I've always been afraid of doing any wiring on my mistress, an '07 Road King. But, DK Customs has given me light at the end of the tunnel, and I cannot thank you enough.
Yes, the Arctic Circle Trip was a different trip. Here is a link to that ride report, where we rode all the way to the Arctic Circle, up The Haul Road. www.dkcustomproducts.com/acl/kevin-mary-s-ride-to-alaska-arctic-circle-and-back-2013.htm
I've heard/read that tapping into CAN bus controlled wiring harnesses can cause all kinds of hassles- can you guys comment on that and whether, or where in the system, you've got to allow for that issue?
We have heard the same thing. But we have installed all our parts on CANBus bikes and never had any issues. I believe the folks that run into problems have one or both of the following occurring- 1. Bad connections 2. Electrical items that are not compatible
I have a question. I have a 2021 Triglide and my mud flaps with led's is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I was doing some pre-planning after watching this video, and my rear lights connector seems odd. Once I disconnect the connector, the end with the male spades has 7 wires and the other end only has 6. After doing my test with my test light, the 7th wire on the one end that is not on the other end is for the brake lights telling me that there is no brake lights only wire on the 6-wire end. Will the connection to the turn signals pick up the brake signal through a circuit board or something to engage the brake lights on the mud flaps? I thought I would ask thinking Kevin's 2019 would be pretty similar to my 2021. Thank you!
You want to make sure you are looking at the connector that runs to the tail lights located on the fenders, not the one going to the Tour Pak lights. Yes, if there is a signal from the brakes and you tie into it, the will illuminate the mud flap LED's when you put the brakes on. Thanks for your business, we appreciate it, and I believe you will be well pleased with the LED Mud Flaps! 👍
@@DKCustomProducts Thank you! I was bummed though that I didn't get a Stock Bikes Suck koozie that I was going to give to my wife. Thanks for all your great support!
@@ccmlkm Aw man, I'm sorry that you did not get a koozie. When we ship items directly from the shop, we always include koozies but when items are shipped from our shipping facility, they are not included. If you order again in the future, let us know and we will be sure you get one! We really appreciate your business! Thank you for watching our videos.
I just finished my install. Everything went great EXCEPT for the length of the wires. I know copper is expensive, but for that small of wire, I wouldn't think that it would cost that much more for 6 inches more length on each. I would pay the extra to not have to make my own extension pigtails. Hopefully future products will have this change. Otherwise, they look and work great!
@@ccmlkm Great to hear you are enjoying the LED Mud Flaps. Sorry the wire was too short. Not sure if it was shorter than normal, or if you routed differently than we normally do. Again, apologies, and will will make the wire a bit longer for future Customers. Thank you for the feedback!
I tell you what I was astonished by. I bought the expensive mighty mites fans from love jugs for my 21 Low Rider S and when my bike didn’t come with the accessory plug these use to wire the fans, I was SOL. They literally did nothing to give me any assistance after that. Their website claims you’ll receive EVERYTHING needed for a complete and easy installation, but they certainly didn’t back up those claims. Wouldn’t even provide me with instructions! It took them about 2-3 weeks of my continued inquiries before they answered me back and told me basically to take to a shop if I didn’t have the accessory plug on my bike. When I brought up the claims made on their website along with actually emailing a screenshot back to them……..crickets. I’ll never buy anything from them again regardless of how well their product works and would in fact make someone a deal on these fans that I’ve never installed because I’m so pissed off at their shit service that I don’t want anything from them on my bike. $500 spent to be treated like I’m some a-hole bothering them or something. Unbelievable.
