Tether Install Step-by-Step With Pics
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Updated the original post with metric equivalents for our foreign friends.
Two oxymorons in one sentence.
Now that's funny...
seriously though, thanks for taking the time with instructions and photos for the rest of us, it's going to make installing mine much easier.
One hell of a great tutorial you've wrote up. Thanks for taking the time and sharing with us.
Did this to my 2012 last night.
Only thing I would add is, before you push the paper clip into the white cap to release the pin, push the wire into the plug from behind and hold the wire in while pushing the paper clip in to release the pin. If you don't hold the wire in the plug, the paper clip tends to push the wire back and the pin will not release.
Great set of directions, very clear and great with pics.
Thanks very much for all the work.
Only thing I would add is, before you push the paper clip into the white cap to release the pin, push the wire into the plug from behind and hold the wire in while pushing the paper clip in to release the pin. If you don't hold the wire in the plug, the paper clip tends to push the wire back and the pin will not release.
Great set of directions, very clear and great with pics.
Thanks very much for all the work.
Good tip. Thanks. :yo
Thanks for the great write-up. Made my install fast and easy. Nice vette!
Good write up thanks. After reading a few of the replies from people that have installed their tether switch by tapping into the main harness and having issues. I decided to tap into the wires(black/blue,purple/red) that come from the shutt off switch. Opened up the wiring loom,found the wires and soldered the tether switch wires there,just below where you mount the contact button for the switch.. No issues with wires not long enough,and didn't have to mess with the main harness.Tried both the shutt off switch and tether switch,worked as they should.Off to the mountains in January.
I installed my tether last January and had a few rides with no issues. This year on the first deep powder day the tether and kill switch quit working. Key still worked. Unplugged the harness, cleaned, looked for loose wire or pins, greased it up and all was good in the shop both teather and kill switch worked fine. Went for a ride yesterday, both quit working again. I am beggining to think that having to remove the pins from the harness plugg may have damaged them or the locking tap on the pins is not seating properly. Anyhow, back on the stand and apart she comes again.
Read the last post on page 1.
I've kinda tried everything and still no luck.
Installed mine yesterday in my M6000. Couple things to try.
1. Are you putting the paper clip into the little round slot next to the slot. I didn't at first.
2. My black blue took ALOT more of a firm tug than I expected. Was about to give up and in frustration gave it a firm tug with a pair of needle nose pliers for grip and it popped out.
Purple red slid right out with little effort
Bumping this up.
This exact same thing is happening to me. Key works. Neither the tether nor the kill switch do however.
You find your problem?
Instead of messing around with connectors would it be alright to install/jumper the tether switch across the black/blue and purple red wires.
thanks
thanks
After fighting the connectors with the paper clip and swapping jumpers on the first sled I decided that is the last time I deal with that nonsense. On my second sled I pulled back the tank and jumpered the tether wires to the black/blue and purple/red in the upper connector with heat shrink butt connectors. Neat way to do it and a fraction of the effort and time.
