Heated grips - looking for advice

**Waihou Thumper** · 20th July 2009, 20:33

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

not now days mate, but i still look at them.. i have me eyes set on sumting else now.....

It will be in the shop soon if you want to have a perve...

**junkmanjoe** · 20th July 2009, 20:35

Hmmmmm im hopeing theres plenty space in this wool shed...

**pampa** · 20th July 2009, 21:03

Hi Joe, sorry didn't see your question. They're awesome on this cold ... wet ... windy ... mornings we have every once in a while ...

Cheers,
Pampa

**NordieBoy** · 20th July 2009, 21:05

Originally Posted by pampa

Hi Joe, sorry didn't see your question. They're awesome on this cold ... wet ... windy ... mornings we have every once in a while ...

Sheep ?

**junkmanjoe** · 20th July 2009, 21:07

**junkmanjoe** · 20th July 2009, 21:08

Originally Posted by pampa

Hi Joe, sorry didn't see your question. They're awesome on this cold ... wet ... windy ... mornings we have every once in a while ...

Cheers,
Pampa

thats great mate, not worrys wireing them up

**pampa** · 20th July 2009, 21:37

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Sheep ?

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

thats great mate, not worrys wireing them up

Not too difficult thankfully but took easy way didn't wire them to the ignition key ... I'll do that another time ... have been short of time

Cheers,
Pampa

**Waihou Thumper** · 20th July 2009, 21:44

Originally Posted by pampa

... have been short of time
Cheers,
Pampa

Better not be 'short', they won't work....

...

What did you do, straight to the battery then? Powered how?

**junkmanjoe** · 20th July 2009, 21:49

it was quite easy to add a relay in there mate..

**pampa** · 22nd July 2009, 20:21

Straight to the battery as on the instructions ... it comes with the cables to do that ...

a no brainer to install ...

Originally Posted by NZKTM

Better not be 'short', they won't work....

...

What did you do, straight to the battery then? Powered how?

**pampa** · 22nd July 2009, 20:23

I'll ask you when have time to do it ...
they do the work so far, my only prooblem is that as the switch is direct and I park outside during the day someone may turn it on and drain the battery but so far no prob

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

it was quite easy to add a relay in there mate..

**junkmanjoe** · 22nd July 2009, 20:32

you could do it quite easy mate.

send me an email ill draw you a diagram..

junkmanjoe@xtra.co.nz

JMJ

**spinergy** · 4th November 2011, 10:38

I helped a mate fit some oxfords to his VTR 250, the alternator seems to handle them fine and he went through winter only using summer gloves. Just make sure you run them through a relay or off the ignition otherwise you will kill you battery when you forget to turn them off after a ride.
Easy to fit too.

**Magnum Noel** · 5th November 2011, 16:17

The "Oxford" heated grips I have turn off automaticaly when the battery voltage reaches 11.5volts. Havn,t tried that yet as I've so far remembered to turn them off.

**Highlander** · 5th November 2011, 17:23

Originally Posted by Magnum Noel

The "Oxford" heated grips I have turn off automaticaly when the battery voltage reaches 11.5volts. Havn,t tried that yet as I've so far remembered to turn them off.

The couple of times I have installed them I have added a relay so they turn off when the key is off.