Driving lights

[Reed]

08 venture

Where can I tap in to get a hot lead that goes off with the switch to run the relay for my driving lights. No not the head light. on off with the togal switch & off with the key?

thanks!

[Squidley]

Reed,

I am assuming your talking about an accessory wire that will switch power to the relay when the key is turned on and off. What I did was take a continuity tester and start reaching into the plug end on the wiring harness and finding which one was switched power and just tyapped off of it. I also went directly to the battery as my powersource for the lights. Dont go through the ignition switch for any of your power needs as the switches on the Vneture aren't very good and many have had them crap out.

[mrc]

Squidley

I am also looking for the power supply that comes from the relay when the key is turned on and off. They must have a spare accessory wire hidden away, tucked under something that comes from the fuse box?

 

[Guest tx2sturgis]

If your relay is near the battery, tap into the taillight circuit to trigger the relay. If your mounting the relay up front, in the fairing, then just tap off the cigarette power port to trigger the relay.

[1BigDog]

Below are pics of the relay located under the fairing and the wire you can attach the relay to for power as you described. Its the red wire with the yellow or white stripe. Just follow the red wire from the tip of the screwdriver in the pic to see what I mean.

I ran a lead to the battery where I located my fuse. Makes it easier to change a fuse under the seat rather than split the fairing later.