Question about side mount plate wiring (Rocker)
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Question about side mount plate wiring (Rocker)
My dad has a 08 Rocker C and he ordered a side mount bracket and frame with a LED built into the frame. \\; He took the bike to the dealer and asked if they could do the wiring. \\; They said they planned on tapping into the existing wiring that went to the stock fender light, but that they would need some kind of adapter to lower the juice being that the side mount used a LED. \\;
I even thought that the rear plate light is actually a LED so they shouldn't need to worry about any type of adapter or whatever. \\;
So can anyone tell me what needs done to wire the side mount? \\; Can't he just run the wires (juice/ground) right to the battery somehow?
thanks.
I even thought that the rear plate light is actually a LED so they shouldn't need to worry about any type of adapter or whatever. \\;
So can anyone tell me what needs done to wire the side mount? \\; Can't he just run the wires (juice/ground) right to the battery somehow?
thanks.
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RE: Question about side mount plate wiring (Rocker)
i just did mine......the stock light is an LED. \\; when you takeoff your wiring from stock light your going to get a black and a red wire \\;(luckily). \\; my plate setup came with LED built in to the frame ( \\; same one as Rocker MIKE's) \\; and the plate's wires were black and white. \\; i went black from bike to black from plate, \\; and white from plate and red to bike. \\; sorry didnt take pics but its pretty straight foward............. \\; easier if you take off fender.
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RE: Question about side mount plate wiring (Rocker)
I made the move to the sidemount…… here is what is involved and how I did it.
 \\;
I followed the wiring from the front of the rear fender into the battery area and unplugged the connector and then snaked it back out of the battery area.
I then removed the rear fender (4 bolts).
The back of the original plate light had a orange sticker that I peeled up and then cut the wires to the light and removed the tag light/holder (I was removing mine and replacing with spikes).
I pulled the wire that was going to the tag light back through to the front of the fender.
I then cut that wire so that about 6” was hanging out in front of the fender.
I bought a 2 prong trailer wire connector from the local auto parts store, cut it in half and then soldered one end of that to the wire. \\; I also shrink sleeved it all in the process. \\; Just remember to put the shrink sleeve on first, before you solder the connector on. \\; Don’t ask me how I know.
 \\;
I used this plug because I knew this wouldn’t be that last time that fender came off. \\; Doing it this way allows me to take the fender off and unplug two plugs and done.
 \\;
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=HOP&\\;MfrPartNumber =47965&\\;CategoryCode=4062
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The 2 wires from the LED plate surround were not bound together, so I shrink sleeved all of it.
I took the LED light and touched the wires directly to the battery to figure out which wire did what. \\; I also plugged up the rear light connector and figured out what the wires going to the original tag light were so I could match them up to the new sidemount wires.
After figuring out what wires did what, I soldered the other end of the connector and shrink sleeved all of that. \\;  \\;Plug everything up and test before bolting everything up.
I mounted the sidemount plate holder and LED tag cover. \\; I mounted the tag cover so it faced the wheel. \\; It gives the wheel a glowing effect. \\; However, this meant that the wire would have to cross the tag mount, so I found a little wire holder in my junk drawer that would fit one of the tag bolts. \\; See pic.
 \\;
 \\;
Note- \\; The tag holder is smaller than the tag and tag frame, so a little bit of the outer edge of the back of the tag will show. \\; This worked well because the wire from the LED came straight out the back of the frame, through the tag (just notched it) and narrowly missed the sidemount tag holder.
I bolted it all up and routed the wires along the swingarm then plugged it into the new connector. \\; Make sure you avoid the belt drive. \\; I ended up using one black zip tie, which is hardly noticeable on my black bike.
Bolt up the fender and route the plug back into the battery compartment and plug up.
 \\;
 \\;
I followed the wiring from the front of the rear fender into the battery area and unplugged the connector and then snaked it back out of the battery area.
I then removed the rear fender (4 bolts).
The back of the original plate light had a orange sticker that I peeled up and then cut the wires to the light and removed the tag light/holder (I was removing mine and replacing with spikes).
I pulled the wire that was going to the tag light back through to the front of the fender.
I then cut that wire so that about 6” was hanging out in front of the fender.
I bought a 2 prong trailer wire connector from the local auto parts store, cut it in half and then soldered one end of that to the wire. \\; I also shrink sleeved it all in the process. \\; Just remember to put the shrink sleeve on first, before you solder the connector on. \\; Don’t ask me how I know.
 \\;
I used this plug because I knew this wouldn’t be that last time that fender came off. \\; Doing it this way allows me to take the fender off and unplug two plugs and done.
 \\;
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=HOP&\\;MfrPartNumber =47965&\\;CategoryCode=4062
 \\;
The 2 wires from the LED plate surround were not bound together, so I shrink sleeved all of it.
I took the LED light and touched the wires directly to the battery to figure out which wire did what. \\; I also plugged up the rear light connector and figured out what the wires going to the original tag light were so I could match them up to the new sidemount wires.
After figuring out what wires did what, I soldered the other end of the connector and shrink sleeved all of that. \\;  \\;Plug everything up and test before bolting everything up.
I mounted the sidemount plate holder and LED tag cover. \\; I mounted the tag cover so it faced the wheel. \\; It gives the wheel a glowing effect. \\; However, this meant that the wire would have to cross the tag mount, so I found a little wire holder in my junk drawer that would fit one of the tag bolts. \\; See pic.
 \\;
 \\;
Note- \\; The tag holder is smaller than the tag and tag frame, so a little bit of the outer edge of the back of the tag will show. \\; This worked well because the wire from the LED came straight out the back of the frame, through the tag (just notched it) and narrowly missed the sidemount tag holder.
I bolted it all up and routed the wires along the swingarm then plugged it into the new connector. \\; Make sure you avoid the belt drive. \\; I ended up using one black zip tie, which is hardly noticeable on my black bike.
Bolt up the fender and route the plug back into the battery compartment and plug up.
 \\;
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RE: Question about side mount plate wiring (Rocker)
ummm l likes the spikes too.. i know this dude that has a helmet that would look killer with that bike
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Road Captain
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RE: Question about side mount plate wiring (Rocker)
Phantom Rider, nice write up on that side mount, going to do mine real soon also. Hey Mike those spikes would go good with your air cleaner.
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