F3 HEAT GRIPS, YIKES

[SPYD3R]

F3 HEATED GRIPS.... $229...
F3 HEATED GRIPS INSTALLATION.... $279...
Total price... $508
wha'sup'wit'dat.....???

duz any1 no the process for installing the F3 HEATED GRIPS....?
is it complex? any special tools required? etc etc etc...
dp
SPYD3R F3-S

[llyrad]

I tried doing it, had all the panels off, but even finding the wires to connect it was a pain. I finally gave up and took mine into the shop to have them done. The biggest cost is the time spent taking all the panels off. The installation itself apparently isn't too time consuming.

There are a couple of guys on the forum who have done it themselves though.

[zuni]

If you do a search you will find that Lamont also commented that finding the connectors was the worst part of the entire install.

CJ JAX

[SPYD3R]

there's a small 'cap' to the left of the ignition switch... this cap is removed to insert the HEATED GRIPS switch... this i know... what i don't know is: WHERE IS THE WIRING FOR THE GRIPS? is it already in place, and 'dead ends' just before the current hand grips... or do you need to install the wire harness from the grips along the bars, into the Tuperware, and connect it someplace inside the F3....???
does any1 no if there are instructions that can be had....?
dp
SPYD3R F3-S

[SpyderGTL]

The heated grips come with lengthy harnesses attached. I installed them on my F3 - a tedious job... As mentioned, a lot of the tupperware comes off and you route the grip harnesses with the existing harness running down the handlebars, down into the interior of the Spyder and down to the lower right hand side (below the RH aux light) where the existing connectors are. As I recall, the included instructions had some room for improvement, but were just good enough to get the job done.


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[r1100rider]

F3 HEATED GRIPS.... $229...
F3 HEATED GRIPS INSTALLATION.... $279...
Total price... $508
wha'sup'wit'dat.....???

duz any1 no the process for installing the F3 HEATED GRIPS....?
is it complex? any special tools required? etc etc etc...
dp
SPYD3R F3-S

just get the universal printed circuit element style ones the work great $45 and maybe have to get new grips mine work real good if your careful you will be able to reuse the stock grips

[jcthorne]

there's a small 'cap' to the left of the ignition switch... this cap is removed to insert the HEATED GRIPS switch... this i know... what i don't know is: WHERE IS THE WIRING FOR THE GRIPS? is it already in place, and 'dead ends' just before the current hand grips... or do you need to install the wire harness from the grips along the bars, into the Tuperware, and connect it someplace inside the F3....???
does any1 no if there are instructions that can be had....?
dp
SPYD3R F3-S

The connectors are under the center console top panel, on the right side about 6" from the steering column. Two connectors with caps to plug the new harness into. All this is in the instructions that come with the heated grips along with a photo pointing them out. Yes you need to disassemble the current grip and add the heat wiring to the harness loom. Its not a hard install at all. They simply plug in.