91nwl Posted December 13, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 13, 2009 Does anyone have a good suggestion (pictures?) on where to mount an auxiliary fuse box? I'm going to clean up my wiring. I have heated grips, driving lights and a Deltran battery charger. I'm thinking of mounting this one on top of my existing stock fuse box. It is almost the same size and thin. I'll only use four of the eight fuse positions though (one for light switch). http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Products/Fuseboxes/PC-8/pc-8.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyHorse Posted December 13, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 13, 2009 Does anyone have a good suggestion (pictures?) on where to mount an auxiliary fuse box? I'm going to clean up my wiring. I have heated grips, driving lights and a Deltran battery charger. I'm thinking of mounting this one on top of my existing stock fuse box. It is almost the same size and thin. I'll only use four of the eight fuse positions though (one for light switch). http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Products/Fuseboxes/PC-8/pc-8.html Does the 1st Gen have enough electrical power for all that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted December 13, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 13, 2009 check out Skydoc's add in the classifieds , that fuse box mite be what you need . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91nwl Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted December 13, 2009 Does the 1st Gen have enough electrical power for all that? The lights are 8-10 amps, the hotgrips are about 5-6 and the charger doesn't count. It is all working now. I just want to clean up the wiring and make it all look pretty. Here's another slick-looking solution; http://www.fuzeblocks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiCarl Posted December 13, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 13, 2009 I think that box is too thick to fit on top of the stock box. I have one similar size replacing the stock box and it pushes the false tank up a bit. Nice looking box. How about putting it above the air box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted December 13, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 13, 2009 I'm in Blanco right now at Toms house but I have pics of the fuise upgrade that I have done to mine. I can tell you right now that you can go with the one that Skydoc17 sells in the classifieds and you wont be disappointed, his products are TOP NOTCH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91nwl Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted December 13, 2009 I'm in Blanco right now at Toms house but I have pics of the fuise upgrade that I have done to mine. I can tell you right now that you can go with the one that Skydoc17 sells in the classifieds and you wont be disappointed, his products are TOP NOTCH! Thanks. I'll take em when you get to it. I'm not in a hurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted December 13, 2009 Share #8 Posted December 13, 2009 Thanks. I'll take em when you get to it. I'm not in a hurry. Here is a thread that talks about both fuse blocks, Earls is a great upgrade and I would have bought his if I hadn't been doing the ones like I did on mine. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35612&highlight=fuse+Block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyHorse Posted December 14, 2009 Share #9 Posted December 14, 2009 Here is a thread that talks about both fuse blocks, Earls is a great upgrade and I would have bought his if I hadn't been doing the ones like I did on mine. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=35612&highlight=fuse+Block You guys both did a nice job on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturous Randy Posted December 14, 2009 Share #10 Posted December 14, 2009 It sounds to me like you are planning to keep the stock fuse block in place. I would suggest replacing it also and having one big enough to accomadate what you want. RandyA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6m459 Posted December 14, 2009 Share #11 Posted December 14, 2009 Stock fuse box is a piece of CR4P and needs to be replaced ASAP. [ame=http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=332429&postcount=4]Here is what I have done with my two '84's.[/ame] Gives me 10 fuse circuits. Lots of miles on now no probs at all. I used a pair of Littlefuse part #03500417XP's ganged together. http://home.powergate.ca/~bjh/pix/P0002238.JPG Hope this helps. Brian H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91nwl Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted December 30, 2009 Here's what I ended up with. I made a bracket out a piece of aluminum and attached the new fuse box and a relay to it. It sits on velcro on top of the air intake and is also attached via the screw that holds the OEM fuse box. I rewired everything nice. Driving lights, heated grips and charger leads are on the new fuse box. I have two relays, one for the aux fuse box and another for the driving light switch. The driving light switch relay is in the fairing under the stereo. Not quite as neat as I had hoped, but everything works well. The Easter Beaver PC-8 fuse box is a nice piece. I lie that it does not require end fittings on the wires and that it has both switched and unswitched fuses. (I put the battery charger lead on an unswitched fuse.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasondh Posted January 1, 2010 Share #13 Posted January 1, 2010 Stock fuse box is a piece of CR4P and needs to be replaced ASAP. Here is what I have done with my two '84's. Gives me 10 fuse circuits. Lots of miles on now no probs at all. I used a pair of Littlefuse part #03500417XP's ganged together. http://home.powergate.ca/%7Ebjh/pix/P0002238.JPG Hope this helps. Brian H. I used the exact same setup on my 1989, and it works perfect. Good fit, much cleaner appearance, and much easier to check or change fuses. Also makes room for a second box if needed for additional addons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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