Spare blank Power socket front near side

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Spare blank Power socket front near side

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Hi, does anyone know what this socket is for, it is located under the front fairing under the near side mirror, there are 3 cables going into it but the socket is blank on the inside and no pins are visible
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Probably for the auxiliary lights :)
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I was thinking it was an AUX port but why would the internal of the socket have no pins to connect to, you can see the cables going into it but nothing on the inside...
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The cap/blanking cover needs to be removed from the plug/socket to expose the pins.
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As David says you will need to remove the blanking cover then it will connect to all the wiring for the AUX lights

It plugs in to the wiring connector just under number 9
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What age is that bike?

I am searching for somewhere to plug in my nippy Normans cable for tomtom but cannot find a plug on my 2018
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[email protected] wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:20 amI am searching for somewhere to plug in my Nippy Normans cable for Tom Tom but cannot find a plug on my 2018.
Quote from NN,
"the connector on the R1200RT LC is located in the area behind the meter panel. Need to remove windshield and a panel behind it to access."

https://www.nippynormans.com/gps-access ... mw-harness
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[email protected] wrote: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:20 am What age is that bike?

I am searching for somewhere to plug in my nippy Normans cable for tomtom but cannot find a plug on my 2018
Take screen off and the panel underneath,as you stand in front of the bike the plug your looking for is to the right(presume its the same as my 16)Near the top :thumb:
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Re: Spare blank Power socket front near side

Post by billy_bmw »

Thanks For the info

I took 12v power from it and installed a qi stand-charger for my waterproof mobile-GPS (Google maps)

Here are the 2 products you need.

https://motokinisi.gr/gr/bash-kinhtoy-g ... 07535.html

https://www.interphone.com/en-it/Holder ... TOWIRELESS
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