Yeah I was reading and re-reading your second post before posting again hastily
OK so I think I follow the idea, I'll have to get in and have a proper nosey at what connectors are where, I assume maplins would be a reasonable place for the relay and suitable wire? (anything specific I should look for?)
the nippy norman kit only has a small amount of wire from the looks of it.
whilst i'm on a roll with dumb questions, would it be easiest to add a second socket now in the pillion seat or does that require duplicating what i'm about to install anyway?
thanks for your help Baph