Hello all,
After reading Name, Etc.'s post over on FJRRiders regarding the install of a Stebel Nautilus on our beloved FJR, it got me thinking about how I'd go about the install myself. A sincere debt of gratitude for the idea of separating the compressor from the horns; I doubt I would have realized that on my own. Doing this install also served as a convenient excuse to explore the bike so I'd begin to get to know it.
With that said:
I located the relay forward of the battery. There's a spot there with plenty of room, and it also places the relay completely out of the weather.
I located the compressor under the seat. Stebel indicates that the compressor should be within 15 degrees of vertical. I made a standoff from a tension pin; it is attached through the drain hole in the plastic pan (drill a new one). The compressor stands almost vertical, and there's also plenty of room in that spot. A 2" hole fits perfectly, with a 1/2" hole for the fuel line hose that connects the two components. It also places the compressor completely out of the weather
as well. BTW, I used the same 1/8" pipe tap and 1/8" pipe to 1/4" hose barb fitting that Name, Etc. used in his install. Don't forget a hose clamp! I took this picture during dryfit; the final install has the clamp in place.
I drilled and tapped two M4 - .70 holes on the frame after measuring a good placement for the horns. No worries about structural integrity on a frame member of that size!
This is how much of the original compressor bracket I retained. Adding a piece of camper foam perpendicular to the bolts helps guard against vibration.
Here's the horn installed.
Routing the hose this way lines it up nicely for its entrance into the underseat area. I cut a 9/16" hole into panel "F" just below the upper bolt hole. The hose enters there.
Here's the horn with the lower fairing re-installed.
Nice and neat on the way to the compressor.
And here's the finished install. It works great, and I'm confident that all the components are in the safest places on the bike I can find.
I hope this thread is of help to anyone looking to add this powerful horn to the FJR.
Greenman.
After reading Name, Etc.'s post over on FJRRiders regarding the install of a Stebel Nautilus on our beloved FJR, it got me thinking about how I'd go about the install myself. A sincere debt of gratitude for the idea of separating the compressor from the horns; I doubt I would have realized that on my own. Doing this install also served as a convenient excuse to explore the bike so I'd begin to get to know it.
With that said:
I located the relay forward of the battery. There's a spot there with plenty of room, and it also places the relay completely out of the weather.
I located the compressor under the seat. Stebel indicates that the compressor should be within 15 degrees of vertical. I made a standoff from a tension pin; it is attached through the drain hole in the plastic pan (drill a new one). The compressor stands almost vertical, and there's also plenty of room in that spot. A 2" hole fits perfectly, with a 1/2" hole for the fuel line hose that connects the two components. It also places the compressor completely out of the weather
as well. BTW, I used the same 1/8" pipe tap and 1/8" pipe to 1/4" hose barb fitting that Name, Etc. used in his install. Don't forget a hose clamp! I took this picture during dryfit; the final install has the clamp in place.
I drilled and tapped two M4 - .70 holes on the frame after measuring a good placement for the horns. No worries about structural integrity on a frame member of that size!
This is how much of the original compressor bracket I retained. Adding a piece of camper foam perpendicular to the bolts helps guard against vibration.
Here's the horn installed.
Routing the hose this way lines it up nicely for its entrance into the underseat area. I cut a 9/16" hole into panel "F" just below the upper bolt hole. The hose enters there.
Here's the horn with the lower fairing re-installed.
Nice and neat on the way to the compressor.
And here's the finished install. It works great, and I'm confident that all the components are in the safest places on the bike I can find.
I hope this thread is of help to anyone looking to add this powerful horn to the FJR.
Greenman.
