Hogtunes HT- Lid : Saddle Bag Lids without Speakers - Manual (Page 4)

Included in the kit is adhesive “pads” that when attached, have a provision
to secure the wires in place using the supplied zip-ties. Half the supplied
zip-ties, and half the supplied pads are for one saddlebag, and you guessed
it, the other half is for the other saddlebag.
Its time to route the wires in the saddlebag. Please do a “ghost run” of plac-
ing the wires before applying any adhesives. This will help-trust us! Locate
the long supplied wire harnesses noting they are labeled brake side and
clutch side. Attach the wire end to your 6x9 using your own connectors
that fit correctly. For the ghost run, have the wire from your 6x9 go
straight to the bag, just in front of the new flap, and “fold” the wire so it
will naturally want to go straight down. Leave a little slack between the lid
and bag to give a little “wiggle room” for when the lid opens and closes.
Have the wire go straight down to the bottom of the bag and do another
fold so the wire wants to point to the outside back of the saddlebag. Once
there, do another fold to point the wire to the inside back of the saddle bag.
Another fold to point the wire forward along the bottom of the bag, and
directly below the point where you drilled the hole for the grommet, do an-
other fold so the wire goes straight up to the hole. When done correctly, the
black 2 pin plug can go through the grommet hole, and hang out approxi-
mately 4” (10cm)
Once your satisfied the wires are ghost run as instructed, you will want to
plan where the adhesive pads will go, so that the supplied zip ties will se-
cure the wires inside the bag. Note: Before applying the pads, you need to
clean the plastic well using isopropyl alcohol, or similar cleaner. DO NOT
use Acetone (It will eat plastic). With the pads in place, secure the wires in
place using supplied zip ties.
Routing the speaker wire harness:
The long supplied harness with 4 wires has 2-2 pin plugs on one end, and a
single 4 pin plug on the other. In all cases, the end with the 4 pin plug will
go nearest the amp your using which typically will be your fairing.
For FLH (Batwing) Models. The harness will pass under the inner fairing
where the main wire harness passes through on the brake side of the bike.
For FLTR( Road Glide) Models, the harness will pass through the inner
fairing where the factory wires pass. Loosen the tank console and run
wires up and over the gas tank, but under the tank console. There is a pro-
vision on the front of the tank console for wires to pass. Once past the bat-
tery, the harness will continue towards the back of the bike along the
frame, and when correctly installed, the 2-2pin plugs will be beside the
back seat on the brake side of the bike. Secure the harness to the bikes fac-
tory harness’ using zip ties. Plug the brake side lid in. Run the clutch side
under the seat and plug it in.
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With the factory lid off the bike, you will see a metal “strip” between the
rubber gasket and the lid itself that the screws just removed threaded into.
This metal strip must be removed as it will be used to install the new lid.
In the kit, you will see 2 lengths of rubber gasket material-one for each lid.
Before applying the gasket, you need to clean the plastic well using isopro-
pyl alcohol, or similar cleaner. DO NOT use Acetone (It will eat plastic). It
is strongly recommended that any adhesives in this kit be applied at room
temperature or higher. The white arrow below shows where we suggest you
start applying the gasket. Don’t stretch the gasket when applying. When all
the way around, you can expect to have approx 2.0” (5cm) left over to cut
off. A sharp razor knife is good for this.
With the gasket installed, you will insert the factory metal strip (5 screws)
between the gasket and new lid. Re-install the 5 factory machine screws the
same way they came off the factory lid. The new lid will now be attached to
your saddlebag.
Locate the flap that came with your new kit. The metal bar that was re-
moved from the factory flap will be inserted into the new flap in the appro-
priate end. There is a shorter metal bar in your kit that will go in the
shorter end of the new flap. Once done, using the 4 screws removed from
the factory flap, secure the new flap to the lid/bag.
Locate the black “gummy” material supplied in the kit, and use to seal the
hole shown in the image above in the white rectangle. The 4 white circles in
the image above show “locators” build into the lid to fit the Hogtunes 6x9
when used. Use the supplied 6x9 gasket which is approximately 3/8” (9mm)
thick as a “shim” between the speakers and the lid. Locate the bag that
came with your kit that has 8 Phillips head screws and use those (4 per lid)
to secure your speaker to the lid.
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