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Thats the one! I did order the two 90dg fittings an had to buy the U clamps. When I had everything it took about a hour to install everything. Since install about 275 miles on an no issues. Oil changes now will be a breeze, no drips, runs or errors.
This is how I know the temps before an after the unit.
Thats the one! I did order the two 90dg fittings an had to buy the U clamps. When I had everything it took about a hour to install everything. Since install about 275 miles on an no issues. Oil changes now will be a breeze, no drips, runs or errors.
This is how I know the temps before an after the unit.
So im thinking of adding a flood light with an h4 conncetor and splicing it in to the healight by piggy backing it in to he bucket instead of cutting things up, can anyone maybe point me in the right direction?
Did this one. Replaced the headlight with the Rigid Hi-Low. Reused the connector from the stock wiring harness, so that part cost me less than $50!
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Decorated the battery cover. $7 emblem from amazon and a little plasti dip. I attached the emblem, sprayed everything and removed the coating from the emblem. Worked great. $15 or so total but still have 90% left in the can.
hey JHL-ShinySideUp,
thanks for the write up.. for some reason my elm327 (both wifi version and bluetooth version) seem to be lighting up and looks like it's trying to connect to the iPhone.. it does a whole lot of led light pulsing and then i get the error that it couldn't connect. by any chance, you know what might be up? i think i did it right.. i put the two ground wires into slot 2 on the deutsch and the data into 3 and voltage into 4. thanks for any advice.
Originally Posted by JHL-ShinySideUp
How to build a cable to connect your Harley to an OBDII Bluetooth Diagnostic Scanner.Prototype cost: $56.00. With the right cable: $44.00 plus my phone.
Use this with HarleyDroid, available at the Amazon AppStore/GooglePlay. I've no idea if there's anything like it for the iPhone.
Lessons learned:
Buy wire and the OBD connector parts from www.obd2cables.com. Hacking up a perfectly good cable just to "make sure I got the right end" was a waste. Buying the harley end (Deutsch) connectors from the dealer isn't bad.
Make the pigtail longer. Much longer - it's easy enough to coil up excess, but it's danged difficult to stretch an extra inch out of it once it's soldered. Figure out the right length before you cut it off.
Don't be afraid to ask questions. Editbrain gave me the crucial info I was missing to make it work on my 2011 FXDWG.
I cheated and bought a one-male into two-female splitter, so if I screwed up I'd have another cable connector handy.
Cut the end off the cable, then strip the wire insulation off and separate the wires inside.
The colors in my cable didn't match the colors on the "standard" pinout, so I had to figure out which wire went to which pin.
You want pins 2, 4 and 5, and 16. See https://github.com/stelian42/HarleyDroid/wiki/HarleyDroid-cable for details. Harley data port 16 pin J1979 connector (ELM327) ------------------------------------------------ (x) 1 Not Used 2 ------------- ground ------- 4 and 5 (ground) 3 ------------- data ---------- 2 (J1850+) 4 ------------- +12V ---------- 16 (+12V)
Put your pins on the cables. I soldered mine, in addition to crimping, just because I'm **** that way.
Insert the pins through the soft-rubber seal, making certain that the right wire goes through the right hole. (Note the numbers) Push the pin in (using the wire) until it clicks, and the other end should be flush with the end of the connector.
Push the wedge connector into the hole in the end of the connector until it clicks into place.
The finished cable.
The port it needs to connect to is under the electronics cover on the left side of the bike, above the fuses but below the ECM (big) plug.
Like I said, use a longer cable, and dry-fit it before you cut. Mine is useless except for watching the tach spin up as I rev it on the stand. A longer pigtail, and you can route the cable through the electronics box and ziptie the ELM357 under the seat, in all the spare free space that's there.
The HarleyDroid site also provides a schematic and drawing for building an interface with a 9v battery backup, in case you want to start the log before you turn the power/ignition switch on.
I don't have the mount yet, but I'm thinking about mounting my Samsung Galaxy Nexus on the handlebars with a Ram mount. that will give me access to GPS, tunes, and a Tach/temp gauge ... and a camera, if I want video of the road going by. Useless around town, but knd of cool to have on the runs.
I did something similar to this but I did remove the battery band. I found an old HD bar bag and used the existing holes in the battery cover. That is now where I keep my registration/ insurance, multi-tool, electrical tape, flashlight, and zip ties. I don't always like to ride with my saddle bags, especially if they are empty because they try to fly away. I may switch it out for that bag with the molle loops that someone else did. I'd like a flatter bag.
Originally Posted by speedy07
I've never liked my fork-mounted tool bag. It sags and I had to add holes in the straps to keep stuff from falling out.
I liked the options I saw here on mounting a tool bag onto the battery cover. But I really like the Super Glide band that I found for a steal on fleabay.
Next option is the fuse box cover, which has some useless looking allen head bolts.
I replaced those with 1.5 inch long bolts (not too long, or the bolt will be bumping against the fuses). Nuts (1/4) and bolts $5.
I drilled two holes in the opposite side.
Just did the same thing. Found a new HD bag for $25. Perfect fit for the battery cover. Thinking I should have bought two and put one on the other side.
For all you guys who have a 1/4 fairing and want to cure the air in the face problem and don't want to spend $100 + on a Laminar lip ! Here is how I 'fixed' it using an old full face shield...b.
[QUOTE=beanoboy;16329914]For all you guys who have a 1/4 fairing and want to cure the air in the face problem and don't want to spend $100 + on a Laminar lip ! Here is how I 'fixed' it using an old full face shield...b.
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Sometimes the answer is right in front of your face!
(Sorry. I couldn't resist!)
