Fitting Spotlights

[darrsi]

I'll only ever be doing a 13 mile commute in light traffic so I'm not sure I'm in any danger of stressing the battery out too much.


Would I need a relay for a pair of 10w led spotlights as used by others on here?


If I install a new loom for them do I pick up a feed from inside the fuse box similar to installing heated grips?

I only do 6 miles each way, the problem is with both sets of lights on and heated grips combined with the bike then sitting all day outside in very cold weather, it's the fact that the short journey doesn't give the battery the real boost that it would appreciate in comparison to if it was on either a longer or motorway journey where it's getting a good blast.
It does seem to cope surprisingly well oddly enough, it's just that i did a test on the headlight power consumption one day and the battery voltage did take a drop with the headlights on, so it only makes sense that if you add spots and heated grips then a small battery could be pushed a bit. Batteries in general don't like cold weather anyway. I use a lot of rechargeable batteries at work with film equipment so know how they perform differently in low temperatures.