2013 FJR starter-kill switch cluster

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It came in!

I'm getting my hazards one way or another. :)

After test riding the new FJR, I was impressed with the combo start-kill-run button on the right hand cluster. Had a nice 'feel' to it.
And like the S10, it had the mode switch. But because they combined the start button with the kill switch, they had room to substitute the traditional start button with a hazard light switch.

So I figure I can wire it up on my Tenere.
I promise to document it.


 

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I've got a 2013 FJR and would love to have that switch on the SuperTen as well...


keep us posted and give us a step by step visual documentation for dummies! ::012::


thank you for leading the way.
 

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that does look tasty. I'm guessing the stock wiring harness will get cut into to make this happen.
Are the NA models the only ones without the hazard switch? I had it on my strom and really liked it.

Post lots of pics..if you don't mind asking how much was it??
 

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Here ya go for pricing:



Hoping not to "cut" the harness, but rather substitute the connectors on the FJR harness with the connectors on the S10 harness. (If wire length isn't a problem)

If that works out, the only custom work will be the hazard button wiring.
 

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Looks Great SB
 

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EricV said:
Looks Great SB
Thanks for the heads up on where to get it. That was you Eric, right?

Gonna dig in tomorrow and see if I can document the wiring and form a plan.

Thanks again bro.
 

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snakebitten said:
Thanks for the heads up on where to get it. That was you Eric, right?

Gonna dig in tomorrow and see if I can document the wiring and form a plan.

Thanks again bro.
Yep, that was me. Glad to offer up another method for adding flashers. I may order the other side FJR switch and see if I can utilize that for my CC install so I have oem CC control buttons. Probably order up a Rostra CC soon and do the dirty. At the moment, I can't convince myself to get the FJR right side switch for the flashers, since I already added a toggle switch for that on the cheap method. :D
 

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I'm subscribed - don't disappoint snakebitten ::008::
 

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I'm interested in both installs Eric and SB, though I may still grab the ST Left Cluster switch since I want the flash to pass switch for whenever I get around to getting the Baja Designs light bar to go under my headlights...
 

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AVGeek said:
I'm interested in both installs Eric and SB, though I may still grab the ST Left Cluster switch since I want the flash to pass switch for whenever I get around to getting the Baja Designs light bar to go under my headlights...
I hear you, just be careful where you use the flash to pass. As a handy bit of extra light it's great. Trying to use it for it's intended purpose in the US can be a problem depending on the local laws. WA treats flash to pass as "aggressive driving" and will stop and cite you if they see it or a driver calls 911 and complains. BTDT on the wrong end of that issue. Got a lecture and a ticket from an ignorant LEO that was inforcing the law, but not really comprehending the issue. I flashed a Minivan driver, on her cell phone, pacing an old dump truck at 50 mph in a 65 mph zone with a dozen cars behind her on the interstate. I think she actually used call holding to pause her conversation with her BFF, called 911, then went back to talking to her BFF an was still on the phone, still blocking traffic the entire time. ::) LEO actually claimed this was a legitimate use of the 911 system!
 

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Ok, I got it installed as a "replacement" at this point. In other words, I have yet to wire up the added functionality of the hazard button. But it couldn't be easier to swap the 2 clusters.

First, a "mapping" of the existing wires vs the wires in the FJR cluster:



They are nearly identical, save the reversing of one Start button wire being White\Blue vs Blue\White!

So you simply use a small awl point to release all the connector prongs from their connector housings on both harnesses.
(If you don't find them releasing with little effort, you are not doing it right. Don't damage the S10 housings. You are reusing them)

Once you have the new FJR harness free of its connector housings, it should look like this:




Now follow this mapping and reinsert the FJR connectors into the S10's housings:



It will result in this finished harness: (note the 2 unused Hazard wires [Blue-Red Stripe % Brown-Green Stripe])




I inserted the hazard wires into the unused FJR sealed connector and heat-shrinked the new harness, leaving the hazard connector ready to be plugged into whatever I rig up for unswitched hazards. But the new cluster is functional for all OEM S10 functions now. And that Start rocker button feels just as cool as it did on the FJR I drove.

EDIT: Note, that if you want "switched" hazards (where key must be in on position) you simply tap into the green wire (right side blinkers) with one of the 2 wires coming from the hazard button switch in the cluster, and tap into the brown wire (left side blinkers) with the other wire coming from the hazard button. By doing so, you have bridged both side turn signals when you push the hazard button in. So your blinker switch is now a hazards switch, regardless of which direction you push your blinker switch. To return your blinker switch to normal operation, you simply push your hazard button again, resulting in breaking the bridge.

Also note the green and brown wire are located conveniently right in the same bundle of connectors that are collectively in the rubber boot\sleeve smack dab in the center of your wiring compartment behind the right side panel. Couldn't be less messy to accomplish.

Borrowed pic from previous poster, Behmer, of what the blinker connector looks like:








Now time to go research
 

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Karson said:
I'm subscribed - don't disappoint snakebitten ::008::
I'm stoked I beat you to something!

Of course, you still have time to actually wire up some hazards and be right back in front again. ::)

But then, I think I'm gonna go RIDE mine to get some Boudin and Crawfish ettouffe. >:D


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Just as I threatened..........
Add some gumbo and sweet cornbread and fried okra to that boudin and ettouffe. I'm stuffed and happy.

 

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::012:: ::012:: ::012:: Awesome job of documentation SB! ::012:: ::012::
 

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EricV said:
::012:: ::012:: ::012:: Awesome job of documentation SB! ::012:: ::012::


Thanks man. But it's so easy nowadays. Took pics with cellphone. They sync in cloud automatically. Then use the new ThinkPad Tablet 2 to downsize and edit/crop. Remarkable world we live in today.

So, you have your unswitched hazards on a toggle. Did you describe or post where\how you wired her up?
 

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snakebitten said:
So, you have your unswitched hazards on a toggle. Did you describe or post where\how you wired her up?
Yep, HERE in post #56

Went back recently and fixed a bad pic link and added some info.
 

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OK,

I formed my plan for the hazard wiring. But decided not to cheap out. Ordered the Tenere PC8 kit from Eastern Beaver. May as well set the bike up proper in the electrical farkle realm too. Haven't succumbed to my KLRitis yet on this bike.

Proper connectors, taps, and soldering are called for. Rats!
 
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