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Re: Heated Grips - What is easy to install and will last years?
« on: October 21, 2015, 09:13:02 pm »
OK, I thought the accessory plugs were a special plug like for the headlight of such where you could use a mate.  I used the switched accessory wires under the headlight shroud.  There is a lot more room behind the headlight with the LED lights I installed versus stock - made all the grips wiring easier to position.

I installed the Oxford Adventure series heated grips on two 690's this afternoon.  Pretty darn easy, only issue was where and how I was going to mount the controller.  Ended up just using zip ties, securing the Oxford supplied bracket to the HDB bark busters.  The controller is easy to control with gloves and a LED tells you what setting you are on.  This looks like a very high quality setup and you can buy replacement parts if needed - so they should stay working for a long time.  They get nice and toasty for a 45 degree night ride.

Also installed the Motominded "dually."  It is a two LED unit for low beam and then high beam is the two unit plus a four LED Squadron light, both lights sourced from BAJA Designs.  It is a very nice improvement over stock, a very big improvement.  The two LED low beam appears to have a relatively good cutoff and no one flashed me this evening on a drive, but it puts out a lot more light than stock.  High beams are really nice, I've always wanted to have this kind of ability to see deer and elk in the ditches - I know my wife is going to want this on her bike....