K5 SVS No ignition

If you do want them wired into the ignition relay I'm quite happy to do it for you Fizz/Liz if you need any help (which I very much doubt! )

I might pick your brains Wednesday night if thats ok?

Originally Posted by e.d.

I might pick your brains Wednesday night if thats ok?

Yep no probs, it's a piece of p**s to do though! Thanks for defending my honour!!!!!!!!!

I've had the same problem with my K4. Should there be a problem attaching the heated grips into a sidelight (as this will not be on if the ignition is off, unless the parking light is on anyway, in which case you'll wind up with a flat battery in any event)?

[yorkie_chris]

Why would you go for the sidelight?

This strategy would worry me, the wiring is designed for the low draw of the odd bulb and the horn, not grips.

I went for the main switched live, with an inline fuse.

I think he means use the side light as the "on" switch for the relay with the main power coming direct from the battery.

[yorkie_chris]

Ahhh thats a whole different kettle of fish, I'll shush

Phil and yorkie Chris: Nope, being an electrical numpty, I did just put them on the sidelight in parallel. The oxford heated grips I have already have a 10 amp fuse built into the wiring them of them which I (quite possibly wrongly) assumed would blow first if there was a problem. When you say on the main switched live, where should I actually connect into the loom? TIA chaps.

Sorry Yorkie, I'll shush!!

Ceri. You can still take a feed from the lights, then connect this to the switched side of an automotive relay, then take the main power direct from the battery.

Someone will be along shortly to better explain and tell you what parts to get.