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ORIGINAL: nkauf21
I am going to order a set of these clamps, but I am not sure how to move the signals from the bars. What is the easiest way to get the wire from the turn signal to go back through the switch housing and get fished out of the wiring that runs up the side of the bars? I dont mind cutting and splicing if I have to but I cant figure out how I would get this wire out of the factory sleeving that holds all of the other wires.
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There have been posts that you might find with a search to walk you through it. I'm not the best authority on it because most of the work was done for me when the dealer put the HD relocate on. Fortunately, for me, they neglected to run the wires through the supplied chanels on the HD brackets so I all I had to do was simply remove the HD brackets, unbolt the lights, and install the new clamps.
Are your signal lights currently in the stock location on the handlebars? Are the wires run externally? If so, you should be able to just unclip the wire bundles and snip any wire ties that hold the signal wires with other wires and then remove the signal wires and let them hang while you put the remaining wires back like they were. Then remove the signal lights (should be obvious how) and relocate them where you want them with the clamps and tidy up the wires by pushing any excess down into the neck and/or zip tie them at appropriate points. If you have internal wiring things are probably a bit more difficult.
The one caveat about the Kuryakyn clamps is that the through bolt to hold the lights on the clamps that comes with the kit is the wrong thread type for stock HD bullet signals. The kit is actually sold to work with Kuryakyn's bullets and they use a coarse threaded bolt. You need to find a fine threaded bolt of the same size and same or similar type head (panhead)on it. There are references in other posts (don't remember if I posted a link above or not) to places you can get the parts you need online. Personally, I had trouble finding the bolts I needed in a normal hardware store. I ended up finding 2 bolts that would work in a HD shop but I had to settle for 2 different sizes (lengths)but they worked out just fine. It's also a good idea to put at least a small washer between the light and the clamp to get it flush and help hold it steady. Others went more elaborate and used a pair of lock nuts, etc. and that's all referenced and detailed in other posts...