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CVO Technical => Electronic Toys and Gadgets => Topic started by: hd-dude on April 22, 2010, 11:15:23 PM
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FINALLY getting the pods installed onto my own bike. I had them painted to match the Dark Candy Cherry inner fairing. They disassemble very easy for painting with only two screws. The kit comes complete with Tweeters, x-overs, drilling templates and instructions. Here is a pic of the kit once assembled into the painted pods.
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Here are the template in position to mark where the holes are drilled for the pods
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1st drill an 1/16" pilot hole on both sides, Drill from the inside out....VERY SLOWLY so you do not pull the paint on the outside.
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Then from the front enlarge each hole to 1/4"
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The pods have a full rubber gasket on the back to seal the unit to the fairing. Here they are mounted in place
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They are help in with a single screw through the upper hole that was drilled into the fairing. the lower hole is for the wires.
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The x-overs come pre-terminated. One set goes to the tweeter and the other side has male female connectors to connect right to the factory speakers leads.
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In my application I am using the Hawg-wired amp so i cut the connectors off and connected them directly to the amp outputs in parallel with the Fairing speakers.
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Next mount the x-overs and tye up the wires.
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You still have me on your list right Jim?
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All closed up and back together.
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So...how do they sound? CRISP, CLEAN, and very bright. :2vrolijk_21: They are spaced far apart and angled pretty much right at your head. A very nice addition 8)
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You still have me on your list right Jim?
I have them in stock. Give me a call.
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thanks Jim, I'll call you this weekend
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Thanks Jim. Once again nice job. :2vrolijk_21:
Topper
BTW I am so glad you are not by me for I think I would find myself at your shop daily. :P
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Thanks Jim. Once again nice job. :2vrolijk_21:
Topper
BTW I am so glad you are not by me for I think I would find myself at your shop daily. :P
Thanks, and We're not toooooo far away ;D
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LOL... a bit more than a run across town 8)
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Sounds like a reason for a "Road Trip"..................... :apple:
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All closed up and back together.
Wish they would make something like this for RG fairings
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I have them in stock. Give me a call.
How would you feel they compared to the Hog Tunes pods? I know you have installed them both now?
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Wish they would make something like this for RG fairings
Stay Tuned....They do have a stand alone tweeter that can be cut into the factory speaker mount availible now. In the near future they will have a replacement grille with a tweeter manufactured into it.
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I have a complete hawg wired set up, with all four speakers, main amp amd the two satellite amps (300 watts) for sale if anyone is interested. I will have to look at the paperwork, but I think it is two or three years old. I removed it from my last bike and I am not going to install it on the new one.
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I have a complete hawg wired set up, with all four speakers, main amp amd the two satellite amps (300 watts) for sale if anyone is interested. I will have to look at the paperwork, but I think it is two or three years old. I removed it from my last bike and I am not going to install it on the new one.
Whatcha asking for it?
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I have a complete hawg wired set up, with all four speakers, main amp amd the two satellite amps (300 watts) for sale if anyone is interested. I will have to look at the paperwork, but I think it is two or three years old. I removed it from my last bike and I am not going to install it on the new one.
:jack: Please go start your own thread in the selling section :jack:
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Sorry, was not aware that there was one!
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Sorry, was not aware that there was one!
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?board=44.0
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Thanks, I will re-post there when I get a chance
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Stay Tuned....They do have a stand alone tweeter that can be cut into the factory speaker mount availible now. In the near future they will have a replacement grille with a tweeter manufactured into it.
Jim, any news about a RG setup for the speakers. Let's Roll
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Jim, any news about a RG setup for the speakers. Let's Roll
Gabe, Give me a call. There are a couple options 8)
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Gabe, Give me a call. There are a couple options 8)
Will do thanks. Let's Roll
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I saw and hear these on erniezap's ride...very sweet...I so wanted to delay my journey home to get these installed...a really nice addition! AND I WANT THEM!
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Ordered them from HD-Dude (Jim). Great price! Great Service! Can't wait to get 'em!
Thanks Jim!!! :orange:
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After hearing Ernie's I want some to. Just have to figure out how to get around that dash pad and I would have to wait prolly for Jim to install as he would torture me about my wiring. :huepfenlol2:
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So what other speakers are you running. I see three amps.I have the same bike. Bought the HW speakers and two speaker pods for the lower fairing(have not installed lowers yet)(hog tunes ).
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is Hawg Wired offering a grill with a tweeter in them like something that J&M has? that would be nice for those of us who don't want to get the drill out. :-\
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Just saw this install thread Jim. Only recently became aware of their Road Glide tweeter kit and will probably not be able to avoid doing it. The old SERG has their plug and play amp and the component speaker it. Couple of questions:
You know of any clearance issues with the component speaker and tweeter?
Did you consider running the tweeters from the radio rather than the amp? Probably not an issue but that seems like a lot of output for a tweeter?
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that sounds like a good idea.. I have the plug n play amp too and I was thinking where would I wire it up to. Do you think that the tweeter couldn't handle the power supplied from there?
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that sounds like a good idea.. I have the plug n play amp too and I was thinking where would I wire it up to. Do you think that the tweeter couldn't handle the power supplied from there?
Less worried that they'd be damaged than that they just might not perform as well. Have worked with some small tweeters in the past that sounded better when not behind even a fair sized amp.
