Premium Member builderbob Posted March 27, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted March 27, 2018 Anyone installed this GPS? If so, what did you do with the medusa of media dongles on the wiring harness? They don't look like they should get wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted March 28, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I’ve got the 665 (I thing that’s what it is... or 660). It’s has all those extra wires. I just bundled them together under the seat. They’ve been under there for two years now. No problems. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted March 28, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 Zip tied them around the handlebar risers. No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted March 28, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I’ve got the 665 (I thing that’s what it is... or 660). It’s has all those extra wires. I just bundled them together under the seat. They’ve been under there for two years now. No problems. That's kind of what I was thinking. My old 550 was connected to switched power behind the windshield. Wanted to do that again, but the connectors would be exposed if I went that route. Maybe I can find some rubber caps to go over them. I don't want to have to take the tank off if I don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted March 28, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I used a little relay triggered by the tag light to power mine. It came out of a wrecked ford truck in the junkyard. It fits between my he battery and it’s foam spacer. Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted March 28, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I used a little relay triggered by the tag light to power mine. It came out of a wrecked ford truck in the junkyard. It fits between my he battery and it’s foam spacer. I have a switched fuse block under the passenger seat that I can use if I decide to go that route. It's just that the power leads in the front are so much more accessible. That said, I'll probably go ahead and remove the tank in order to route the wires to the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member micah2074 Posted March 28, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I didn't remove the tank to run the wiring. I removed the right side panel that likes to crack and ran the wiring along the frame. It's worked fine for two years. 1 Let’s go Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted March 28, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I didn't remove the tank to run the wiring. I removed the right side panel that likes to crack and ran the wiring along the frame. It's worked fine for two years.Sounds like a good plan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 1moreroad Posted March 28, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted March 28, 2018 I didn't remove the tank to run the wiring. I removed the right side panel that likes to crack and ran the wiring along the frame. It's worked fine for two years. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20001200c Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 I'm in the middle of fitting my 660 to my new Tracer. Basically I've chopped the 2 Audio and 1 USB leads off about 1" from the splitter and shrink wrapped the ends over. Cut the power lead to about 3 inches long and fitted a matching socket and pins off ebay for one of the switched spares behind the headlight. I'll hopefully be looking at installing on the bike this evening..... I'd run the thing with the full harness 'neatly' bundled under the seat of the previous Guzzi for about 30k miles with no ill effects while it was wired directly to the battery, but there's a lot of no value (to me) harness to lose behind the headlight on this bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted April 3, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted April 3, 2018 I ended up removing the side panel and running the power leads behind it back to my switched fuse block. TRS connectors under the seat and the USB doubled back to the GPS mount. The 595 is a nice unit, but I don't understand why Garmin veered away from incorporating the extra connectors into the GPS mount. The Zumo 550 arrangement was much better in that regard, IMO. I also miss the ability to lock the GPS to the mount, which is not a feature of the 595. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakota Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I just mounted my Garmin 595LM tonight. I appreciate all the advice here. I chose to route the wires under the fake carbon fiber trim piece as others had mentioned. It looks great! I left the tangle of wires wrapped under the seat. Clean and easy install. This is my first motorcycle GPS and with my propensity for getting lost it is a most welcome addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20001200c Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Fitted it last night, seems to be a nice fit and easy to 'lose' the shorter length behind the clocks in a couple of loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitown Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Regarding the medusa... removed all of the items on the 660 cable that I'll never use. Here's a decent write up I stumbled upon that also has links to the same info used to get er done http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/index2d35.html?fa=contentGeneric.kpxvskahyouozlms&pageId=2338005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Heli ATP Posted February 5, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 5, 2021 After reading of the damage that can can be caused to phones (I have an android) from rain, heat, vibration or falls, I have decided to purchase a Garmin 595LM. Is the included mount that comes in the box adequate on the FJ or is a different mount recommended? https://youtu.be/nncwIMVXeqQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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