JuanPoop
I finally got around to installing a switched garage remote on the SF.

When at her last service, I asked the Sydney dealer to instal an identical switch to the bag lock on the other side and explained what I was doing.  They had previously quoted me $250, so I was ready for a hefty bill, but was very keen to get this remote control sorted.  I was sick of having to stop, put it in neutral, pull out the remote and activate, before pulling in to the garage - a first world problem if I have ever heard one!!

Instead of doing as requested, they installed a spare heated seat switch - for absolutely nothing - AND highlighted the centre switch wires to make the simple wiring job even easier for me. I was most pleased and pleasantly surprised that they did this so cooperatively.  Kudos to the Sydney shop!

After a bit of messing around with a spare remote and reacquainting myself with a soldering iron, I had a nice system in place that works great and is a very practical feature.

No more fumbling around on arrival, especially when its wet (if it ever gets wet again that is!!).  

A sweet, low cost and practical mod.

aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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Dr.Shifty
Where is the heated seat switch mounted?

The spare spot on the speedo console is for heated handgrips, and when you are old enough you'll have them too. 🙂
Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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JuanPoop
Yep, you got me . . . again!

It is definitely the spare switch on the speedo console, so heated hand grips it is.

I guess as a sprightly 63 year old, I haven’t hit the heated anything phase yet. 😉

aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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Dr.Shifty
JuanPoop wrote:


I guess as a sprightly 63 year old, I haven’t hit the heated anything phase yet. ðŸ˜‰


That's funny, I thought I'd typed cold, not old. 🙂
Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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johnmck
Hi John
I am keen to do the same on my SF for the same reasons!
Could you please provide more "how to" info and some photos if possible?
The heated grips switch sounds the best way to go but I'm not sure what/how to wire up a controller.
Thanks
John McK. Brisbane Qld.
2018 Indian Springfield
2006 Moto Guzzi California
1980 CX500 Custom
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JuanPoop

Sure thing John - here goes...

First thing - find a spare switch (yellow circle) - my dealer gave me mine and installed it during a service. I believe this switch is from heated grips and the centre switch (red arrow) is the one in use.  The dealer highlighted the two wires that closed the circuit for this switch. In my case it was the red and green wires. I lifted the speedo console by removing the two hex socket bolts - one shown within the blue circle (below) and the other out of sight on the forward section of the console.  
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I then used about a 1m length of telephone wire, removed the connectors and attached the ends between the highlighted wires from the heater switch and the two telephone cable wires above (red and green).  The blue circle below is the underside of the switch and you can see the insulation tape I have sloppily covered the join with. 
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I then routed the telephone wire down under console and the leather strap.  It fits neatly under the small metal bridge that the bottom hex socket bolt fits into.  I used telephone wire because it happened to house two small wires that suit the purpose - flat shape that fits under and through all the things that it needs to. 
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Next, you need to open up a (spare?) garage remote, unclip it out of its housing and identify the switch it is using to trigger the door (mine was the one in the yellow circle shown below).  Flip that over and select the two solder points that line up with the targeted switch (2 blue circles). To be certain, you can use trial and error by first prepping the wire ends by trimming down a short section of exposed wire (about 3mm) and applying some solder to the wires. You can then hold these two soldered wire ends on all the suspect solder points on the circuit board, in turn, until the right combination triggers the garage door when you depress the new switch on the console. I removed the remote’s battery for all the fiddly work with the circuit board except for this part.  Once you get the door to work using this method, note the correct solder points and carefully attach the two wires to those points, ensuring you don’t touch other soldered points on the board. By the way, I used the 1m length of telephone cord to allow me to do all the circuit board soldering work away from the bike (you could shorten this if you wanted to).   
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I then used my soldering iron to make (melt) a small semi circle in the remote’s housing (blue circles below) to allow it to close with the new wire attached.  Re-assemble the housing and you are all set.  
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Just to be sure it will be OK in the weather, I placed it inside a small plastic box that I found, wrapped the spare cable length around the box and used some hardy hair ties (thanks wife!!) to keep it closed fairly securely. It all fits easily into the top space under the left side cover (last photo). I put a new battery in the remote, although it will be very easy to replace the battery when required.   
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I hope that helps and I am sure you (or others) can improve on it (or do neater work!).

Let me know if any questions.


aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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JuanPoop

Dr.Shifty wrote:


That's funny, I thought I'd typed cold, not old. 🙂


Ha!  That is quite funny!  

Works both ways I guess...


aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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johnmck
Thanks John
The info and photos are great!
I reckon I can do the same!
John McK. Brisbane Qld.
2018 Indian Springfield
2006 Moto Guzzi California
1980 CX500 Custom
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JuanPoop
johnmck wrote:
Thanks John
The info and photos are great!
I reckon I can do the same!


My pleasure mate. 

Good luck with it and yell out if you need any help. 

aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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Croc
Hm, I need one of them. My remote control is when I ring the "She who must be obeyed" & tell ( who am I kidding, ASK ) her to unlock the door. (it's problematic if she is there to open it when I actually arrive!)  Still, I'm still trying to figure out what the little switch under my Scout's throttle assembly is for... I was hoping it was a cruise control, but it just seems to be there...  Hm, getting too old.  Sigh.  BUT, it is cool to read about all these neat things you guys have, maybe, one day, I will figure out this technicalogy stuff (I still have trouble inserting keys, at times!!).  ðŸ˜ŽðŸ˜‰ðŸ‘
I'm Not Completely Useless . .
I Can Be Used As A Bad Example!

