'87 Radio problems - need ideas!!!
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From: Glenwood, MN
I looked at the Rh switch and with a little work I think i can make it work in the Lh location. I never thought of that till you brought it up t150vej!!! This will allow me to use the PAC module but I will lose the AVC feature which is a bummer!!!! Then again, I have never had it so I won't know what I am missing!!!
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From: Glenwood, MN
Just as an update - I shifted gears and bought a handlebar assy from a '95 flhtcui that was chromed out. '95 is the newest I can go and it still shares the same brake master. I also got the fairing harness but that was a waste as all I need to change is the speaker plug and I am using the '95 -'96 Biketronics adapter and a new Sony that has the wired remote feature. The Biketronics plugs int the stock HD plugs and they make a pigtail that plugs directly into the Sony. I was utterly disappointed with the tech line but the guy on the sales side was GREAT!!! The research I did said the speed sensor on the '95 and the later '87 is the same, I found the same plug when I pulled the fairing apart. It finally warmed up enough to do some wrenching today in my unheated shed, made a little progress. Met a couple bikes on the street today, lucky bastards!!!! Well I'll see if I'm full of crap or if this will work soon enough I guess.
Last edited by IDIDNTDOIT; Mar 14, 2009 at 10:32 PM. Reason: My spelling STILL sucks!!
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From: Glenwood, MN
Well, I've got the radio up and running
The wiring took a little work, you need to use the lower housing and switch for the volume from 88 - 95 (I think). Mine came from a '95. I haven't had it on the road yet since I don't have the front together yet and the state of Minnesota hasn't sent me my plates yet. It looks good with the factory weather cover and almost looks factory. There is hope!!!
The wiring took a little work, you need to use the lower housing and switch for the volume from 88 - 95 (I think). Mine came from a '95. I haven't had it on the road yet since I don't have the front together yet and the state of Minnesota hasn't sent me my plates yet. It looks good with the factory weather cover and almost looks factory. There is hope!!!
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From: maryland
I found another inner fairing that a friend had from his, his took a deer hit and so he changed the bike to a Road King style. I plan on using that inner, it only needs a little repair, and I hope to color match it to the bike and modify it to fit the new radio. According to my shop manual the '88 and up went to a 8 pin connector where mine is 6 for the bar controls and Biketronics sells the kit for '88 and up...... now I find out the '88 - '95 volume and tuning switches are obsolete, crap, anyone have a set of them laying on the shelf????? Take-off or nos, don't care. If they had the housings all the better.
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From: Glenwood, MN
Sorry purpulreaper, a guy from MNPLS contacted me this winter and was fixing his Buddy's wrecked bike so I sold him the damaged one and cut up my original. The '87 used a inner fairing with 4 gauges, oil temp, air pressure, clock and volts. The '88 went to an inner with 2 gauges and there is more room for the radio. Looks like they went to round gauges in '96. You will need the bottom halves at least of the handlebar switches, If having the right plugs don't matter to you it will be a little easier. Any questions I will try to help. I used the full switches from a '95 because I found a chrome set. I found the ARE wired different and had to run another power to each turnsignal.... There were some other small issues but not something that can't be solved. It just took some time with both wiring diagrams and a lot of head scratching.
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From: Highspire Pa
I never could find switches for my '90, I almost did, the fellow said he had one that would work but it turned out to be a NOS from an '87 which used a slider bar. My switch doesn't work properly but fortunately I don't have to use it too often. I guess eventually I will have to change everything over to the newer style as well.
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From: Glenwood, MN
I bought a set of bars off a crashed '95 that I used and I believe it is the same volume switch you need, fits from '88 to '95. I have another NOS '87 volume switch if yours is getting lonely and needs a friend!!?@#@!
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From: Westland, Michigan
The USB port stuff wasn't out when I bought this radio. That'd be the way to go on a bike. Anyway, it has a wired remote capability and if I got after it, I could rig the handlebar controls up to work, I'm sure. I just don't want to bother with changing out my controls. Too much of a PITA.
This one can take a high pressure water hose to the face and not be affected. The housing is sealed and all stainless. And I've used that WX band thing a lot. Once through OKC, we just missed a really bad thunderstorm when we were at a point of continuing on 40 or heading north. I put the WX band on and figured out which direction it wasn't going to be and we went that way.
This one can take a high pressure water hose to the face and not be affected. The housing is sealed and all stainless. And I've used that WX band thing a lot. Once through OKC, we just missed a really bad thunderstorm when we were at a point of continuing on 40 or heading north. I put the WX band on and figured out which direction it wasn't going to be and we went that way.
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It's a marine radio. It's designed to go into boats. The tech support guy at the company, who was probably the owner too, specifically told me you can take a high pressure hose to the face of it and it won't bother it at all, as long as the face is closed. The face pivots down for the CD part. I can look up the brand name if you want. I'm not 100% happy with it. There's too much vibration for the MP3 to play when running. The built in amp(s) are not quite as good as the Alpine external amp I had before. I can't say as I'd really recommend it. And, having been a professional mariner, I know quite a bit about ship operations. On the bridge at night, there can be no white lights. Only green or red are allowed. Mates will even tape over or put paper/cardboard over even the smallest white light, or even a red one that's too bright. This one has a white screen backlight.
I understand that Sony and Alpine make marine radios now with MP3 capability. I'd look at one of those, especially the Alpine which I've always been satisfied with. When I bought this one, it was the only radio out there that had weather bands, MP3/CD and was water proof.
I understand that Sony and Alpine make marine radios now with MP3 capability. I'd look at one of those, especially the Alpine which I've always been satisfied with. When I bought this one, it was the only radio out there that had weather bands, MP3/CD and was water proof.