h.i.d. light = battery drain?
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I ride a superglide and wanted a wideglide...
I live the struggle too...
It took me 21 years of ridin and someone to die before I could ever come to a place where I could own a extravagant bike like a Harley....
When a bike was my only form of transportation... It cost $1100...
I think ANYONE that can afford a Harley is rich.....
Oh yeah... I inherited my '96 T-Bird as well.
I live the struggle too...
It took me 21 years of ridin and someone to die before I could ever come to a place where I could own a extravagant bike like a Harley....
When a bike was my only form of transportation... It cost $1100...
I think ANYONE that can afford a Harley is rich.....
Oh yeah... I inherited my '96 T-Bird as well.
Right about now I'd trade my WG for the handling on your SG!
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You didn't have to edit your post to make it seem like you're struggling for money (I'm guessin' that's why you changed it). If you really wanted my bike, why didn't you just buy it instead of dropping all that $$$$$ blacking out your SG, adding fancy pegs, grips, shocks, new wheels, custom pipes, new headlight, taillight, custom sissy bar and god knows how much in trim crap (like your cherry plug wires)? Jesus, you could buy my WG with your spare parts, LOL!! You ain't fooling nobody.
If you really gotsta have the Wide Glide, sell that sweet Thunderbird you said somebody gave/left you and start your own Dyna collection!
Last edited by TexasSnake; Dec 17, 2008 at 09:14 PM. Reason: Rounder had a bunch of custom crap I forgot to list, lol.
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With that said if you wish to solve the problem of draining your battery and IF the HID light is the culprit than turn it off or on as it should have been done in the very beginning before the government got involved. What I mean is in the time I started riding it was thought that you would have the good sense to turn on your headlight yourself. So much for that.
Now to fix the problem:
Get yourself a relay. The basic 4 pin will do but if you get a 5 pin forget 87a
Battery to pin # 30 (18 gauge or better)
pin # 87 to HID ballast power (18 gauge or better)
Pin # 85 to switch > than > switch to positive 20 ~22 Gauge
Pin # 86 to ground 20 ~22 Gauge
Pin # 87a leave alone
It is up to you to find out if your headlight is draining the battery.
Extra reading: HDF Link Please glance through if you like. This has to do with
*Headlight switches
*Stopping to help someone brke down on the side of the road.
Now to fix the problem:
Get yourself a relay. The basic 4 pin will do but if you get a 5 pin forget 87a
Battery to pin # 30 (18 gauge or better)
pin # 87 to HID ballast power (18 gauge or better)
Pin # 85 to switch > than > switch to positive 20 ~22 Gauge
Pin # 86 to ground 20 ~22 Gauge
Pin # 87a leave alone
It is up to you to find out if your headlight is draining the battery.
Extra reading: HDF Link Please glance through if you like. This has to do with
*Headlight switches
*Stopping to help someone brke down on the side of the road.
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Great idea!
Where do you propose to install the relay..., maybe I wire it inline and hide it in the headlight housing without having to chop my wiring again?
I think I just answered my own question.
**Just visited your site and checked out the PDF on relay install for HID lamps. VERY COOL SITE! Thanks again, FastHarley!!
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Don't knock it 'till you try it.
Its called EBay. And don't dog Xenon less you tried it -you got no idea.
Think about it... Xenon on yer sled....How many times have you pulled an O-face rounding a dark corner that turned out to be a decreasing radius turn??
The difference is so dramatic, you'll think the headlight bulb is out if you ride another bike, lol.
Couldn't recommend one more strongly, decent lighting at night is as important as keeping your rubber on the road. And during the daytime? Please. If it saves your life just once, would it be worth it?
Didn't think I'd dig the headlight case much, but even that turned out to be a nice match too. No complaints and no regrets.
Think about it... Xenon on yer sled....How many times have you pulled an O-face rounding a dark corner that turned out to be a decreasing radius turn??
The difference is so dramatic, you'll think the headlight bulb is out if you ride another bike, lol.
Couldn't recommend one more strongly, decent lighting at night is as important as keeping your rubber on the road. And during the daytime? Please. If it saves your life just once, would it be worth it?
Didn't think I'd dig the headlight case much, but even that turned out to be a nice match too. No complaints and no regrets.
Last edited by TexasSnake; Dec 18, 2008 at 04:16 PM. Reason: misspelled...grammer matters!
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Easy, Rounder.... Like I said... No insult meant.
You didn't have to edit your post to make it seem like you're struggling for money (I'm guessin' that's why you changed it). If you really wanted my bike, why didn't you just buy it instead of dropping all that $$$$$ blacking out your SG, adding fancy pegs, grips, shocks, new wheels, custom pipes, new headlight, taillight, custom sissy bar and god knows how much in trim crap (like your cherry plug wires)? Jesus, you could buy my WG with your spare parts, LOL!! You ain't fooling nobody.
If you really gotsta have the Wide Glide, sell that sweet Thunderbird you said somebody gave/left you and start your own Dyna collection!
You didn't have to edit your post to make it seem like you're struggling for money (I'm guessin' that's why you changed it). If you really wanted my bike, why didn't you just buy it instead of dropping all that $$$$$ blacking out your SG, adding fancy pegs, grips, shocks, new wheels, custom pipes, new headlight, taillight, custom sissy bar and god knows how much in trim crap (like your cherry plug wires)? Jesus, you could buy my WG with your spare parts, LOL!! You ain't fooling nobody.
If you really gotsta have the Wide Glide, sell that sweet Thunderbird you said somebody gave/left you and start your own Dyna collection!
I think it is funny we are having a discussion over who has less money....
to me motel dwellers do not have harleys and computers to go online and discuss said harley...does your motel rhyme with titz narlton...LOL
I am just having a fun discussion
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