Yeah, it is a good product that they copied from a Veteran...then went and got a patent on them and put the actual inventor out of business. (Wards Parts Werks) It sucks, because they work so well and you can't get them anywhere else...but, as you've experienced, the company sucks, from the top down. You notice we do not sell them. That was a very conscious decision on our part to Not do business with such a company. Also, unfortunately, in the last year or so they have had a drop in quality and availability. You may have noticed, I am now running a Force Flow Fan. They are a good company...BUT, they are also having supply chain issues. 😱
I do not use dielectric grease on the positap connectors. But I do wrap them in silicone tape. www.dkcustomproducts.com/self-fusing-silicone-tape-perfect-for-wire-tucks-dk-sft-101.htm
@@karlbishop7481 pounds of knowledge here to be had if you listen closely enough. Tuneup grease has been around since the beginning of electric connection improvements for its waterproofing and cleaning properties ✌🏻😎
When it comes to a lot of Harley dealerships , wait until your warranty is over before adding anything that doesn’t do plug in a lot of stealerships will void your warranty on electric wiring . Even with plug in wire , personally do not trust the stealerships they are looking for reasons to make you pay for anything that is not factory .
Those days are over. If you find a Dealership that tries to do that illegal warranty practice, report them to the FTC. Check out this video on the FTC cracking down on Dealerships (to the tune of up to $40,000.00+). th-cam.com/video/M-QdwkZ3_RQ/w-d-xo.html
I've always been afraid of doing any wiring on my mistress, an '07 Road King. But, DK Customs has given me light at the end of the tunnel, and I cannot thank you enough.
Great to hear you found the video useful. 👍
Thanks for the comment.
Thanks for this "demonstrational" video, it takes some of the mystery out of the wiring process 😀
Glad it was helpful! 👍😎👍
Wow, Posi Taps, I'm on board!! Thank you
Yes, a lot of folks will only solder a connection. But I have over 200K miles on bikes using Posi-Taps and have never had an issue with one. 👍😎👍
KP
Thanks. That was definitely demonstrational😂
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting! 😎
Great video. I’ve always been hesitant to mess with the electrical on my bikes. This is very easy to follow next time l have to try.
Glad it helped. 👍😎👍
Great Video, One point The road to Bella Coola is a rough one but its definitely not in the Arctic Circle!! Keep then coming!!
Yes, the Arctic Circle Trip was a different trip. Here is a link to that ride report, where we rode all the way to the Arctic Circle, up The Haul Road. www.dkcustomproducts.com/acl/kevin-mary-s-ride-to-alaska-arctic-circle-and-back-2013.htm
I've heard/read that tapping into CAN bus controlled wiring harnesses can cause all kinds of hassles- can you guys comment on that and whether, or where in the system, you've got to allow for that issue?
We have heard the same thing. But we have installed all our parts on CANBus bikes and never had any issues.
I believe the folks that run into problems have one or both of the following occurring-
1. Bad connections
2. Electrical items that are not compatible
@@DKCustomProducts Thanks for following up guys- it's appreciated!
@@laingdonschmitt2237 You're welcome!
Great informational video for me, a guy who needs an electrician to change batteries in his flashlite.
Glad you found it interesting/useful.
I have a question. I have a 2021 Triglide and my mud flaps with led's is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I was doing some pre-planning after watching this video, and my rear lights connector seems odd. Once I disconnect the connector, the end with the male spades has 7 wires and the other end only has 6. After doing my test with my test light, the 7th wire on the one end that is not on the other end is for the brake lights telling me that there is no brake lights only wire on the 6-wire end. Will the connection to the turn signals pick up the brake signal through a circuit board or something to engage the brake lights on the mud flaps? I thought I would ask thinking Kevin's 2019 would be pretty similar to my 2021. Thank you!
You want to make sure you are looking at the connector that runs to the tail lights located on the fenders, not the one going to the Tour Pak lights.
Yes, if there is a signal from the brakes and you tie into it, the will illuminate the mud flap LED's when you put the brakes on.
Thanks for your business, we appreciate it, and I believe you will be well pleased with the LED Mud Flaps! 👍
@@DKCustomProducts Thank you! I was bummed though that I didn't get a Stock Bikes Suck koozie that I was going to give to my wife. Thanks for all your great support!
