| Author | Message | ||
     Spacecapsule1 |
........so the dealer repaired my wire harness on my 3 month old TT. Should they have replaced it instead? Seems to me like it should have been replaced. It's an 08TT that I've owned for 3.5 months now. | ||
| Fastxb12r |
What exactly did they repair on the harness. | ||
| Spacecapsule1 |
They said it was bad where the turn signal wires tapped into the main harness........ (Message edited by spacecapsule1 on July 03, 2008) | ||
| Rah7777777 |
Replacing it would be a pain and cost warranty a good amount more $$$$. repair is the way to go. As long as who ever did it, did it correctly there should be no problems. I see this everyday and rarely do we replace complete harness's. | ||
| Spacecapsule1 |
I'm just concerned about a patch job working harness on a new bike. Sure it'll cost more warranty money, but I did buy it new only a few months ago. Very disconcerting to have it patched up already. The original wire loom is now gone in that area, replaced with a wad of electrical tape, in all it's melty, sticky glory (which is what it will look like very soon). See my point? | ||
| Azxb9r |
You have a valid point, but... unless you have repeated problems in that area, you are probably not going to get a new harness. To help out with the ugliness, you could try a piece of wire harness conduit. I agree that you should not have to do this on a new bike, but... | ||
| Metalstorm |
It sounds like they found a chaffed wire and wrapped it. That's pretty much the standard fix be it bike or car. I've "patched" my harness four times so far. Not always in the same spot. A new harness would be big $$$ and pretty time consuming. Not to mention all the frustration of trying to fit it through certain areas with out rubbing or kinking it. I'm going with Azxb9r here. Buy some sheathing and wrap it. Or get some friction tape. It's like electrical tape but it doesn't have any glue. It sticks to itself very well though. You can find it in most electrical sections of most hardware stores. | ||
| Retrittion |
Repair is fine for the first time -- if it keeps needing "repair" tell them to install a new one. I have a '07 12R and I have done some adjusting and redone some of the taping on the harness -- and I have done the same on some cars too (my old Integra comes to mind). The thing to keep in mind is how much wiring is in your bike and how small an are it is all crammed into -- once you take it out on the road your harness shifts around a bit and "settles", sometimes putting tension on places or getting a rub or kink spot. It's no biggy if it doesn't keep happening once your bike has been on the road for a few K of miles but if it keeps happening that indicates a poor install or a bad part. Ride safe! (Message edited by retrittion on July 03, 2008) | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
Here are a few things to keep in mind. If the harness is replaced and there was an issue with the original and the new harness has not been modified by Buell to correct the issue then you could have the same issue all over again. I would think that the harness is likely installed before many of the other components are installed at the factory. I personally do all my own work because I know that I will put everything back the way it was supposed to with no shortcuts. Do you KNOW that if the tech doing the work will put it back just the way Buell designed it? If it is modified to add length to get it out of bind or to prevent chaffing then it could likely be better than the original when finished. Since I do all my own work I heat shrink and solder all connections. If your tech does good work then you have no . | ||
| Bombardier |
Just like the old white Y fronts hey Retrittion? Things move around a little and sure you will get chaffing but it will all settle down in the end. | ||
| Spacecapsule1 |
I'm not sure how they repaired the harness, but I guess I'll have to live with it. It's just the idea of it being repaired already, to include both rocker box gaskets, pvc grommets and they damaged the primary cover and left foot peg bracket during engine rotation and the entire frame is covered in a white haze which they're already trying to say I did it by washing it with regular water and dish soap. All this after only 3 months of ownership is frustrating beyond belief! I also discovered the throttle cables weren't routed back properly so I left the bike for them to fix and to correct the white haze they left all over it. When I picked it up again, the cables were routed incorrectly again and the haziness was still there. I'm tired of being screwed over by the dealer, know what I'm mean? |
