GGSteelman
Junior Member
My conversion with an FZ8 headlight is all done, just wondering what everyone else did with the wiring that was bolted to the left side of the frame stock with the fairing.
I recently did a naked conversion for one of our members and I also did this for one other member that modified his fairing. I unplugged the 2 plugs coming out of the left side of the frame and rerouted them to the right side inside the frame. I removed the battery and air box from the throttle bodies so I could pull the battery box back. Lot's of work for a simple reroute but it works and looks better because you don't have those white plugs on the outside. Take your time and it'll turn out reall cool looking!
I took some time to shorten the wires when I converted to the FZ1N headlight (cut and re-splice method). One thing to think about with respect to tucking the wire loom/connectors into the frame: Headlight removal. With the connectors outside the frame; it is very simple to un-hook and remove the headlight assembly for bulb replacement and other maintenance activities.
Also....Where are the pics?
I also pulled up all of the above (tank, battery, air box) to pull wiring into the frame. I also cut away one of the headlight connectors (can always solder it back in place if needed).
I am preparing myself for a naked project, i'll use original materials (fz6n bracket and headlight) I have some questions about wiring. I want to do it with minimum wire cutting and soldering.
1. Is it is enough to take the wires to the right side for this conversion or do i have to shorten the length of the wires ?
2. Do i have to lengthen wires for the speedo?
3. I have bought a FZ6N wiring harness also from ebay as a spare some years ago. Do you think is it better to change the wiring harness completely?
I know that the speedo sockets of the naked wiring harness is different.
But i am not sure about other differences. Shall i change the harness?
Is it complicated?
I have a single headlight setup. I didn't cut the other headlight plug, I just used shrink wrap. I had no space problems. I could go back and cut it, I guess. Whatevs.
Didn't you take out the battery and airbox to plug the wires?
I see that Fz6N headlight has a H4 bulb set up with 3 connectors. I think it means it has low and high beam both together.
How should i wire the headlight connections to use low and high beams?
Nice pictures, good job.I've been lazy about putting together my build thread, but here are some pics of what I did with the wires:
I unplugged the light harness, and ran the meter and light plugs on the right side of the frame by the airbox. Then I ran the light/meter wiring harness into the hole on the right side of the frame where I'm pointing in the first picture.
Here is the headlight wiring harness I re-routed:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g341/GGSimpreza/Harrisonburg-20111103-00069.jpg
Here is the headlight wiring harness when I pulled it inside the frame from the front:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g341/GGSimpreza/Harrisonburg-20111103-00070.jpg
This is when I plugged in the headlight and meter, and have the plugs and light relay tucked into the frame:
http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g341/GGSimpreza/Harrisonburg-20111103-00071.jpg
And just as a side note, I have a single headlight setup. I didn't cut the other headlight plug, I just used shrink wrap. I had no space problems. I could go back and cut it, I guess. Whatevs.
Hope this helps!