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[Cvostu]

one of my best friends has 2012 Road Glide custom,,, not a cvo, ,,    there are these 2 connections under the seat along with the assy plug,,   would anyone know what they are for??  the one he is holding is a red wire,,   it might be a power connection?  the other looks like a speaker wire connector,,  but I could only find one,,,     thanks in advance       stuart

[110tHunDer]

 
Nitrous.

[Cvostu]

ya think???   i doubt it,,,

[110tHunDer]

 
It's possible.  Hook it up and see what happens. 

[Cvostu]

thanks Brian,,,  yousa big help tonight

[hd-dude]

The first gray connector is an accessory power connector, the second two pin is for a fuel tank vapor purge solenoid that is used on the California models.

[Cvostu]

Thanks Jim.  I knew you would know.   Stuart.

[110tHunDer]

 
Sorry Stu, just felt like having a little fun with ya while waiting for Jim to come along.

[Cvostu]

It's ok.   He always saves the day for most of us.  I was just looking for an answer.   I was ready for ya anyway 

[Para Bellum]

the one he is holding is a red wire,,   it might be a power connection?

As HD-Dude said, it is accessory power.  It's also called a "B+ connection" because it is attached to the Battery + terminal.  It always has power, even if the ignition is off.

[murphy]

I would have went with ejection seat!

[Cvostu]

What would they put an always hot wire for? Why would anyone need that?

[UltraNutZ]

The first gray connector is an accessory power connector, the second two pin is for a fuel tank vapor purge solenoid that is used on the California models.

the grey connector is actually a constant hot wire connected to the battery.  It is not switched.

[grc]

What would they put an always hot wire for? Why would anyone need that?

If you wanted to install something that runs all the time, like a clock for instance, an unswitched and always on connection would be required.  It's actually nice to have a separate wire and connector in place from the factory, versus having people cobble stuff together and add more ring terminals at the battery post (not a good idea electrically speaking).  I'm surprised Harley spent the extra money for the wire and connector actually, considering how cheap they are elsewhere. 

Depending on what sort of accessory you have in mind, you can still use this always hot connection but use it to power a relay that uses a switched source to energize the relay.  It just gives you more options besides the regular accessory connector attached to that switch on the dash. 

Jerry

[hd-dude]

the grey connector is actually a constant hot wire connected to the battery.  It is not switched.

Never said it was switched, it is an accessory power lead