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Justbrian
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 12:02 pm: | 
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I couldn't get the wires out--was afraid I'd damage it somehow. Grrrr.... |
Hop_along
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 07:39 pm: |
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JustBrian,
I just did this myself. I did use an old brad nail lying around to do the pushing, assisted by a pair of pliers to help hold the brad. If you look into the end of the socket, you'll see the wee little shiny metal ends (aka "socket Terminals" in the diagram above) that you want to push on. I think, as long as you're not PULLING you'll be good to go! Give it a shot... |
Us_uly
| | Posted on Monday, May 31, 2010 - 08:17 pm: |
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Just finished this mod to the Uly. Great instructions! Thanks. |
Vospertw
| | Posted on Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 08:43 pm: |
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Well... I read the instructions, including the comment about how important it is to undo the secondary lock... and then forgot about the secondary lock (I read the post a few days before hitting the garage - that's my excuse) and wondered why I was having so much trouble getting the sockets to come out even though I had a small screwdriver and could feel that I was raising the latch out of the way. Anyway, I resorted to the "5 min fix" which consisted of taking a similar strand of wire (18 gauge?), cutting off 1 1/2" or so, stripping the last 1/4" on each end, covering each bare end with some dielectric grease, and inserting one end into each of the orange and yellow sockets from the back side. That effectively jumps the connection and now my running lights work the same as before (although I could care less) and my low beams come on with the high beam. I zip-tied each end of my jumper cable to the adjacent wire so it can't move. Very simple, though probably not as secure as Speedkills' method. However, something to consider if you are nervous about pulling the sockets or looking for an even faster method for completing the mod. |
Hughesatron
| | Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 12:33 pm: |
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I love this group. I did this mod last night and it works great. Excellent instructions. Took me about 10 minutes to complete. |
X0311
| | Posted on Friday, January 28, 2011 - 08:51 pm: |
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Attempted this mod on an 09 Scg. Fail! Now my head lights don't work at all in the modded wiring setup or the stock wiring setup. I am wondering if this has something to do to with the 09 wiring. The rest of my lighting on the bike works as normal. Lighting fuse is good. I suspect the ballasts to be faulty now. Any inputs would be appreciated. |
Cerk26
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 08:52 pm: |
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Just did the mod. Took me a fair amount of pushing to realize that the ass end of the socket *just barely* sticks out compared with the others once it's freed from the stay.
I used a bobby pin (benefits of being married!), pulled it apart and cut the nub end of the straight side off. worked like a charm, and when I had one of the sockets backed out a bit, I slid the bobby pin around the wire and used it to pull the wire free.
Thanks for the instruction, much appreciated. |
Petebueller
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 07:18 am: |
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The mod has a few disadvantages. It is actually running the headlights through the accessories / position lights circuit.
The headlight circuit has a 15A fuse the accessories is a 10A fuse. Heated grips run through the accessories circuit.
The headlights run through the start relay which turns them off when you start the bike. This doesn't happen with the accessories circuit. |
Marc
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 12:23 am: |
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Great Mod which I completed last weekend. It works great.
Problem I had to overcome during the mod: As I used a nail to push out the four connectors, I actually ended up expanding the connectors outward so that they no longer connected with the female side pins properly which caused a poor electrical connection. I had to use a small needle nose pliers to crimp the four connectors back to tight fit again after which the electrical connection was back go normal and perfect.
Highly recommend mod..it took me about 90 minutes to complete with the pin re-crimping. |
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