Roland Sands Gauge/Headlight Relocator
Hi there,
I am fairly new to customising my bike (2011 Iron) so please bear with me. I have recently bought the RSD Relocator kit with the LED lights and am now wondering how to connect the lights. Anybody want to give me a short explanation please? As the instructions that come with the package are not that great!
Cheers!
I am fairly new to customising my bike (2011 Iron) so please bear with me. I have recently bought the RSD Relocator kit with the LED lights and am now wondering how to connect the lights. Anybody want to give me a short explanation please? As the instructions that come with the package are not that great!
Cheers!
Cut and splice to the old set-up apparantly they colour coded them to match.
My main concern is how to get the "jointing area" small to hide it away
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: London, UK
Well yes, I've read that cutting and soldering is the 'easy' solution. To make the area as small as possible I'd say stagger the cuts and joints, so they don't bunch up.
I'm actually looking into getting the right connectors from an electronics shop and crimp them onto the wires and hopefully just plug it in. Seems neater if I can find the right parts.
Let me know how you got on.
I'm actually looking into getting the right connectors from an electronics shop and crimp them onto the wires and hopefully just plug it in. Seems neater if I can find the right parts.
Let me know how you got on.
Road Master
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: MO
Nice...what bars?
this is what i used to relocate my headlight
http://zero-eng.com/index.php/parts-...locator-1.html
then i moved the speedo down to where the headlight was originally.
http://zero-eng.com/index.php/parts-...locator-1.html
then i moved the speedo down to where the headlight was originally.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: London, UK
I think I may have located the right plug and am trying to get one. In the meantime, how did you get on with the kit hogdiver96 ?
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i installed mine on an 09 custom. it should fit your 07, but call them. i spoke to them directly and they were very helpful over the phone. also, if the 07 custom has a bottom mount headlight the bottom portion of the speedo with the headlight relocation mount WILL NOT FIT OR WoRK with you stock headlight.
You have 3 options: buy a headlight that mounts with a single bolt through the the top; run the speedo without the bottom; or, do what i did, buy 1/4" plexiglass and fabricate your own bottom with a dremel tool. I used plexiglass b/c I don't have the tools to fabricate metal. I used rattle can plastic primer and satin black paint to finish it off. I used the stock bolts and held it all together with chrome acorn nuts. It looks great, like it came that way.
You have 3 options: buy a headlight that mounts with a single bolt through the the top; run the speedo without the bottom; or, do what i did, buy 1/4" plexiglass and fabricate your own bottom with a dremel tool. I used plexiglass b/c I don't have the tools to fabricate metal. I used rattle can plastic primer and satin black paint to finish it off. I used the stock bolts and held it all together with chrome acorn nuts. It looks great, like it came that way.
Stage IV
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Austin, TX
I cut and soldered mine a few weeks ago and it was quite easy. They give you way to much wire so cut it down. I also carefully split and peeled back the stock housing and reused it with the new LED.
Good luck out there!
Good luck out there!
Novice
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Jacksonville
thinking about buying the speedo relocator from RSD. for someone with not much expirience with bikes, and electronics, is this a easy to follow task to do myself? im just concerned mainly about these so called "idiot" lights.
thanks for all the help guys
thanks for all the help guys
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Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Miami, Fl
It's a great kit and the quality is second to none. The install is not difficult at all. Dive in and have a ball doing it yourself.
My mission lies in fabricating the back plate. The customs riser and headlight complicates things and getting rid of the problem just complicates things further. The outcome will be worth the hassle.
Share some pics, dude.
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Joined: Jun 2012
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i installed mine on an 09 custom. it should fit your 07, but call them. i spoke to them directly and they were very helpful over the phone. also, if the 07 custom has a bottom mount headlight the bottom portion of the speedo with the headlight relocation mount WILL NOT FIT OR WoRK with you stock headlight.
You have 3 options: buy a headlight that mounts with a single bolt through the the top; run the speedo without the bottom; or, do what i did, buy 1/4" plexiglass and fabricate your own bottom with a dremel tool. I used plexiglass b/c I don't have the tools to fabricate metal. I used rattle can plastic primer and satin black paint to finish it off. I used the stock bolts and held it all together with chrome acorn nuts. It looks great, like it came that way.
You have 3 options: buy a headlight that mounts with a single bolt through the the top; run the speedo without the bottom; or, do what i did, buy 1/4" plexiglass and fabricate your own bottom with a dremel tool. I used plexiglass b/c I don't have the tools to fabricate metal. I used rattle can plastic primer and satin black paint to finish it off. I used the stock bolts and held it all together with chrome acorn nuts. It looks great, like it came that way.
