nos hondaline heated grip kit

Joe R.

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i'm looking for a new or nos hondaline heated grip kit. i will consider another manufacturer as long as it's a quality plug and play setup and the bike dosn't have to be hacked. contact me at 203 597-7175 or joseph50@snet.net thanks, joe r.
 
There's not such thing as a plug and play for heated grips. You have to remove the old ones which require an air compressor or just cutting them off.

Then, the simplest install is a direct connection to the battery and maybe a mount for the controller. Some will automatically turn off if there's no vibration detected, the oxford grips are like that, maybe others. Some like the Koso have the controller built into the grip.
 
Mellow said:
There's not such thing as a plug and play for heated grips. You have to remove the old ones which require an air compressor or just cutting them off.

Then, the simplest install is a direct connection to the battery and maybe a mount for the controller. Some will automatically turn off if there's no vibration detected, the oxford grips are like that, maybe others. Some like the Koso have the controller built into the grip.
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Oxford heated grips have a battery saving mode that turns them off automatically if the battery voltage drops below 11.5V or if the unit doesn't detect the alternator's electrical "noise" for more than two minutes. This prevents the battery from draining if the grips are accidentally left on
 
Mellow said:
There's not such thing as a plug and play for heated grips.
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My impression of his statement is that he is referring to the electrical system. He does not want to cut in to the motorcycle's wiring anywhere to make an electrical connection.
If installed in accordance with Honda's instructions the Honda OEM heated grips were plug-and-play from an electrical stand point. They plugged in to the quartet accessory harness and did not require making a connection to any of the motorcycles wiring anywhere where there is not a plug for the purpose.
 
If you search this site for quartet harness you will find information on where that harness plugs in to the motorcycle's wiring harness and which wires are dedicated for heated grips. Even if you don't have a quartet harness the connectors for it are on the motorcycle's wiring harness. You can purchase connectors and terminals that will plug in to those existing connectors. You can connect whatever heated grips you like in to the motorcycle's wiring harness using those connectors if you want to use the wiring that Honda intended for the heated grips.
 
Andrew Shadow said:
My impression of his statement is that he is referring to the electrical system. He does not want to cut in to the motorcycle's wiring anywhere to make an electrical connection.
If installed in accordance with Honda's instructions the Honda OEM heated grips were plug-and-play from an electrical stand point. They plugged in to the quartet accessory harness and did not require making a connection to any of the motorcycles wiring anywhere where there is not a plug for the purpose.
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Good point... however, given the grounding and gunk issues from some of those connectors, I'd still go with a non-oem version.

Not to mention, doubt you can source it from anywhere.. maybe someone will have one they never installed.
 
Andrew Shadow said:
Even if you don't have a quartet harness ....
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Off track but curious....are you saying some years didn't have the harness or that it could have been removed? Asking because I am looking at a 2012 and do not see it.

Also, on some heavily farkled bikes, the quartet harness is sometimes already fully populated.
 
MidLife said:
Off track but curious....are you saying some years didn't have the harness or that it could have been removed? Asking because I am looking at a 2012 and do not see it.

Also, on some heavily farkled bikes, the quartet harness is sometimes already fully populated.
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The harness is an accessory not stock on the bikes.

You order it and install it you got one. Edit: I don't think they are still available new.

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FWIW, I used the Symtec Heat Demons on all of my ST1100s.
Just requires a fused hot to the battery and a ground somewhere on the bike.
No cutting into the wiring harness and they work with any grips you may like.
You just have to decide where you want to locate the switch.
 
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