When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
dglide I would be interested in what you are doing. I just took an alpine out of my fairing because the cd player went in 18 months and replaced it with a pioneer head unit. I love the unit except for the volume controller **** - it is too small with gloves on. I have been using a wireless remote, but also have been looking at making a four way switch for volume and forward and back tracks. My understanding this is a matter of send a specified resistance from between the base and tip of the 3.5 in. stereo plug that is used.
I have also used a regular crimper for these pins for connecters I have made for my detachable fairing and it work just fine!!
Last edited by bikerbehaviorist; Feb 13, 2010 at 11:16 PM.
Reason: add more blah blah blah...
dglide I would be interested in what you are doing. I just took an alpine out of my fairing because the cd player went in 18 months and replaced it with a pioneer head unit. I love the unit except for the volume controller **** - it is too small with gloves on. I have been using a wireless remote, but also have been looking at making a four way switch for volume and forward and back tracks. My understanding this is a matter of send a specified resistance from between the base and tip of the 3.5 in. stereo plug that is used.
I have also used a regular crimper for these pins for connecters I have made for my detachable fairing and it work just fine!!
What I would up doing was swapping out the stock RK handlebar switches for a set from an E'Glide w/o the cruise, the ones with only 1 additional hole in the lower switch housings. I bought the stock Mode/Volume switches from my local dealer and will be wiring them to the detachable fairing through a pair of Deutsch connectors, one for each handlebar side switch. Easier to operate the radio and it's still detachable when and if the fairing ever comes off.
The Alpine head unit will be connected to the switches through a module from PAC audio and you're right, it is a matter of wiring them through the resistors supplied with the PAC unit, I think 3 wires in all.
I'm looking forward to getting the new Wild 1 handlebars wired up internally this weekend and with the help of a few helpful members here, I've got the part numbers to order the final pins and plugs that I need to finish everything up.
I just took an alpine out of my fairing because the cd player went in 18 months and replaced it with a pioneer head unit.
Although I'm not a fan of extended warranties...in the case of the Pioneer I put in my SG...I bought it.
Bought the head unit at Best Buy and because I knew where I was putting it, I paid the additional $15 bucks for a 4 year, no questions asked warranty.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.