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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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Help, I have searched the forum for the thread someone posted about
how to run your high beems and the two driving lights at the same time.
It was a simple wiring fix. Currently in stock configuration the driving
lights can only be run in conjuction with the low beems.

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 01:43 AM
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I know my bike already does this, but that's because it's a police bike and after they took the wig-wag module off the driving lights they wired them direct to the pursuit switch, so they stay on whenever you flip the switch. Wish I could tell ya, be interesting to find out, my dad needs to do that on his 2009 Ultra.
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 04:24 AM
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Are you wanting to the driving lights with the high beam instead of the low beam, or with both high and low beam?
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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It's a simple wire modification, however not legal in some states to run them with Hi-beams. Snip the yellow wire and scotch-lock it the orange/red Acc. wire.

Here's a pic. :
 

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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:06 AM
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Damn i wish i had known of that diagram. I wired a seperate toggle off the battery (fused) and that works but in the day light you can forget and leave them on.(not me) its great on back roads to9 have both especially in twisty wooded areas. Bugs love it.
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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I run PIAA 110/100w H-4s in all our scoots.

And on the FLH, I have 60/60w spots (they have a hi and lo beam). They are wired via realys (current draw) to the dimmer switch, so I have hi/lo head and spots. They(spots) are controlled(on/off) by one switch, which is on the GROUND side, but the hi/lo is controlled via the dimmer.
On hi - that's 230w of BRIGHTER IDEA. It literally "lights it up", from left tree line (ditch) to right tree line, Bambi Country (NO, NOT "Bambi" from the "CASH 'N FLASH" !!! )
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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.... Any Pics of "Cash and Flash" , Gumpmeister
 
Old Sep 11, 2009 | 09:03 AM
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Man Gumpy, you just crack me up...
 
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Thanks all! Dennyo, anyway to make that little but bigger, just askin?
 



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