I got a new 2011 Ultra Classic this week. Last night I embarked on the install of my new Garmin Zumo 665. Everything went pretty smooth...I tapped off the cigarette lighter for power and put the XM antenna on top of the radio. I wanted to have a really clean installation so I decided to use a very thin cable with a right-angle end to connect to the AUX port on the front of the radio. The plan was to route the cable beside the radio bezel, leaving very little wire exposed. To accomplish this, I had to get the radio free and move it back enough to have clearance to route the cable through to the front. There are 4 screws that hold the radio in place. I removed them, moved the radio back and routed the cable. Then, the fun began. It was relatively easy to get the 2 screws closest to the rear of the radio back in. However, the front 2 screws proved to be impossible. I worked for over 2 hours, trying every trick I could come up with to get them back in. Unfortunately, I was not successful. I'm hoping that the 2 installed screws will be sufficient to hold the radio securely but I'd really like to get it back in correctly. Is there some trick to removing and re-installing the radio? At this point, I've pretty much given up. I do have to take the bike back to the dealer sometime next week to get the Rinehart true duals and airbox installed and get it dyno-tuned. I suspect that I could get the folks there to finish the installation but that would be pretty embaressing. Any suggestions?

BTW...the GPS/XM install looks and works great. It really adds a lot of capability (GPS, XM radio, MP3 player and bluetooth cell phone control).

Ken
2011 Electra-Glide Ultra Classic (Cool Blue Pearl)

 

I looked at my shop manual to see if I could get some idea of what you are seeing but the diagrams I'm looking at aren't very helpful. Do you have the "outer fairing" removed so that the back of the radio is exposed? I copied the following but the diagram isn't showing. Are all four screws at the back of the radio? Seems to me that if you were able to get at the screws to remove them then you should be able to reverse the process and get them back in.....if not then I'd guess something is in the way like a wire or cable perhaps is pinched between the radio and the fairing or somewhere.....maybe?


1. Remove main fuse. See

RELAYS

2. Remove outer fairing. See

WINDSHIELD: FLHX, FLHT/C/U

AND WINDSHIELD: FLTR

3.

b. Disconnect radio antenna cable connector (2).

4.

b. Disconnect radio antenna cable connector (2).

c. Disconnect radio connector (3).
d. Disconnect CB antenna cable connector (4).
e. Disconnect CB module connector (5).
f. Remove screw to release flange of CB module from
radio. Remove CB module.
5. See

(storage box on FLHT) from radio support brackets.

6. Pull radio (storage box on FLHT) forward to remove from
opening in inner fairing.

 

I remember it being a huge pain in the ****, but I managed to get them back in.

BTW, if you send your radio to Iron Cross Audio, they will put an AUX in port on the back.

 

I'm curious.....is the aux in port on the front of the radio still functional too?

VR

 

Hmm, never tried it, but I don't see how it would work. There's only one selection for AUX on the radio. I choose it, and it connects my Zumo, which is plugged into the back. I don't see how you'd be able to choose a device plugged into the front.

But give them a call, they were pretty helpful on the phone. http://www.ironcrossaudio.com/dealeraccounts.html

 

If Iron Cross does it....Yes (Just can't run more than one source at a time)

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I run my Garmin and my XM radio thru the aux jack and it works ok. I have to run the volumn higher than normal, but the sound quality is still good, and all the features are available thru the speakers or headset.

David

 

I used a ball allen wrench and did not have any problems...

 

I just ran into the same nightmare last week when I changed my handlebars. Took me about 1.5 hrs just to get the four radio screws back in. Horrible design IMO.