aalee
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What color is the brake wire for the rear brakes on 08 FJR and where do you guys cut into the wire. I want to put in a relay. Thanks
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v65
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This is the brake light wire that will turn off the audiovox cruise control. Not a good place to tap into for power.
I asked since I would assume it is risky to run power off such a vital safety feature such as the brake light. It just seems from what I've read to be a popular power source and thought there must be a logical reason.
we are talking about the brake light and not the tail/running light correct?
What is a good power source for power other than the brake/tail light?
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madmike2
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Marker (running) lights on the side fairing to operate a relay that is hooked to the battery. That way a low amperage switched source operates a high amperage circuit to power your electrical add-ons.
I use the windshield auto retract loop as I have eliminated that function on y bike, so that is an easy, unused low amperage power source to my relay.
Look Here: FJR Tech, specifically @ "Disabling Windshield auto-retract" and "Installing a 12v barrier strip". (I installed a 12v auxiliary fuse block instead of a barrier strip)
SilverHound
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You wouldn't want to tap into the brake wire to run a relay (other than for cruise control) as it would only activate the relay when you used the brakes anyhow.
If you are just looking for a relay trigger wire take a look again at v65's eighth picture down, and just below where he tapped in to the yellow wire you will see a black and a blue wire with bullet connectors. The blue wire is for the license plate light and you can simply build a jumper to go in between the factory bullet connector and run a lead off that to trigger your relay. I have attached a diagram of how I did it for my Fuzeblock relay trigger. No cutting, no splicing and no posi-tap or vampire clip needed. Just a couple bullet connectors from Radio Shack.
If you are just looking for a relay trigger wire take a look again at v65's eighth picture down, and just below where he tapped in to the yellow wire you will see a black and a blue wire with bullet connectors. The blue wire is for the license plate light and you can simply build a jumper to go in between the factory bullet connector and run a lead off that to trigger your relay. I have attached a diagram of how I did it for my Fuzeblock relay trigger. No cutting, no splicing and no posi-tap or vampire clip needed. Just a couple bullet connectors from Radio Shack.
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Madmike and silverhound, thank you for the information. I just received my fuzeblock and will be installing this weekend. That jumper idea from silverhound is really nice. I might go that route.
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