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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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So I bought the Licks 10 z's and they look awesome. I bought the Burly cable extension kit which is also nice. But here comes the pain in my a$$.... the wire harness stock from Harley is giving me fits!!!!!! I tried for two hours to get the wires back in the harness and it just isn't happening....... Any one have any experience with this?? I'm about to pull out my shotgun, and empty it on my bike....... lol
 
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 10:48 PM
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Its really just a patience thing. I had to do it twice because I crossed two wire from the right side controls. I'm going to assume that you did the same thing I did the first time and used the shrink tube before you put the wires in the harness. The second time I did it I cut the shrink tube off, put new shrink tube on then wired the harness before shrinking the tube. It gives you a little bit more room to maneuver the wires into the harness. Just my two cents.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 12:22 PM
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Cool thanks. My issue is that the harness keeps coming apart as I try to put the wires back in it.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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I just used burlys kit also.

Pull wires out, connect, heat shrink insert back into clip...Not that hard.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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Got it all finished. Just had to vent, thanks for all the help guys!!!
 
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