So I installed my saddlebag & Tour Pak (TP) spoilers tonight and have a few tips for anyone doing this on their own.
I'm hoping this helps anyone considering doing this themselves.
I'll add pictures tomorrow if I get a chance.


Steps 1 - 3 are specific to the Saddlebag Spoilers.
1. Check to make sure nothing is missing. My kit was missing one of the self tapping screws that is used to hold the LED strip in the spoiler. Too late in the evening to get a new one. I'll have to go tomorrow.

2. Consider grinding those screws down a little to shorten them. Even with the supplied washer under the head of the screw 2 out of the three I put in were just long enough that when I snugged up the screw, the tip of the screw just started to push thru the painted side of the spoiler. It's just enough to leave a very very slight dimple in the paint. If you don't want to grind or file the screw down, get an extra washer for each of the screws.

3. While we're on the topic of those screws.......
The screws are self tapping. But to me the size of the hole they were supposed to go into was too small even for self tapping screws. Consider, using a drill slightly larger than the existing hole to open them up a little. Sorry, don't recall the size I used.

4. Before you attach the lights to the spoilers, add a few drops of silicone to the mating surfaces. I've read posts in other forums where after a time, the lights have vibrated loose and fallen off.

5. Spend lots of time positioning the template. Take your time and check & re-check before drilling the holes. This took me the longest. Probably 20 minutes per lid. You only get one shot at this. Funny thing is after the first hole, you're alot braver. The TP spoiler template is much easier to locate than the Saddlebag spoiler templates. The lines on the TP templ actually line up with edges of the lid, while the saddlebag templ edges aren't even close. You have to centre it by eye. Sorry, no pics of the saddlebag templ.


Once the holes are drilled, run the wiring through the hole, line up the spoilers and bolt them down (don't forget the adhesive rubber gasket).


6. Because I wasn't happy about the wires for the lights going thru the drilled hole in the saddlebag lid with very little protection, I puta grommet in the hole and then ran the wires thru that. Drilled fiberglass leaves sharp edges that wouldnt take long to cut thru the sheathing & insulation. The pic shows how I ran the wiring in the saddlebags, the installed grommet and the installed spoiler.



Once you've run the wiring, you have to plug the wires into the plugs. The wires are color coded and go into the specific numbered holes in the plugs. It took me a while to find the numbers because they're so small. The first picture shows the assembled plug for the TP spoiler. The numbers are on the black plastic around the orange center section.
The second pic is the plug for the saddlebag spoilers. The numbers are on the small tab that gets folded down onto the wires after they're installed in the plug.


The y-adapter gets plugged into the accessory plug located under the seat, in front of the battery. You need the adaptor to p

 

Good idea for protection, looking foward to the pictures, thinking about this myself I've been impressed with the light output of these I've seen on other bikes especially at night, how about a night picture?

 

updated with some pics.....

 

Mike, nice write-up and pics--don't think I've seen such a detailed report or one with pics.

Now, you will need to remember to disconnect the saddlebag LED connectors when you remove the saddlebags when you wash the bike, etc.---they are very, very easy to forget.

I installed the TP and saddlebag spoilers about a year and 10K miles ago and can add a little to the good information you posted.

In order to have the saddlebag LED's operate as turn signals, in addition to their normal run/brake light functions, I cut-off the Y-connector harness that the spoiler LED's plug into that is thenplugged into the accessory connector per the instructions and, instead, wired the saddlebag LED's seperately to the HD module that converts the turn signals into run and brake lights also. I simply wired the black ground wires of each saddlebag LED to a black ground wire at the module, and oneof the other wires from each LED to the corresponding wire at the module: brown wire=right; and, violet wire=left.

Rather than run the TP spoiler LED harness outside the TP to the accessory plug per HD's instructions, I cut off the plug and spliced the TP spoiler LED into the TP wiring.Since my TP is detachable, wiring the spoiler LED to the TP wiring inside the TP gives me one less plug to connect when installing/removing the box.

As you mentioned, the templates for the saddlebag spoilers are terrible. I used some painter's tape to position them, then placed the spoilers on top of them secured with more painter's tape until I had them whereI wanted them, measuring both to have them symetrical. I don't recall how many times I taped and re-taped the templates and spoilers (without theLED's installed, of course) before I had them where I wanted them, but it was plenty. Putting a piece of 2X4 under the kickstand to make the bike more level helped me with their positioning, also.

I haven't noticed any chafing of the saddlebag wires wherethey pass through the lids of the saddlebags, in fact they don't seem to touch the fibreglass, but if a grommet is to be used there as you did, the HD PN is 11410, the same grommet used later in the installation when the wires exit the saddlebags.

Mike, congrats on a successful installation, and thanks for an excellent write-up and pics.