JoeTx
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First, many many thanks to those who posted before me: Brillot2000, ddulin, Bamamate, Beemerphile without their help this install would have not gone as smooth as it did.
First soldering, I used no crimped fittings for this install, everything was soldered and here is how I solder:
Fray the ends and twist a strand of wire around to hold it together tight
Solder
Dab of hot glue
Slide heat shrink over while glue is soft and heat
Lug that I made
Jumper for horn install
Necessary tools: work holder and loupes
Horn Install: I found the horn install the most challenging, finding a mounting solution was most troublesome when out of no where I noticed a welded nut on the frame that had nothing connected to it, don't know what's it for, don't care. And to my amazement there was on on the other side!
I had to slide the horns in from the left hand side because of their size
Right side
Left side
I attached them with some bolts I bought at the auto parts store: Dorman 980-216
From previous posts I knew already that I would have to use the connections at the old horn, I ran 2 wires along side the O2 sensor cable over in front of the battery to the left of the bike, all relays were to be there, I put the wires in a housing I bought at Fry's.
I attached a fused (7.5amp) power supply to the positive battery terminal for the horn and lights, used a separate one for the powerlet.
All my relays were going to be placed near the accessory outlet in the frunk, now for the connection:
Left it loose to test my connections and when satisfied soldered it all together.
Powerlet: I wanted a separate high amp accessory outlet for air compressor and such and wanted keyed with a relay so I could not accidentally leave something plugged in and drain the battery.
Right under the Honda accessory is the main ground for the bike I used it for all the grounds. (negatives-)
Lights: I basically copied Brillot2000 light install, 2 10w LED's, bar mounts (ADVmonster), Senke Design Intelligent Lighting Controllers they were powered from the same source as the horns
simple, simple install, the Honda accessory kit included both a keyed source for power and an extra high beam connection, the honda shop manual has a fantastic schematic
Low Beams High Beams
Jumper cable connector: Ordered my jumper cables from CV Supply on ebay bolted right up to battery and my favorite negative connection super easy and never have to worry about a jump, alas no soldering
Before After
First soldering, I used no crimped fittings for this install, everything was soldered and here is how I solder:
Fray the ends and twist a strand of wire around to hold it together tight
Solder
Dab of hot glue
Slide heat shrink over while glue is soft and heat
Lug that I made
Jumper for horn install
Necessary tools: work holder and loupes
Horn Install: I found the horn install the most challenging, finding a mounting solution was most troublesome when out of no where I noticed a welded nut on the frame that had nothing connected to it, don't know what's it for, don't care. And to my amazement there was on on the other side!
I had to slide the horns in from the left hand side because of their size
Right side
Left side
I attached them with some bolts I bought at the auto parts store: Dorman 980-216
From previous posts I knew already that I would have to use the connections at the old horn, I ran 2 wires along side the O2 sensor cable over in front of the battery to the left of the bike, all relays were to be there, I put the wires in a housing I bought at Fry's.
I attached a fused (7.5amp) power supply to the positive battery terminal for the horn and lights, used a separate one for the powerlet.
All my relays were going to be placed near the accessory outlet in the frunk, now for the connection:
Left it loose to test my connections and when satisfied soldered it all together.
Powerlet: I wanted a separate high amp accessory outlet for air compressor and such and wanted keyed with a relay so I could not accidentally leave something plugged in and drain the battery.
Right under the Honda accessory is the main ground for the bike I used it for all the grounds. (negatives-)
Lights: I basically copied Brillot2000 light install, 2 10w LED's, bar mounts (ADVmonster), Senke Design Intelligent Lighting Controllers they were powered from the same source as the horns
simple, simple install, the Honda accessory kit included both a keyed source for power and an extra high beam connection, the honda shop manual has a fantastic schematic
Low Beams High Beams
Jumper cable connector: Ordered my jumper cables from CV Supply on ebay bolted right up to battery and my favorite negative connection super easy and never have to worry about a jump, alas no soldering
Before After
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