Underseat Auxiliary socket

[Lunepilot]

Hello I am new to the BMW GS,and I have seen mention of an auxiliary socket under the seat, but I am unable to find it. Does it exist and is it the cigarette socket type.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Photoguy]

Left hand side below your backside as you sit on the bike or remove seat and lift tool tray to reveal the wiring?

What bike have you, perhaps someone has re-routed it? It's a BMW Din Hella thing. Not a car type 12v.

 

[Lunepilot]

It's a 2011 GS with cast wheels.Thanks

 

[Photoguy]

Same model as mine. Did you find it? It is fitted under the seat but is accessed from the left hand side of the bike.

 

[Pukmeister]

It's about half the size of a car cigarette type socket, and has a plastic flap over it. As said, nearside of the bike under your left arse cheek.

 

[Lunepilot]

Yes found it thanks. What sort of things can you power from it. I was thinking of phone charging etc but would have to find location for phone. Would have been better positioned near clocks.

 

[Photoguy]

Would have been better positioned near clocks.

Go have a look about the clocks, down low underneath. You should locate a connection block with nothing connected to it.

That's a whole new thread!

Many folk install a socket up front somewhere but before you do I'd suggest deciding what you want to power. I run a sat nag but power it from the battery. My Autocom is plumbed into the back of that left side socket. I have a standard 12v car type socket wired up under the seat and then I have that din/hella socket going spare.

I'm also relatively new to Canbus but I believe maximum draw is 5amp though I may be wrong there.

 

[Wapping]

Yes found it thanks. What sort of things can you power from it. I was thinking of phone charging etc but would have to find location for phone. Would have been better positioned near clocks.

Heated clothing, a very small toaster, an air compressor pump.... Providing each draws less than five amps. In brief, anything you might care to imagine, some items being more difficult than others.

You can install (or get installed) an auxiliary socket up on the nearside beak and / or install any number of sockets just about anywhere you like. TT's bling catalogue has all sorts of clock surrounds with socket options or you can do your own in a self-reliant rugged adventure bike style'eeee way, using the excellent sockets from somewhere like Powerlet. See sticky... 'Switched power the easy way'.

PS The position of the underseat socket is described in the (under thumbed) owner's hand book. The (optional) beak extension socket may well be described, too. If not, there are looooads of threads on the topic, along with some excellent descriptive pieces, ideas and the like.

 

[Lunepilot]

Cheers thanks for the tips,tried the handbook but couldn't find any mention of it.
Thanks again.

 

[RichardDunn]

Anyone got a photo or description of which wire to splice into?