@@ccmlkm Aw man, I'm sorry that you did not get a koozie. When we ship items directly from the shop, we always include koozies but when items are shipped from our shipping facility, they are not included. If you order again in the future, let us know and we will be sure you get one! We really appreciate your business! Thank you for watching our videos.
I just finished my install. Everything went great EXCEPT for the length of the wires. I know copper is expensive, but for that small of wire, I wouldn't think that it would cost that much more for 6 inches more length on each. I would pay the extra to not have to make my own extension pigtails. Hopefully future products will have this change. Otherwise, they look and work great!
@@ccmlkm Great to hear you are enjoying the LED Mud Flaps. Sorry the wire was too short. Not sure if it was shorter than normal, or if you routed differently than we normally do. Again, apologies, and will will make the wire a bit longer for future Customers. Thank you for the feedback!
Good video. After you find your power source, I remove the main fuse while doing the install, I do not like surprises.
Good tip! 👍
When it comes to wiring, I always let professionals work on it. 😎👍
Gotta do what you're comfortable with! 👍
Where can I get posi taps? thnx
got it !!! amazon, e bay, etc
You can get posi-taps on Amazon or some hardware stores.
Thanks for commenting! 👍 MB
I tell you what I was astonished by. I bought the expensive mighty mites fans from love jugs for my 21 Low Rider S and when my bike didn’t come with the accessory plug these use to wire the fans, I was SOL. They literally did nothing to give me any assistance after that. Their website claims you’ll receive EVERYTHING needed for a complete and easy installation, but they certainly didn’t back up those claims. Wouldn’t even provide me with instructions! It took them about 2-3 weeks of my continued inquiries before they answered me back and told me basically to take to a shop if I didn’t have the accessory plug on my bike. When I brought up the claims made on their website along with actually emailing a screenshot back to them……..crickets. I’ll never buy anything from them again regardless of how well their product works and would in fact make someone a deal on these fans that I’ve never installed because I’m so pissed off at their shit service that I don’t want anything from them on my bike. $500 spent to be treated like I’m some a-hole bothering them or something. Unbelievable.
Yeah, it is a good product that they copied from a Veteran...then went and got a patent on them and put the actual inventor out of business. (Wards Parts Werks)
It sucks, because they work so well and you can't get them anywhere else...but, as you've experienced, the company sucks, from the top down.
You notice we do not sell them. That was a very conscious decision on our part to Not do business with such a company.
Also, unfortunately, in the last year or so they have had a drop in quality and availability.
You may have noticed, I am now running a Force Flow Fan. They are a good company...BUT, they are also having supply chain issues.
😱
I'm crossing them off my list right now. Ethics mean alot to me.
Would you add dielectric grease to this fitting 🤔☕️🇨🇦
I do not use dielectric grease on the positap connectors. But I do wrap them in silicone tape.
www.dkcustomproducts.com/self-fusing-silicone-tape-perfect-for-wire-tucks-dk-sft-101.htm
Dielectric grease is not a conductor, keep it out of the actual connection.
@@karlbishop7481 pounds of knowledge here to be had if you listen closely enough. Tuneup grease has been around since the beginning of electric connection improvements for its waterproofing and cleaning properties ✌🏻😎
@@3RDOOR You are correct just don't put it on the conducting components. It will waterproof the fittings.
@@karlbishop7481 the grease is for the conductors to keep water away and air.
When it comes to a lot of Harley dealerships , wait until your warranty is over before adding anything that doesn’t do plug in a lot of stealerships will void your warranty on electric wiring . Even with plug in wire , personally do not trust the stealerships they are looking for reasons to make you pay for anything that is not factory .
Those days are over. If you find a Dealership that tries to do that illegal warranty practice, report them to the FTC.
Check out this video on the FTC cracking down on Dealerships (to the tune of up to $40,000.00+).
th-cam.com/video/M-QdwkZ3_RQ/w-d-xo.html
@@DKCustomProducts thank you 👍🏻
@@tombentley887 You're welcome!