Fairing bolts suck...
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Yes, it is the Arc 125.2. I'm going to reassess (?) my installation. The amp edge is flush with the stereo edge (stock stereo) towards the front of the bike. I had to clip the factory tie raps that attach to the back of the speedometer and tachometer that wrap the wiring harness and push the wiring upwards on to the top of the samp to allow the amp to come forward as much as possible. The amp is butted up against the back of the instruments, I tried to put the windshield/fairing on and almost pulled the center stud out of the fairing itself with the bolt when attempting to tighten. The forward edge of the amp itself is hitting the underside of the fairing. My intention here is to find out how much trouble everyone had installing their amp. It seems as if I have an exception to the average install. I bought the amp used on ebay, is it possible that Arc had an older model that was larger and Iwas sold a a larger unit?
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Sounds like you have the amp installed correctly with it flush against the gauges, and raising the harness above the amp is how mine is done.
What did you use to hold the amp to the radio? I used Velcro supplied by Arc. If you are using thick double-sided tape that might be an issue since fitment vertically is tight and even .1" might make a difference.
Also, my radio is the Harman Kardon; don't know if it's shorter than the Radio Sound radio HD used on '05 and older models.
Good luck with your project.
Carl
PS: At the top of this forum are stickys, including one showing the J&M amp installation on a Street Glide that may help you re wire routing, amp placement, etc.
What did you use to hold the amp to the radio? I used Velcro supplied by Arc. If you are using thick double-sided tape that might be an issue since fitment vertically is tight and even .1" might make a difference.
Also, my radio is the Harman Kardon; don't know if it's shorter than the Radio Sound radio HD used on '05 and older models.
Good luck with your project.
Carl
PS: At the top of this forum are stickys, including one showing the J&M amp installation on a Street Glide that may help you re wire routing, amp placement, etc.
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Well, I checked closely on my installation of the Arc, went as far as measuring the actual unit that I had and comparing results to the online download,it all checked out. I have the Harley tape deck (02) and I'm telling you, the fairing would not go back on. I took the amp off the bike and used a grinder...ground down the front side corners and the entire front lip. It fits now.
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