Unofficial Royal Enfield Community Forum
Royal Enfield Motorcycles => Bullet with the UCE engine => Topic started by: Pauly on May 01, 2013, 07:04:11 pm
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Hey guys.
In the last couple weeks I've dropped a new AGM battery into my G5 and a new set of shoes (avon AM26). I really couldn't be happier.
But the theres the new issue. Last fall the wires behind the headlight sorta caught fire and melted into a single mass. I did my best to separate them and worked some magic with heat shrink tubing. Last weekend our old friend "mr. Corrosion" found his way into the mess an I rode home with no headlight in the dark.
So the question. I'm trying to find new terminals to build a new harness, but I can't find the same size anywhere in town. Everything is too small. One bloke sold me a grey plastic connector that fits but is to deep and hits the speedo cable inside the housing.
Oh, should mention I have the 7" headlight in and it's a G5' in green(that makes a diference$
So suggestions as on how to fix this so it's reliable?
Thanks
Paul
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It's tough to fit the one piece connector in there with the 7". I went back to individual flag terminals. I wrote the wire colors for each connector on the back of the reflector so I won't forget which is which.
http://www.jameco.com/1/1/1667-19007-0021-250-inch-fully-pre-insulated-quick-disconnect-flag-terminal-14-16-awg.html
The flag style doesn't stick backwards and you can splay the connectors a bit if you need to. You should be able to find them somewhere locally now that you know what to ask for.
Scott
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All righty. I had the flag terminals already, they didn't fit. Then some stuff happened with a screwdriver and they did. Sure looks a lot more clean and reliable. Only time will tell. But it's working now
Thanks a bunch
Paul
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Like most RE installs, just takes some persuasion :)