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[Twolanerider]

Don-

I'm behind the times as usual.  I didn't know there was anything wrong with the HK radio.  The silver Sony looks good to me.   

Yeah, the damn thing died a few weeks ago.  It's actually DCFireman's fault too.

[SBB]

Yeah, the damn thing died a few weeks ago.  It's actually DCFireman's fault too.

Everything that goes wrong is Dawg's fault.
Well his and MFG's!

 

[Fired00d]

Everything that goes wrong is Dawg's fault.
Well his and MFG's!

 

Finally I don't get blamed for something.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Twolanerider]

Finally I don't get blamed for something.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

This time it really was Dawg's fault though.  Bad karma.  We were talking about his (then) impending radio change on the phone one evening.  He was asking what was involved in the Harmon Kardon retrofit. 

Told him it was possible but a real pain with having to hack the firmware in the radio from scratch every time.  Went on to emphasize the point by saying "if my radio died tomorrow I'd replace with the Sony package rather than do the same thing again."  Damn thing died the very next day.... 

It's Dawg's fault.

[Fired00d]

Don I'll still get blamed for all of Chips eBay purchases.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[Twolanerider]

Don I'll still get blamed for all of Chips eBay purchases.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

That wouldn't be so bad except Nancy can kick all our butts.

[Fired00d]

Ain't that the truth. She's got Chip so nervous he's blaming me for the purchases.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[porthole]

You can gain an aux in on the rear.   But you've got buy one more piece of hardware to do it with this radio.  Need Sony's "unilink" adapter.

$100 more for the unilink
http://sm.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=158XA300&tp=5884

The Harley radio just lost audio output.  All control functions were fine. Just no audio out.  Initially thought just its internal amp had died. 

When I got finished doing the aux input move mine was dead also, don't know what I did, but it wasn't an issue using the amps.

The adapter for the handlebar controls makes it all so easily possible.  Just have to get used to the look.

Little pricey for the adapter, but I guess if you look at the "whole" package it is cheaper then buying another 2 channel radio from HD.

Oh, and the HD radio upgrade is another $100.

Radio               $200
Install kit          $240
unilink              $100 
HD Radio          $100
Paint                 



At least I already have the iPod

This will have to wait a little, I have a box coming from Georgia tomorrow.

[Twolanerider]

$100 more for the unilink
http://sm.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=158XA300&tp=5884

When I got finished doing the aux input move mine was dead also, don't know what I did, but it wasn't an issue using the amps.

Little pricey for the adapter, but I guess if you look at the "whole" package it is cheaper then buying another 2 channel radio from HD.

Oh, and the HD radio upgrade is another $100.

Radio               $200
Install kit          $240
unilink              $100 
HD Radio          $100
Paint                 



At least I already have the iPod

This will have to wait a little, I have a box coming from Georgia tomorrow.

In the case of the red bike the HK radio was an even more pricey replacement than our stock pieces.  I paid Jim whatever it was the Sony adapter kit cost.  Think postage and all it was $230 or so.  Bought the radio on eBay for just under $140.  So for about $375 it was pretty much a no brainer way to get it going again. 

Even if the radio only lasts a year the rest gets used over again.  So even with semi regular replacements it's a lot cheaper than buynig another Harley radio.  Reclaiming so much space inside the fairing was a positive byproduct.

[icybay]

I don't know if its cheaper or not. My HK went out so I replaced it with the Sony and the HawgWired adapter kit. The CD skipped so much it was barely usable. I don't know if I had a bad CD unit or not. 

Then I found you can get the Harley radios replaced/repaired exchange at Radio Sound for 130.00 so I did that and sold the Sony set up and bought some more chrome chit.

[porthole]

Having an iPod means all my CD's are in the basement.

[Twolanerider]

I don't know if its cheaper or not. My HK went out so I replaced it with the Sony and the HawgWired adapter kit. The CD skipped so much it was barely usable. I don't know if I had a bad CD unit or not. 

Then I found you can get the Harley radios replaced/repaired exchange at Radio Sound for 130.00 so I did that and sold the Sony set up and bought some more chrome chit.

I'm not even terribly concerned about the head unit's CD player.  A bazillion songs in the GPS/MP3 player on the handlebar makes the disk player not too much of a worry.

[LETS_ROLL]

Don, thanks for the info.  Something to ponder if our radios  go TU.  I think it looks good and painted should be great.  Let's Roll

[Boatman]

This will have to wait a little, I have a box coming from Georgia tomorrow.

    

[naitram]

i got better results using the sony atrac format then i did with mp3 files. might have a better read ahead function