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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 10:48 AM
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Ok, I THINK I know what you are doing. You need a really small regular screw driver and a flash light. As you look down the wire into the connector, you will see a little plastic lever, use the screw driver to move that lever. That lever locks the wire into the connector. If you look at the other side of the connector, they are numbered. Make sure you write the color of the wire and the connector number down. That is a biggie!!
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RaceFace
Ok, I THINK I know what you are doing. You need a really small regular screw driver and a flash light. As you look down the wire into the connector, you will see a little plastic lever, use the screw driver to move that lever. That lever locks the wire into the connector. If you look at the other side of the connector, they are numbered. Make sure you write the color of the wire and the connector number down. That is a biggie!!
Perfect this sounds about right. Awesome! I will be trying this tonight. This is why i love hdforums. Good people
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 11:15 AM
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Perfect this sounds about right. Awesome! I will be trying this tonight. This is why i love hdforums. Good people
Good luck and keep us posted!! Just a heads up too, if you are going apes, its a good idea to change out the bar mount bushings at the same time. I went with 16" Carlini's and my bars moved all over the place with stock bushings. I put some urethane bushings in about a week later and they didn't budge. I wish I had known that when I did mine so I didn't have to take it all apart again a week later
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 11:27 AM
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That's gonna have to be a extremely small screwdriver. I didn't have one that small. After wrestling with the locks for quite a while I discovered if I straightened out a paper clip and sharpened the end of it like a sewing needle, I could stick it in the end of the lock arm and push the paper clip over which would release the wire. The trick here is to get the paper clip point very sharp.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by RaceFace
Good luck and keep us posted!! Just a heads up too, if you are going apes, its a good idea to change out the bar mount bushings at the same time. I went with 16" Carlini's and my bars moved all over the place with stock bushings. I put some urethane bushings in about a week later and they didn't budge. I wish I had known that when I did mine so I didn't have to take it all apart again a week later
Already did the bushings.
& ill dig in the ol tool box im sure i got somethin. Thanks guys
 
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I ended up using a micro screw driver that I use to tighten sunglasses hinges. It worked great.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by HDsportster99
Already did the bushings. & ill dig in the ol tool box im sure i got somethin. Thanks guys
Is this where your having trouble trying to get them out of this connector?

2010 Limited with some stuff!!
 
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Is this where your having trouble trying to get them out of this connector? 2010 Limited with some stuff!!
Yes!! They werent budging yeaterday.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 04:22 PM
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Yes!! They werent budging yeaterday.
Ok you need to pull up on the white insert till it clicks, using a pair of needle nose pliers, then use a paper clip or small screwdriver to unlock the pins. This pic with the insert removed shows the locking tab above each pin. There's a small half moon shape in the locking tab. That's where you slide the paper clip in and pull on the wire.

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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SBates08
Ok you need to pull up on the white insert till it clicks, using a pair of needle nose pliers, then use a paper clip or small screwdriver to unlock the pins. This pic with the insert removed shows the locking tab above each pin. There's a small half moon shape in the locking tab. That's where you slide the paper clip in and pull on the wire. 2010 Limited with some stuff!!
Very helpful. I realized not all my colored wires correspond with my colors on the connecters. (No big deal, all wires are the same thing)
Just got to soder and connect them. And ill be good b
 
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