Spanish Rider
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It would be nice if there was someone on this message board who did these conversions. I'd be willing to pay for the conversion.
Creo Remote Control DIY
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Dazmanturbo
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I have done it for a friend's bike also and is dead easy the second time. Just about having that bit of confidence. Cutting the wire on the Di2 feels really wrong the first time. I am based in the UK so long way from you !!!
Allan47.7339
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I bought the all parts to make the conversion but after riding with the standard buttons for a year, I've not been motivated enough to do the alteration. I recommend riding for a while before you think about changing. It went from something I really wanted to change to something I rarely think about. Adding a Lupine Nano wired in headlight was much more satisfying.
Dazmanturbo
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I had the same issue before I did mine as a scary thing to do. Essentially you are just using the Di2 to be a button, but from the riding point of view, it is absolute game changer for me. When changing power level on the top tube, you have to think about level, find the button and double check you have done the right thing. With the power on Di2, the button is under your fingertips, you can set power both up and down with a single push and it is dead easy. You will find yourself using this more often and it increased my battery range, so so much easier to drop a power level or two when needed.
kahn
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The same goes for the "official" Creo power/speed buttons. They are so much easier and probably safer than using the top tube control panel.
Spanish Rider
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Just curious if the pin-outs are the same on all HIGO cables. I've seen so many on EBAY in different colors.
Allan47.7339
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You don't get choice of color, you only get to select the number of pins. You need a six pin male cable for the correct pin and index orientation.
If you don't already have the stock shifting buttons this will be a huge improvement. My Creo Expert came with the buttons under the hoods so it this would be only a minor incremental change.
This is an example of an ebay ad with a picture of the different pins. HIGO is a brand name and they have a lot of different connectors. The ones needed for the mod are called "signal Mini B" in their catalog. Fortunately most of the ones that pop up in a search are the mini B round.
Higo Connector 2 3 4 5 6 8 Pin Cable Lead 1m Ebike Electric Bafang Accessories | eBay
This is THE best option for having water tight connections on your e-bike. These Higo connectors are rated at 2A for each pin/core and have colour coded ends Julet Connector. RED = 2 PIN. YELLOW = 3 PIN.
www.ebay.com
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Dazmanturbo
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The HIGO is hidden, so colour does not matter. As for the PIN outs, the HIGO will have the 6 pin connector on one end and bare wires on the other, so you need to work out which is + - and common. The other 3 wires and unused.
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