sweet. where do you think you're going to mount the toggle?

i'd run the wires through the handlebar switches down into your main wiring harness under the airbox. it'll look really clean. and you can jump any wires you want down there. you can use quick splices, or you can get out the solder gun and make it permanent so that it won't start to corode (which maybe a good thing considering you're in florida).


and you can go to autozone or radio shack to get a nicer switch.

 

The one I ordered comes with a round, black rocker switch. Not sure where I'll mount it, but I'll solder the connections.

 

Running the wires through the handlebar switches is easier said than done. I decided not to bother. Plus you have to leave a loop of wire on the throttle side anyway.

I mounted the rocker switch inboard of the side fairing. I didn't want to drill a hole that big in any fairing you could see. I used a 3/4 inch hole saw and a little wd40 as a lube. I have a lot of experience trying to insert large objects into smaller holes.x

The two red wires in the middle of the last pic are the grounds for the grip heaters. My bike didn't come with a bolt for that fairing mount, so it made the perfect ground location.

 

I didn't account for sag when mounting the switch! That's ok, because I can't see ever using the high setting. It started to burn the palm of my hand through my joe rocket gaunlets and a pair of glove liners.

36 degrees this morning and my fingers never got numb, nice!

I'm going to switch the HI and LO wires for the throttle side, that way the clutch side will be on Hi, but the throttle will actually be on low. I checked with symtec and they confirmed that there is just two different elements in there, so it should work well. I'm pretty sure the HI setting was melting the glue on the throttle side, because my grip slid down a little. They recommend putting jbweld over the heaters, but I can't see doing that to my throttle tube.

 

Switched the hi/lo wires for the throttle side and they both feel about the same now. I went for a ride at 3pm and it was about 60 degrees. I had to stop and shut them off because they were getting uncomfortable. I had my joe rocket leather gloves on with no liners.

So anyone wanting to install grip heaters, just order a ATV kit and swap the hi/lo wires for the throttle side and run it on high. Unless you are riding in the teens, I can't see the need for anything hotter.