May be I’ll leave it for now. I have never explored under the relay bank. I’ll read up on it first to understand how it functions before starting the work. Riding season is here now, I don’t want to be sidelined because I’ve done something I don’t understand. Thanks a again. I hope you don’t mind if...

Relays under the seat? That sounds a lot easier to get to than pulling the left saddle bag or the front nose panels. Let me look closely at the service manual tonight, see if I can find it there. Easier to find a ground there too. My problem is my limited understand of how to read the wiring diagram...

Tuchdude2000, I just studied the service manual. I think I can find the white/blue wire near the reverse regulator. Is this the right wire? I probably have to remove the left saddle bag to get to it. Thanks.
Kenny

Techdude2000, thanks, I can find a ground quite easily. I’ll check it out.
Kenny

Thanks guys, I’ll give it a shot.
Kenny

Sounds logical, but to get at the wire loom to the instrument panel, I have to remove the windshield and front garnish. That is a lot of work. I was looking at the reverse switch on the attached picture. However, I am not 100% sure on how it functions. I think this is just a grounding switch. What d...

I am thinking about adding a small beeper to the reverse system on my 2008 GL1800 8A. The purpose is to rub it in to my Harley riding friends. As I read through the service manual, I realized it is more complicated than I thought. I don’t quite understand the wiring diagram. Does anyone knows a simp...

Ha, ha, ha, I should have thought of that.
Kenny

I was inspired by reading troaf76 post back in 2012 . He was showing a step by step, with lots of photographs, how to modified the foam on his heated seat. I have a 2008 GL1800 with comfort, nav, abs, airbag. I am contemplating modifying the seat myself. I want to scoop out about 1” of foam, soften ...

Sharp eyes, the extra connector to the battery post is for my heated gears. I think I will undo the wires to the accessory connections and see what stop working, if any. A project for January.
Thank you people. Kenny

MikeB, thank you for your help. That’s exactly what I needed to know.
Kenny

To OP, you might have bought a Jacket instead of a liner. Here in Canada, I wear my Gerbing heated liner 4 months out of the 7 months of riding season. I use in Warm and Safe remote controller to vary the heat I need. I dial it warmer when we are on the hiway, and less when we are in town. My Gerbin...

I have a 2008 GL1800 VIIIA, comfort, nav, abs, airbag. The previous owner had lots of add-ons and big nest of extra wires under the plastic. I plan to clean them up this winter. Attached is my fuse panel, everything looks ok except there are 2 black wires going to the accessory connections. You can ...

I have a 2008 VIIIA too. The previous owner had to replace the left grip because it wasn’t heating up. Doesn’t sound like that’s your situation. If you are looking for new switches for the grip which includes 4 buttons and seat heat dial, I have an extra set for sale. I bought a new set to solve a d...

Kuryakyn Passenger Armrest for Honda Goldwing GL1800 2001 to 2016 (except F6B), excellent condition, never mounted, not in original box, chrome mounting brackets fasten to the trunk for the swing-away armrest, top quality padding match texture and color to OEM seat material, includes chrome hidden s...

I posted earlier about the Display and Info buttons on my 2008 Nav, Abs, Airbag stop working. Thanks for the members help, I was able to clean the buttons from underneath and above with Contact Cleaner. The info button worked for a day, then stop again. The display button didn’t resurrect. The rest ...

Thanks people, I just read the fine prints on the contact cleaner spray can. It says “safe on most plastic”. Well, I am going ahead and give it a go.
Kenny

The Display and the Info buttons stop working on my 2008 GL1800 Nav, ABS, Airbag. They feel fine push down and up, but do nothing to the screen. I suspected the connectors need cleaning. I know how to remove the instrument cover to get at the connectors, but I never use contact cleaner before. Do I ...

Ghostman, ah ha, so they did come in chrome or black. I’ll contact them for installation instructions. From what I read, anyone who had them, raved about them. Anyone who doesn’t have them says they are too much money. But no one said they don’t work.
May be I didn’t know I had a good thing.
Kenny

Good Hondog, thanks for the fast response. Since I posted, I found the Centramatic site and read quite a bit of it. However, I don’t believe the ones I have are centramatic because Centramatic is in chrome finish and these ones are in black anodized finish. They are not spray-painted black. Another ...

Took these off the front wheel from a new-to-me 2008 Goldwing. Not sure what they are, suspect it is some kind of self balancer, it sounds like it has sand inside when you shake it. Does anyone know? Thanks, Kenny EF642CED-27D8-43CF-B198-B09D4AB5CEC3.jpeg A8B1CD2F-73DB-47A1-8840-471734C02263.jpeg 99...

Hi, this is actually my second post. My first post was asking for help to figure out some weird connections on an add-on fuse plate. Thank you very much for all the support I received. Well, this is my first Goldwing. It is a 2008 with NAV, COMFORT, ABS, AIRBAG, 16,600km. Never even took it for a te...

I wondered about that. Anyways, I removed the fuse plate completely and will deal with it when the riding season is over.

GoldWngGreg, you are right, I think the 20 and 30 amp fuses are overkill in this application. I am tempted to start all over again and rewire all the add-ons and label them properly. That will be a winter project. I am finding out more add-ons as I spend more time with the bike, eg wire tor an Ipod ...

Thank you for the quick responses. This confirms my suspicion. I will proceed with caution and test all the connections on the add-on fuze panel before making a final switch to positive. Thanks again.
Kenny