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Don-- I was just thinking.. try not to do too much of that :P with the amp I have ,, I had to tnplug the right plug harnes from the back of the radio... And I am using the wires that are not in the radio overlay. would those wires still work?? I'm not sure :-\
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Don-- I was just thinking.. try not to do too much of that :P with the amp I habe ,, I had to tnplug the right plug harnes from the back of the radio... And I am using the wires that are not in the radio overlay. would those wires still work?? I'm not sure :-\
The 04-05 SEEGs were a unique beast so far as radio is concerned. They used a radio with a built in amp that none of the other bikes ever used. That second big plug to the right (as you're facing the rear of the radio) is the audio overlay harness that powers the internal amp and carries the amplified outputs.
There are actually two sets of speaker wires in the SEEGs. As assembled they used the "new" set of speaker wires that are part of that added overlay harness. The "original" speaker wires that are part of the main harness are still up there though.
When we add an amp to the SEEGs we want to use the original speaker wires. So you'd unplug the speaker wires used from the factory, find the other set and run them through the amp. If using the plug and play amp you'd not be using the speaker wires from the overlay harness. In fact if using the amp you could unplug the overlay harness from the back of the radio.
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My Hawg Wired system speakers are connected to those wired that are way up there and working just fine and the plug on the back of the radio is unpluuged. So I would think the speaker wires in the overlay would not work... right??? If that's the case,and they wouldn't work, how would I connect the tweeters?
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My Hawg Wired system speakers are connected to those wired that are way up there and working just fine and the plug on the back of the radio is unpluuged. So I would think the speaker wires in the overlay would not work... right??? If that's the case,and they wouldn't work, how would I connect the tweeters?
Yes, with the "other" big plug unhooked you're definitely using the original speaker wires as you should be. You'd hook the tweeters up either in parallel to the main speakers off the amp or catching the speaker outputs before the amp and running them straight out of the radio.
As I now (vaguely) remember the Direct Connect amp I doubt that's actually a feasible option. So picking them up on the amplified side is what we'd do with that amp. With their other amps you'd have more options though. If running the tweeters off of one amp or the other I'd definitely not plug the radios internal amp back in and use its extra set of speaker wires. It's unfortunately not a very good amp. If going to use one or the other to drive the tweeters might as well use the good/clean one.
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I think Ill let the Hawg Wired boys to come up with a solution or some kind of adaptor, connector.. 60k it's okay so far...
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I have them in my SERG and I also have them driven by the factory radio amp vs the Hawg Wired amp. I called Hawg Wired and that was what they recommended. Tech at HW said if I was not pleased to change and have them driven by the HW amp. It was plug and play using the factory speaker outputs so that is what I did. It works AMAZING. Not much difference in the garage, but @ 70 mph it is astounding. The instructions are not clear as to how the proper way to install wiring when you have a Hawg Wired amp (seemed strange) but very clear if you were wiring direct.
I am very satisfied.
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I have them in my SERG and I also have them driven by the factory radio amp vs the Hawg Wired amp. I called Hawg Wired and that was what they recommended. Tech at HW said if I was not pleased to change and have them driven by the HW amp. It was plug and play using the factory speaker outputs so that is what I did. It works AMAZING. Not much difference in the garage, but @ 70 mph it is astounding. The instructions are not clear as to how the proper way to install wiring when you have a Hawg Wired amp (seemed strange) but very clear if you were wiring direct.
I am very satisfied.
Thanks. That would've been my first choice if lacking any clear instruction. A little confirmation from on high is never a bad thing though.
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Just saw this install thread Jim. Only recently became aware of their Road Glide tweeter kit and will probably not be able to avoid doing it. The old SERG has their plug and play amp and the component speaker it. Couple of questions:
You know of any clearance issues with the component speaker and tweeter?
Did you consider running the tweeters from the radio rather than the amp? Probably not an issue but that seems like a lot of output for a tweeter?
Sorry for the late reply on your Q's Don.....
No clearance issues at all. Just need to find more real estate in the fairing for the tweeter's x-over.
Running the tweeter from the radio is fine but these things really shine running off the amp. The output level is not too loud or harsh. Very clean highs. Hawg-wired has suggested to poeple to run them from the radio as the harness they made up is plug and play that way. To run them off the amp you need to cut the harness off and direct wire them to the screw terminals. If they are too loud for your liking at that point you would need to reconnect the wires.
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Sorry for the late reply on your Q's Don.....
No clearance issues at all. Just need to find more real estate in the fairing for the tweeter's x-over.
Running the tweeter from the radio is fine but these things really shine running off the amp. The output level is not too loud or harsh. Very clean highs. Hawg-wired has suggested to poeple to run them from the radio as the harness they made up is plug and play that way. To run them off the amp you need to cut the harness off and direct wire them to the screw terminals. If they are too loud for your liking at that point you would need to reconnect the wires.
No sweat Jim. Such parts are just toys to add to the mix so there's rarely a rush. Appreciate the hands-on guidance. Got a feeling the old SERG will get these sooner rather than later.
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No sweat Jim. Such parts are just toys to add to the mix so there's rarely a rush. Appreciate the hands-on guidance. Got a feeling the old SERG will get these sooner rather than later.
For the SERG they have the grilles with the tweeters in the face of the mesh. I prefer having them behind the grill as it is cleaner. They also offer a kit that is just the tweeters that can be easily cut into the plastic speaker mount. I have done this on several and they work out well. You just need to get out the dremel or a hole saw.