Just curious if anyone has wired up a lighter/accessory socket to their Dyna to run GPS etc. My aim is to run my phone as it comes with GPS and I can use the mp3 player with head phones of course. I will make up a mount.

Where did you mount it and where did you wire it in to? Hopefully someone with a Dyna around the year 2000 can help out. Cheers.

 

I just mounted it right below the seat with the wires going straight to the battery. This also where I plug the Battery Tender into. I made a simple 16 ga bracket that bolted under the seat.

 

Here's what the bracket looks like and where I mounted it. The cut-out was made to clear the seat bumper.

 

I am looking at the same thing on my 2011 FXDC. Sometimes a lighter socket will vibrated around while riding and on my KLR650, the gps would vibrate on and off, so I wired it. Under the seat of my Super Glide, there is a Customer Accessory plug that is pulled out for you already fused. You can look up the part nos. for the female part in this forum and it only costs about 20 bucks. They even have an adapter for two accessories that plugs right in.

 

I have one something like this that I got @ O'Reilly's for 3 or 4 bucks. Plugs into the
battery tender plug.

 

Thanks guys. Wondering if anyone has mounted one infront of the tank somewhere? Only asking as I would be plugging in a phone charger and not hard wiring a GPS unit.

HemiOrange, that looks like a great idea and thanks for the photo's, do you use the socket for anything and where do you run the lead if you want to use GPS (or similar)?

Bspike1, my bike doesn't have a battery tender unfortunately, I would need to wire something or splice into a live wire.

 

make it easy on yourself. get the battery tender and this plug. unplug it when you don't need it. It's what I use to charge my phone, run a GPS, etc...

 

here's an old post that shows what I have. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/sport...cig-adapt.html

 

I agree. I got a battery tender, and the lead tucks away between the seat and the top of the battery cover when not in use.

Under $25 at Amazon, and comes with the battery lead. After you install that, you can make up plugs for pretty much anything. You can route an extension under your tank to the front, and you can plug in a lighter socket like the one shown above.

They also make various extensions for different accessories, so you should have several choices on how you want to set it up. I have a GPS extension, with mini-USB for my Garmin GPS. Now that I have the 2" tank lift from Jackyl, it will be very easy to drill a hole in the tank lift bracket to mount a discrete lighter socket.

 

I use this same set up. Works with my electric clothes in the winter too.