Wire the brake lights to a Givi E52

[Fatboydel]

I have a Givi E52 box which came with the bike, I notice someone has fitted the rear brake light kit to the box but not to the bike. I can buy the kit to add the connections to the mounting plate, just not sure how to wire it in to the bike? If I just splice it in to the brake light wire will it upset the canbus and give errors?

 

[AberdeenAngus]

If its leds in the box, you should get away with it. Try it - you'll do no harm. If you get an error, then you'll need to something like a small relay or suchlike.
If its a 'bulb' then you'll need a relay.

 

[Fatboydel]

It is two sets of bulbs, so will need a small relay then.

 

[Fatboydel]

So looking at the installation instructions it is 27.3 watts, drawing 2.3 amps.

So assume I need a relay, any suggestions?

Assume also that I need to find a suitable power source to power these and splice the relay in to the brake light feed somewhere?

 

[Norfolk Tiger]

If you need a relay a 4 pin one will do wired as follows.

Pin 30 from the battery via a fuse
Pin 87 to the extra brake lights
Pin 86 from the existing brake light
Pin 85 earth

 

[Fatboydel]

Nice one, thanks.

Relay ordered from e- bay. Just need to work out where to mount it......