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Dec 30, 2009 | 06:36 PM

oley55

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garage door opener WTF

I can generally decypher almost any intructions, but I find the intructions for cutting and splicing wires for the H-D garage door opener transmitter into the bike to be pitiful at best. the instructions specify uising BUTT splices for joining color coded wires. Problem is (and I assume via the application of common sense) the directions are actually calling for the splicing of three wires with a single butt connector. However nether the instructions or pics mention or show joining two wires on one side of the butt splice.

These are the worst installation intructions I have ever read. Clearly written by some pencil neck geek who has never twisted two wires together in their lives, or quite possibly I am an idiot.

anyone out there who has successfully followed the installation instructions as presented, or did you have to fill in the gaps on your own?

Dec 30, 2009 | 06:53 PM

fairplay

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yep, sorta shows the way of the MOCO. Funny, look at a service manual from the 70's (if you were the type to use them) They don't spell out every single step. they only showed some of the torque specs. We all got by didn't we.

perhaps you are over thinking it. I did it years ago and don't recall any issues. I usually read thru the mis-directions on the can and wing it out in the garage.

Dec 30, 2009 | 07:08 PM

BuckeyeRider

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You are correct in your assumption and yes the directions suck.

Dec 30, 2009 | 08:02 PM

krazy3

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I did it for a buddy a couple years back and don't recall having too much trouble figuring it out. Of course I might have already been assuming what they meant, as I usualyy don't read all the directions for anything unless I have screwed it up and can't figure it out.

Dec 30, 2009 | 10:08 PM

marlinman1

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Never installed the HD version but just put a biketronics crib clicker on my ultra and it went very smoothly.

Dec 31, 2009 | 05:56 PM

oley55

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having digested the instructions, there are only two chances (nil and none) I'm going to actually cut wires on my scoot and run three wires into a single crimp style butt splice. I will hold off on the installation until I can resupply my stock of Posi-taps. Although outrageously expensive they are by far the best non-soldered wire connection available anywhere.