Installing accessories power outlet

[guitardadrocks]

I just got finished installing an accesories power outlet onto my 05 Mean Streak.

1. Bought a cigarette-lighter style 12v power outlet from Advance Auto for about $10. It is cylindrical about 3 inches long, has a cap, and has a base on 1 side for mounting.

2. Looked for a good place to mount the outlet. I could hide it inside of the side panel and cut a round hole in the panel to push the outlet's opening through, but that would be too much work and I may mess up cutting the panel so for now I decided to mount it right above the choke knob.

3. Looked for how to connect the wires. After some digging in forums, I suspect there may be available connectors attached to the battery, so I popped the seat (3 screws: 1 on each side above side the panels, and 1 on top & middle of the rear fender). Sure enough there are 3 connectors available. 2 of them seemed to be paired up and colored black and red.

4. Temporary connected the outlet wires to those connectors, plugged in a 12v device to test. I used a spot light that has a 12v connector, and voila "let there be light!"

5. Now that I know things are looking promising, I disconnected the wires for safety, ran them under the tank from seat toward front, reconnected the wires using proper connectors (oh yeah I bought a box of connectors to attach the wires nicely, for $3)

6. Used some commercial-grade glue to glue the outlet base to the motorcycle frame (yes, I am gluing plastic to metal), the frame which the radiator is attached to.

7. When I was cleaning up, the outlet was almost afixed so I am hoping it will stick sufficiently by tomorrow morning.


8. Remounted the seat, using the 3 screws I removed.

9. Because I'm not sure if the connectors I found on top of the battery, which I connected the wires to, are already fused or not, I may go back and attach an inline fuse between the red-wired connector and the outlet (that's the hot wire I believe, and black should be the ground wire). Probably wouldn't hurt to have an extra inline fuse to protect whatever device plugged in. Note that some power outlets do come with inline fuse. Otherwise, you have to purchase inlien fuse separately for about $3


* I will take pictures and share. It has been a long day, even though the power outlet project took about an hour, most of which was used for "research"

[guitardadrocks]

I went back and added a 30amp inline fuse (see yellow wires section). See attached picture of the white and black connectors on top of the battery, and 2 pictures of where I mounted (glued) the outlet.

Works great!