Kenwood CA-POD14LC Operation Manual - Page 2

6.5" Liquid Cooled Lower Fairing Speaker Adaptors Installation Installation procedure 1. Remove the seat and both wires (+ and -) from the battery. 2. Remove the outer fairing/headlamp assembly (a towel on the front fender can help prevent scratches or "dings" from dropped tools or fasteners etc.). Refer to a service manual if you need help with this. 3. Starting on the brake side lower fairing, use a coin or something similar to carefully pry off the front access cover. With the cover removed, look inside the opening and at the very back, you will see a 7/16" nut needs to be removed. This nut allows the painted fairing lower "cap" on the front to come off. With the painted cap off, you will see a "bar" that secures the top half of the lower to the crash bar. Remove the 2 nuts and the bar and put them aside for now. At the bottom of the lower is a clamp that holds the bottom half of the lower to the crash bar. Remove the bolt that secures the clamp. 4. Gently push the top of the lower towards the back of the bike just enough so you can remove the 3 Torx screws (normally hidden by the painted cap) that hold the lowers front panel in place. Gently pull on the front panel to release 2 clips which will allow the front panel to come away, but not completely free from the bike yet. There is a small arm for the vent mechanism still attached that is removed by squeezing the top of the pivot pin and lifting up on the arm. You can now bring the factory lower front panel to a workbench and remove the Torx screw that holds the vent adjuster and arm to the factory panel. Using the same screw, install the vent adjuster and arm into your new speaker adaptor. 5. The kit comes with die-cut foam panels. Find the one for the side of the bike you are working on and apply it as shown, noting you should clean the area with isopropyl alcohol first. On your factory front panel, you will see 2 white clips. One of these clips will come off and be installed onto the new speaker adaptor. See Fig. 1.1 Figure 1.1 6. Moving to the front side of the lower fairing, in the area normally hidden by the painted cap you will see a hole where the bolt passes through that secures the painted cap. Just above that hole and approximately 2" back from the bolt hole, you will need to drill a 3/8" hole for the wires to pass. When this installation is finished, the painted cap will hide the wire nicely. NOTE: It's a good idea to start with a pilot hole and then drill the final size. Use care to make sure your drill bit does not pierce the radiator's coolant tank inside the lower on the brake side! 2