GPS install

**2Paps** · 10-31-2013, 10:59 PM

I'm installing an older Garmin on my 2010 Voyager. It is securely mounted to the handlebar but I haven't found a place to steal 12vdc. I would like it to come off of the accessory side if possible. I have investigated the inside of the fairing but didn't find any spare connectors. The bike does not have CB/XM or on board communications installed.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

cactusjack · 11-01-2013, 12:07 AM

I don't think the Voyager has any switched accessory circuits. I wired mine up to an auxiliary fuse block I installed in my Nomad that had switched power.

A Garmin only needs 1-2 amps for power. You could tap into a switched power source like your front running lights, or you could use the front running light circuit to trigger a relay and run a dedicated power line from the battery.

Hopefully someone more familiar with the Voyager electrical system will pipe in soon.

**HwyRider** · 11-01-2013, 12:10 AM

Not sure about the Voyager but have a 2010 Nomad and there is a connection in the head light bucket and one under the seat. I would guess that it would be the same on both bikes.

cactusjack · 11-01-2013, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by HwyRider

Not sure about the Voyager but have a 2010 Nomad and there is a connection in the head light bucket and one under the seat. I would guess that it would be the same on both bikes.

Those are unswitched connections, they are always hot.

**2Paps** · 11-01-2013, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by HwyRider

Not sure about the Voyager but have a 2010 Nomad and there is a connection in the head light bucket and one under the seat. I would guess that it would be the same on both bikes.

I have looked high and low in the headlight bucket and did not find any obvious connections.

**HwyRider** · 11-01-2013, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Those are unswitched connections, they are always hot.

No they are not. I have my aux fuse panel being tripped by the one under the seat and it doesn't come on until after the bike starts. I have my light bar plugged in to the one in the head light bucket and it also does not come on until after the bike starts.

0vationdave · 11-01-2013, 06:55 AM

On my vaquero, there is a wire harness that goes to the lower right side of the fairing for a 12v plug. I purchased a 12v panel-mount plug from Radio Shack and mounted it (Snapped right in to the provided hole that has a cap on it) for about $8, then used the same connection to run the Garmin I have mounted. Works great.

smokey · 11-01-2013, 08:34 AM

I used a 12 volt cig lighter plug, just made sure the wires were correctly attached, soldered, heat shrink and now just plug it in to the cig lighter adapter in the fairing.

cactusjack · 11-01-2013, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HwyRider

No they are not. I have my aux fuse panel being tripped by the one under the seat and it doesn't come on until after the bike starts. I have my light bar plugged in to the one in the head light bucket and it also does not come on until after the bike starts.

Okay, my bad. Sorry.

highwayman2011 · 11-01-2013, 02:25 PM

I hooked mine up in the fairing, there is an open connecter with double openings(can hook two wires) to the right side standing in front of the bike with the headlight out. The connecter has clear vinyl over the connections and it is a switched (comes on with the key) circuit. I can't remember the color of the wires but just use a volt meter or a light probe. Good Luck.

**2Paps** · 11-01-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by highwayman2011

I hooked mine up in the fairing, there is an open connecter with double openings(can hook two wires) to the right side standing in front of the bike with the headlight out. The connecter has clear vinyl over the connections and it is a switched (comes on with the key) circuit. I can't remember the color of the wires but just use a volt meter or a light probe. Good Luck.

This sounds exactly like what I'm looking for but even with your directions I can't find any connectors that only have two wires going in to it. I'll post a pic later. Thanks for the info.

combat72 · 11-01-2013, 05:54 PM

I did exactly what Highwayman2011 did. Bought the Garmin hardwire from Amazon and wired to the connections he described. There is also a switched connection on the right side if you are sitting on the bike. I bought a 2 plug USB charger and mounted it in the trunk. The connection is under the side cover.

Frank

R_W_B · 11-01-2013, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by HwyRider

. . . . . . . I have my light bar plugged in to the one in the head light bucket and it also does not come on until after the bike starts.

HwyRider did you have to take the headlight bucket apart to find the Accy plug ? I'm thinking of using that one someday for a GPS. The one by the left side panel is easy to find but would have to run the wire up the neck. Would rather use the Headlight one, but just looking in the back hole I don't see it.

(my Nomad wiring diagram does show both of them being switched)

**HwyRider** · 11-01-2013, 06:56 PM

You have to pull the headlight out. The wire is in my headlight bucket is tied to the rest of the wire loom inside the plastic cover. One of the wires is black/yellow which is the ground side.

0vationdave · 11-01-2013, 09:26 PM

I know the first complaint I had about my bike was when I pulled the fairing off my Vaquero, they could have added about 5" to that headlight harness and made life a lot easier!