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kmoulds
Well done.

Cheers Kym - Sydney - NSW
2016 custom painted red & black Indian Springfield
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JuanPoop
Small edit - the dealer highlighted red and black wires from the centre heated grip switch (not red and green per my description below). The telephone wires were the ones that were red and green. 

JuanPoop wrote:

Sure thing John - here goes...

First thing - find a spare switch (yellow circle) - my dealer gave me mine and installed it during a service. I believe this switch is from heated grips and the centre switch (red arrow) is the one in use.  The dealer highlighted the two wires that closed the circuit for this switch. In my case it was the red and black (not green) wires. I lifted the speedo console by removing the two hex socket bolts - one shown within the blue circle (below) and the other out of sight on the forward section of the console.  

I then used about a 1m length of telephone wire, removed the connectors and attached the ends between the highlighted wires from the heater switch and the two telephone cable wires above (red and green).  The blue circle below is the underside of the switch and you can see the insulation tape I have sloppily covered the join with. 


aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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Dr.Shifty
Nice work.
Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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Doely
Like the thinking there ,mmm have to try somewhere else as i have heated grips.   10 out 10 good sir ðŸ˜ðŸ‘
Cheers Ray
Gympie QLD😎
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Dr.Shifty
Doely wrote:
Like the thinking there ,mmm have to try somewhere else as i have heated grips.   10 out 10 good sir Ã°Å¸ËœÂÃ°Å¸â€˜Â


The fairing bikes have a switch blank below the right speaker. And they make the full kit as a spare part - normal Indian expensive thing.

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Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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JuanPoop

Doely wrote:
Like the thinking there ,mmm have to try somewhere else as i have heated grips.   10 out 10 good sir Ã°Å¸ËœÂÃ°Å¸â€˜Â


Thank you kindly. 

 


aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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johnmck
[QUOTE username=Dr.Shifty userid=4672287 postid=1310508542]

The fairing bikes have a switch blank below the right speaker. And they make the full kit as a spare part - normal Indian expensive thing.

The Springfield has a toggle switch on the RH side that does nothing.
I wonder if this can be used in some way?
John McK. Brisbane Qld.
2018 Indian Springfield
2006 Moto Guzzi California
1980 CX500 Custom
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JuanPoop
johnmck wrote:

The Springfield has a toggle switch on the RH side that does nothing.
I wonder if this can be used in some way?


Isn’t that for TPMS reset ?

aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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Dr.Shifty
That right side toggle switch seems to be used on certain year models for the TPMS reset but not all of them.

Some people seemed to have had the problem where they tested out what it did and turned off the TPMS system and it takes the dealer to get it going again. Apparently, when the menu says, 'Forget sensors'  that's exactly what it means. 🙂
Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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Dr.Shifty
Some people put the garage door opener under the edge of their seat so a right hand action operates it.

And if you like the clean look of not having another switch, it's easy enough to get into the heated grip switch, disconnect the centre switch that turns the grips off, and use that for the garage opener as JuanPoop has done. You can operate the grips with the down button to turn them off instead of the centre button. Not everyone is happy to do this kind of thing.
Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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johnmck
JuanPoop wrote:


Isn’t that for TPMS reset ?


Not sure. I couldn't see anything in the manual.
John McK. Brisbane Qld.
2018 Indian Springfield
2006 Moto Guzzi California
1980 CX500 Custom
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johnmck
Some people seemed to have had the problem where they tested out what it did and turned off the TPMS system and it takes the dealer to get it going again. Apparently, when the menu says, 'Forget sensors'  that's exactly what it means. 🙂

Thanks Kim. I have pressed it and I don't think the TP display was affected.
I will have another look at the manual.
John McK. Brisbane Qld.
2018 Indian Springfield
2006 Moto Guzzi California
1980 CX500 Custom
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Dr.Shifty
I went looking around the international forum where people have posted about TPMS problems. Apparently you need to press both left and right toggle switches to get into the TPMS menu - and the dangerous words are 'TPMS Relearn' which makes it forget the previous sensors and gets it into the mode to be told the info of new ones.

If anyone wanted to use the right toggle for a door opener, I'd be speaking to a workshop that knows this stuff before unplugging the thing.
Cheers, Kim.

From Woodrising (no, nobody else has heard of it either)
Rides a Springfield Dark Horse
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Washbrook
I attached a momentary switch on the LHS of the handlebar and rang some wires to behind the headlight wired to my garage remote. A simple matter of moving my thumb to the right without letting go of the handlebars when I ride into my street, press for s second or 2 and I can then ride straight in.
Norman Hall [aka Washbrook]
Man of Few Words
2017 Indian Roadmaster [Willow Green over Ivory Cream]
1999 Vulcan Drifter
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JuanPoop
Washbrook wrote:
I attached a momentary switch on the LHS of the handlebar.


Another workable solution! 

It appears there are many. 

Good one. 

aka - John
2017 Springfield - grey / burgundy
Northern Beaches - Sydney
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