installing apes, question about wire extensions
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Stage II
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installing apes, question about wire extensions
decided to install 14" apes on my 2005 softail deluxe and I got the 2 handle bar switch harnesses off on either side of the gas tank but now i'm stuck on the wire connectors for what looks like either turn signals or passing lamps. it looks like this: http://imgur.com/a/eYjl2 i know you can go in from the front to release the pins but the male connector is plugged into a female one and idk how to get them apart to access the front of the plug. any help would be appreciated.
also i knew i needed to extend the wiring for the handle bar controls and bought an extension kit but did not think about the signals/passing lamps is there a kit for those too or can I just use 16g wire to extend them off the factory wires? haven't even gotten the old bars off bc i'm stuck on how to get this connector off and how to extend the passing lamp/aux/signal wires
also i knew i needed to extend the wiring for the handle bar controls and bought an extension kit but did not think about the signals/passing lamps is there a kit for those too or can I just use 16g wire to extend them off the factory wires? haven't even gotten the old bars off bc i'm stuck on how to get this connector off and how to extend the passing lamp/aux/signal wires
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From: fort walton beach
There is a cap at the connection side of the harness. Removing the cap exposes the piano keys to remove the wires. As for turn signals most people with apes relocate them to the fork tubes so they don't have to be extended if you do that
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Stage II
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i think i see them, there was a small square tab that hinged down to expose the wires but i'm not sure if i can get them to release form the back? i got a softail deluxe so the signals are already on the forks below the passing lamps
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From: SE PA
Just added beach bars this weekend and I personally just cut and soldered new wire in...........yes it was a little nerve wracking but everything seems to work fine. My thought was why should I spend $30-$50 on a harness when I can buy wire, shrink tube for under $10. I cut roughly 12-16" from switch harness fed extended wire through bars and used some electrical tape and loom for an oem look.
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