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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:07 AM
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Looking to relocate the headlamp and lose the eyebrow. Here is my question...
"Where did you all find the room for that rats-nest in the stock eyebrow headlight??? under the tank?"
Thank you in advance.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:11 AM
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What?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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this is what I am talking about....
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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I'm gettin a new one soon. I hate that stock headlamp i have.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ride2tires
Looking to relocate the headlamp and lose the eyebrow. Here is my question...
"Where did you all find the room for that rats-nest in the stock eyebrow headlight??? under the tank?"
Thank you in advance.
Depends, but most people move it to the new bucket............
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Any suggestions on manufacturer's that make a bucket with an "access" for all of this mess?
Most of them that I have seen have had just a pigtail for the light with no "access" plug or opening....
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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I left it all inside, there is plenty of slack in the wiring.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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What are the other connectors for? My 08 only has the headlight wiring in it. What year is your bike? Oh, those could be for a light bar.
 
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I got rid of mine and just put the connector, and my garage door opener inside the new bucket. Ya gotta splice the new connector in maybe, but no big deal.
And as an added bonus, I noticed that the bolt holes for the eyebrow were almost the sane as the speedometer bolt pattern. So, with a tiny bit of filing, I relocated the speedo down to the eyebrow holes. Now that doesn't sit up as high as stock and looks better to me.
 
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Originally Posted by kahaone
I got rid of mine and just put the connector, and my garage door opener inside the new bucket. Ya gotta splice the new connector in maybe, but no big deal.
And as an added bonus, I noticed that the bolt holes for the eyebrow were almost the sane as the speedometer bolt pattern. So, with a tiny bit of filing, I relocated the speedo down to the eyebrow holes. Now that doesn't sit up as high as stock and looks better to me.
Nice!
So you just banished the plug/connectors and hardwired them together, if I understand correctly....
Read about the brow-bolts and the speedo deal... was planning on that.
Thanks for the confirmation.
 
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