HD's 12v power outlet
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Road Master
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From: lewisville, nc
HD's 12v power outlet
aside from the side cover mounting, anyone done something differnt? i want to replace the cig lighter with it but then the charger wont let the full turn left happen, les i dent the tank in. want it easy to access but kinda concealed. what you got?
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From: Mill City Mass.
You could buy the cig lighter harley sells to run from the ACC switch under the seat to the tourpak. I believe its made to run to the tourpak but could be ran anywhere. Run it to your saddle bag if you don't mind drilling a hole or two haha. It could easily be done clean but personally I don't like having wires ran to my saddle bags cause I wanna be able to remove them for cleaning. Even if you were to go this route you can unplug the cig lighter from the harness and remove the saddle bag pretty easy. good luck whichever route you go.
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From: lewisville, nc
You could buy the cig lighter harley sells to run from the ACC switch under the seat to the tourpak. I believe its made to run to the tourpak but could be ran anywhere. Run it to your saddle bag if you don't mind drilling a hole or two haha. It could easily be done clean but personally I don't like having wires ran to my saddle bags cause I wanna be able to remove them for cleaning. Even if you were to go this route you can unplug the cig lighter from the harness and remove the saddle bag pretty easy. good luck whichever route you go.
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From: se michigan
if you have a 2 prong plug for hooking up your battery tender, try the 12 volt port they have for less than $10 shipped at bohemian biker. It's a 12V port with a SAE2 end about a foot long you can put in the saddlebag when you need to charge things. Works great, simple and cheap..
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damn,
ok, thanks for the options guys, but, ive already bought the HD plug assembly and they say to mount in the right side cover by drillin a 7/8" hole through the cover...not to crazy bout that. so anyone got the hd plug and how did you mount?
again, thanks for the other suggestions guys...never thunk about the tender lead one but then it would be on constant unless unpluged and i wanna use the acc switch on the console.
ok, thanks for the options guys, but, ive already bought the HD plug assembly and they say to mount in the right side cover by drillin a 7/8" hole through the cover...not to crazy bout that. so anyone got the hd plug and how did you mount?
again, thanks for the other suggestions guys...never thunk about the tender lead one but then it would be on constant unless unpluged and i wanna use the acc switch on the console.
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I bought the HD 12volt plug in for my 09 king and was planning on putting it in the saddlebag for the phone, Of course the wire is too short.They recommend you cut a hole in the side cover,not a chance that's gonna happen.If you go to a marine supply like Boaters World you can buy them in stainless so they don't rust.
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From: lewisville, nc
i could extend the wires...just some spade male and female connectors and length of wire, thats not a prob. just not sure where i wanna mount the damn thing. right now its just under the seat with the charger coil coming out the left side of the seat and when im not using it i just tuck the plug into the right side of the seat for now.
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From: Wpg, Mb, Canada
You could do what I'm planning on doing and mount the lighter in the tourpak. I'll have to add some 16ga wire to get the plug to where it needs to go. I'll also make a bracket that will hod the outlet and will be mounted using the 2 bolts used to hold the tour pak pouch in place.
That way i can use it to charge whatever I need ( phone, iPod etc ) and it still won't be in the way of anything else I may have in the tourpak.
That way i can use it to charge whatever I need ( phone, iPod etc ) and it still won't be in the way of anything else I may have in the tourpak.