Dave

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11-01-2013, 12:07 AM	#2
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	I don't think the Voyager has any switched accessory circuits. I wired mine up to an auxiliary fuse block I installed in my Nomad that had switched power. A Garmin only needs 1-2 amps for power. You could tap into a switched power source like your front running lights, or you could use the front running light circuit to trigger a relay and run a dedicated power line from the battery. Hopefully someone more familiar with the Voyager electrical system will pipe in soon. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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11-01-2013, 12:10 AM	#3
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	Not sure about the Voyager but have a 2010 Nomad and there is a connection in the head light bucket and one under the seat. I would guess that it would be the same on both bikes. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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11-01-2013, 06:55 AM	#7
0vationdave Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Linden, Mi. Posts: 509	On my vaquero, there is a wire harness that goes to the lower right side of the fairing for a 12v plug. I purchased a 12v panel-mount plug from Radio Shack and mounted it (Snapped right in to the provided hole that has a cap on it) for about $8, then used the same connection to run the Garmin I have mounted. Works great. __________________ 2012 Lime Green Vaquero. Because chicks dig green Rockford Fosgate Punch PBR300X2 Amplifier Polk-Audio DB521 Speakers Rockford Fosgate Punch PEQ Equalizer Garmin Nuvi 4555 GPS Unit Kawasaki Aux Light Kit Ipod Kit w/4th Gen Ipod Laam Custom Seat w/modified Backrest Avon Grips w/RACNRAY's mod Aluminum Mirror Risers Clearview Large Windshield Chuckster Trailer Hitch 12v accessory plug VROC Member #36236 "I have not failed, I just found 10,000 ways that won't work" - Thomas A. Edison
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11-01-2013, 08:34 AM	#8
smokey Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Orleans, ON, Canada Posts: 1,162	I used a 12 volt cig lighter plug, just made sure the wires were correctly attached, soldered, heat shrink and now just plug it in to the cig lighter adapter in the fairing. __________________ Smokey Capt(retd) Canadian Forces National President CVFR (Canadian Veteran Freedom Riders) 2010 VN1700 Voyager, ABS www.cvfr.ca VBA #02220
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11-01-2013, 02:25 PM	#10
highwayman2011 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: N Las Vegas, NV Posts: 364	I hooked mine up in the fairing, there is an open connecter with double openings(can hook two wires) to the right side standing in front of the bike with the headlight out. The connecter has clear vinyl over the connections and it is a switched (comes on with the key) circuit. I can't remember the color of the wires but just use a volt meter or a light probe. Good Luck. __________________ 2010 Vulcan Voyager
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11-01-2013, 05:54 PM	#12
combat72 Jr. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Central NC Posts: 36	I did exactly what Highwayman2011 did. Bought the Garmin hardwire from Amazon and wired to the connections he described. There is also a switched connection on the right side if you are sitting on the bike. I bought a 2 plug USB charger and mounted it in the trunk. The connection is under the side cover. Frank __________________ 2010 Voyager/ Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Imperial Red 1972 Norton Commando - Yellow PCV(Fuel & Ignition) With Autotune Gear Advance Fuel & Ignition Mapping Cobra 4' Scalloped Tip Slip-Ons Wrapped Exhaust Manifold Kuryakyn ISO Grips with RacnRay Mod Kuryakyn Bar End weights Ultimate Mid-Rider Polk Audio DB521 speakers K&N Air Filter Rear Speakers Mirror Risers iPod Adapter
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11-01-2013, 06:56 PM	#14
HwyRider Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Shore, MA Posts: 4,629	You have to pull the headlight out. The wire is in my headlight bucket is tied to the rest of the wire loom inside the plastic cover. One of the wires is black/yellow which is the ground side. __________________ VBA # 02424 VROC # 35971 2010 Nomad 1700 Metallic Diablo Black/Metallic Titanium
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11-01-2013, 09:26 PM	#15
0vationdave Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Linden, Mi. Posts: 509	I know the first complaint I had about my bike was when I pulled the fairing off my Vaquero, they could have added about 5" to that headlight harness and made life a lot easier! Dave __________________ 2012 Lime Green Vaquero. Because chicks dig green Rockford Fosgate Punch PBR300X2 Amplifier Polk-Audio DB521 Speakers Rockford Fosgate Punch PEQ Equalizer Garmin Nuvi 4555 GPS Unit Kawasaki Aux Light Kit Ipod Kit w/4th Gen Ipod Laam Custom Seat w/modified Backrest Avon Grips w/RACNRAY's mod Aluminum Mirror Risers Clearview Large Windshield Chuckster Trailer Hitch 12v accessory plug VROC Member #36236 "I have not failed, I just found 10,000 ways that won't work" - Thomas A. Edison
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