Passing Lamp Install ?
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From: Roswell, GA
RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
FWIW: The wires of the various fairing cap switches are cut to different lengths; the ones that HD mounts to the left of the ignition switch being longer than those HD installs to the right. Space for wires tends to become limited as switches are added and I found that I had to relocate the spot switch to the left because when I added cruise the cruise wires are to short if the switch is mounted to the left of the ignition switch.
Also, when I installed the passing lamp brackets, using WD-40 with tube spray attachment allowed me to squirt some into the passages in the brackets and on the conduitwhich made passing the wiring conduit carrying the turn signal/passing lamp wires through it an easier task.
Also, when I installed the passing lamp brackets, using WD-40 with tube spray attachment allowed me to squirt some into the passages in the brackets and on the conduitwhich made passing the wiring conduit carrying the turn signal/passing lamp wires through it an easier task.
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RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
ORIGINAL: Akitakoi
If you look in the service manual it tells you where each switch goes. The cruise goes next to the aux and the spot light goes far left (I think). It doesn't matter where you put them. as long as you plug the wires right. You have to pull the ignition to get to the where you plug wires anyway.
On the Streetglide I just put it next to the AUX switch.
ORIGINAL: NCCopBikeRider
Ditto on removing the cover and the screws
If you are only adding one switch, HD makes a "plug/cover" that will snap into the second cutout.
A parts manual and an owners manual might also be good investments.
Good luck
Ditto on removing the cover and the screws
If you are only adding one switch, HD makes a "plug/cover" that will snap into the second cutout.
A parts manual and an owners manual might also be good investments.
Good luck
On the Streetglide I just put it next to the AUX switch.
Road Captain
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RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
If you look at the Parts catalog, you'll see the switch for the lights is labeled "spot". It goes in the fairing cap in the far left postition. You'll also need the connector to for the switch. If you check the wiring schematic in the Service Manual, you'll see there a connector for you to plug the lights into.
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From: MA
RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
The bracket under the inner fairing cap can be removed with two screws from the underside, you can remove any single switch 'blank' while leaving the other intact.
If you don't feel like removing the inner fairing cap you can actually only remove one of the side screws holding it in place and slightly bend it enough for you to get a screwdriver in there and remove the switch bracket via the removal of two screws, a little bit of a pain in the @ss but very do-able. I've done it twice now with no problems, once during the passing lamp install and another time to add a push switch for my garage door opener.
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If you don't feel like removing the inner fairing cap you can actually only remove one of the side screws holding it in place and slightly bend it enough for you to get a screwdriver in there and remove the switch bracket via the removal of two screws, a little bit of a pain in the @ss but very do-able. I've done it twice now with no problems, once during the passing lamp install and another time to add a push switch for my garage door opener.
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From: Houston Texas
RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
Sure glad someone got to it before I could post the info, I did the passing lamps and cruise control, if you look at the parts
you'll see the switch replaces the dummy plug... good going fellas, was worried all day some one was goning to take a knife to a Harley!!
Great info Akitakoi! probabaly showed that it's not an easy task... but if you follow directions, it's not that bad...
you'll see the switch replaces the dummy plug... good going fellas, was worried all day some one was goning to take a knife to a Harley!!
Great info Akitakoi! probabaly showed that it's not an easy task... but if you follow directions, it's not that bad...
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Road Captain
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From: Bradenton, FL.
RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
I installed the switch and tied the two gray wires from the passing lamps together then to the gray switch wire, yellow switch wire two keyed 12v at headlight harness and black wire from switch to ground. Now I can keep the highs on and the passing lamps on at the same time. Doc
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RE: Passing Lamp Install ?
ORIGINAL: dionne51
The bracket under the inner fairing cap can be removed with two screws from the underside, you can remove any single switch 'blank' while leaving the other intact.
If you don't feel like removing the inner fairing cap you can actually only remove one of the side screws holding it in place and slightly bend it enough for you to get a screwdriver in there and remove the switch bracket via the removal of two screws, a little bit of a pain in the @ss but very do-able. I've done it twice now with no problems, once during the passing lamp install and another time to add a push switch for my garage door opener.
D
The bracket under the inner fairing cap can be removed with two screws from the underside, you can remove any single switch 'blank' while leaving the other intact.
If you don't feel like removing the inner fairing cap you can actually only remove one of the side screws holding it in place and slightly bend it enough for you to get a screwdriver in there and remove the switch bracket via the removal of two screws, a little bit of a pain in the @ss but very do-able. I've done it twice now with no problems, once during the passing lamp install and another time to add a push switch for my garage door opener.
D