660 wiring help please

[kimbo]

Ok, honesty time here.

I'm about to take delivery of my Garmin 660 and obviously need to get the thing connected to my 2010 GSA.

As I say, I'm being honest here so it I just got to confess, , I am a COMPLETE fecking idiot when it comes to fixing my bike or ANYTHING and EVERYTHING mechanical.

I've looked at all the tutorials and guides - and just know it's all beyond me

Is there any kind soul out there - near to me that could do it for me (for a fee of course).

All help appreciated, all piss taking fully deserved.

ATB

Kim

 

[russ996duke]

Ok, honesty time here.

I'm about to take delivery of my Garmin 660 and obviously need to get the thing connected to my 2010 GSA.

As I say, I'm being honest here so it I just got to confess, , I am a COMPLETE fecking idiot when it comes to fixing my bike or ANYTHING and EVERYTHING mechanical.

I've looked at all the tutorials and guides - and just know it's all beyond me

Is there any kind soul out there - near to me that could do it for me (for a fee of course).

All help appreciated, all piss taking fully deserved.

ATB

Kim

quite a long way away so not able to help BUT~

no piss taking none deserved, there are a lot of peeps who take on stuff they should leave well alone , so getting someone to do the job for you who knows what they are doing is spot on...

 

[slimbo]

give me a ring im happy to talk you through this trying task!!!

07734729594

 

[ghiribizzo]

Again - too far away to do it for you.
There's only two wires that need soldering - there's bound to be an old codger locally that is competent in a little soldering?
First though - get an accessory plug and wires to plug into your bike's loom from Nippy Normans or similar.
Then read the instructions through with the old codger. A bit of insulation on the soldering you do; some cable ties and your sorted.
You'll need a mount for the 660 mebbe too? Small boys will steal it off the RAM mount.

 

[Andy B]

You might find THIS post useful. There is also a link half way down to another one with more wiring options.

 

[stever1]

Main thing is to buy the canbus plug which fits into the socket under the front of the bike.

 

[GS_or_bust]

I wired a 660 onto my 2010 GSA and I live very close to you, happy to help. First thing is you need a can bus power plug with tails from BMW, Coopers normally have one in stock. PM me if you want to meet up.

 

[Andy B]

Main thing is to buy the canbus plug which fits into the socket under the front of the bike.

Available from your local dealer for about 12 quid.

 

[Grey Beard]

If you can do the soldering (or get someone to do it for you) it's a simple enough job. Cover the solder joints with heat shrink tubing. The bit I found difficult was the access to the socket as there isn't much space to work (especially with hands as big as mine).

You should also get yourself some self amalgamating tape to make the whole connection waterproof. Satellite dish installers use (or should use) it for sealing the LNB connections against the weather.

Grey Beard

 

[kimbo]

Thanks

thanks for all the help and advice gents

I've got the lead on order from Nippy normans, so should get it any day now.

As soon as it arrives I'm gonna have a run at it myself......... my next post may well be along the lines of ' Hi chaps, my GSA is currently on fire/in a million pieces and need a little help putting it back together'

ATB

Kim

 

[Pauly S]

Lead

Ive one here you could have had for free,im in swanley.Paul
Ps fitting sat nav should be easy, pop over if youre stuck.

 

[kimbo]

Cheers

Ive one here you could have had for free,im in swanley.Paul
Ps fitting sat nav should be easy, pop over if youre stuck.

You're a star Paul, I'll see how it goes but may well take you up on the offer mate

 

[big stu]

Hey bud, i bought a clamp from bmw that fits to the screen cross bar £12 ish , then fit the supplied plate and lead to it. Means i can glance at the gps screen just below line of site. Because you are fitting direct to the clamp less to shake/vibrate and it is solid .
Tip from a member on here , if you have a Maplins near by get some heat shrink wrap , place it over where you have soldered , use a heat gun and it seal`s the joint from water ingress, clever.
The guys here told me how to go about it , i`m shite at this sort of thing but it worked oot champion.
All the best Stu

 

[kimbo]

Cheers

Cheers Stu,

It's fitted now........ thanks to the amazing Nomad Biker

ATB

Kim

 

[Pauly S]

I was pleased too.

The install went very well, and it was nice to find the extras you didnt really know you had.
Dont forget you need special headsets for the autocom you have.
I'll look into how you link the phone via the 660'bluetooth into the autocom,it must be a lead i think from the autocom going back to the 660 for the phone mic.
That modified Migsel mount i did looked the biz.
I do take a certain pride in delivering a tidy and neat install, that looks like original equipment.Quite pleasing.