Driving Lights

[Fewman]

Can I use the stock light switch (hi beam circuit) to trigger a relay to turn on/off driving lights? (ON with hi beam/OFF with low beam). I'm under the impression that this should work as the trigger side of the relay uses very low current draw (inherent function of the relay). The driving lights themselves would be fused and powered at the battery (thru the relay). Would the reserve lighting circuit ('75 GL) 'like' this arrangement and still work? I would prefer to have the aux lighting controlled at the handgrip and not thru a toggle switch located in left field, keeping the stock look.

Anyone trigger a relay like this?

 

[slabghost]

Your arrangement should work just fine. Trigger side of the relay has very little draw.

 

[Dave]

If you look back thu the lighting section on this forum you will find my spot light install on Rhonda :read: , I triggered the relay off the high beam pin in the head light with a 'special' blade plug I made from brass shim material that slips into the 3 pole plug along with the high beam blade on the H4 bulb. an idea I stole from somewhere else on this forum :laptop:
Also fitted water proof switch into the back of the left spotlight housing to fully comply with transport office rules and regs but the whole set up still fully removable without a trace :read:

So spots were On with High, had option to stay off, but could not be On with Low :laptop:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=410 (I may have just learnt how paste links)
Also just noticed, that all happened after the photo below

 

[Fewman]

Finished the install. All went well tapping into the headlight circuit for the relay trigger(s). Running seperate relays for both beams. Switched out the 55/55w bulbs with 35/35w. Charging system seems OK with set-up...charging begins at anything above idle. Just need to 'tune' the aiming...

 

[CBH]

They look great!!! :good:

 

[dan filipi]

Looks good.
The add on lights blend in nice with the headlight. :salute:

 

[89-300ce]

Those are nice looking lights. They scale well with the headlight. It looks like they have an additional bulb in them. What lights are these?

Jorg

 

[Fewman]

They had 5w 'riding' lights in them. Couldn't really figure out why so I removed them and treplaced them with a polished piece of aluminum. They are 3.5" units I got from Dennis Kirk site. I didn't want to go any bigger in diameter.

 

[54Greybeard]

Wow! Those look great. Look good and make you more visible. Smart modification!

 

[cmonSTART]

They do look great!