Power for relay
 

Hi guys im in the process off wiring in my heated grips and aux socket via a 30 amp relay and was wondering if i could take a live feed from the rear number plate light to power the relay ?

i was going to use the rear brake light but i cant find the live wire but i can on the number plate light,just getting my head around electrics so any help appreciated

cheers jim

The answer is YES.

That is exactly what I have done. The relay then powers up a set of fuses that then in turn power my heated grips, Heated jacket supply, Cigarette lighter up front and a small LED that shows me the battery condition.

The GPS is powered off the small connector behind the cover over the lights.

Hope this helps. Steve

+1:bounce016:

cheers fellas,did you guys put a inline fuse between the gps and the connector behind the clock panel ?

I put all the fuses in one place by the Relay I fitted under the seat. Makes life simpler if they are all in one place and close to the battery.

If you fuse the connector I see no reason to use another fuse on the GPS cable - it just introduces more connections to possibly fail.

Those "hella" style DIN connector sockets are not fool-proof and can short out, so you definietly want to use a fuse between the battery/relay/connector.