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, MP3player and bluetooth cell phone control).
Ken
2011 Electra-Glide Ultra Classic (Cool Blue Pearl)
Hi Ken
Ball end allens work perfect.....anything else wont work that I have found.....you have to go threw the fairing bracket (there is a hole there for this purpose) ......So Get yourself a set of allen ball end LONG sockets.....there on ebay for $30ish.....I can have a radio in and out in 5 minutes....
Its a dog eat dog world and I'm wearin milkbone underware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had ball-end allens and I know about the hole in the fairing support. I still couldn't get those 2 installed. It wasn't helping that I have huge hands.
Ken
2011 Ultra Classic (Cool Blue Pearl)
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