stereo installed. It sounds amazing. The original HD speakers are still in the fairing and they sound great so, I might take the speakers I bought back. I really was unaware that the sound could be so crisp and nice. Tomorrow I'll turn the volume way up and make sure those speakers are still good before I decide for sure. It looks like switching the speakers out is a piece of cake. I did have to find a longer screw for the back but, I already had the perfect screw and I found it in all my misc crap in a few seconds. Thanks for all the suggestions.

I would also mention that over time I have fallen out of love with the volume and channel switches on the handlebars. On my old 1983 GoldWing I didn't have that. I actually prefer doing everything right on the radio. I get more distracted trying to twist my hands around to use the switches on the handlebars. I won't miss that part at all.

And, while I was in there I replaced the bulbs in my instrument cluster.

 

Be careful cranking that thing up. If you hear any distortion, stop. It may sound like bad speakers (OEM speakers are crap), but it could be the amp and you will fry it. I'd go ahead and put the new speakers in first.

 

Any chance of a picture of the install?


Please.

 

I'll take a picture tomorrow in daylight. My phone camera (Android) is garbage in low light. I kept the rubber seal that was around the original radio. The new one is slightly smaller. It went into the single din hole very easy, in fact, a little loose. I wrapped a little electrical tape around it, not very much, and it fit nice and snug, perfect in my book. The new radio is a little shorter and way lighter. As someone else suggested, I did need a slightly longer screw from the brace behind the radio to the back of the radio. I put just a dab of blue locktite on the threads. That radio doesn't move a bit. I cut the two plugs I needed off of the old radio and soldered in the new harness so the new radio just plugs in to the old harness. I didn't need the biggest connector which is for the handlebar controls.

If I decide to install the new speakers that looks like it will be easy. I saw three phillips head screws. The connectors will plug right on to the new speakers. It's a less than one beer job.

There was nothing hard about installing a new stereo in the HD fairing in the existing hole. It was really very simple and I really didn't need the schematic from my shop manual at all. The HD radio has three connectors, a wire from the speedo and the antenna. The power is red, black and yellow. Very easy to figure that out. Right speaker is red solid and white red stripe, left is same but orange. That's the whole deal.

Having the SD card option is awesome in my book. I love that part. I loaded it up with late 1960's to early 1970's music.

 

I get that the image quality here ain't great. But, it's a camera phone and a work light. Cant do nuthin with a redneck.



Here's the old girl last weekend down near the coast on a PGR mission. Covered several hundred miles this day. I love this old Harley.



This is a picture I took yesterday that shows the back of the instrument cluster. Replacing bulbs is extremely easy once you get to the back of the cluster.