Help please...Spot light mod...
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From: Fredericksburg Texas
Help please...Spot light mod...
So I've been searching (with sloooow internet) for stuff on how to modify my spot/driving lights to stay on when I hit the high beams...Can someone please explain what I need to do?
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
You can drop at $35 at the dealer for a plug in kit.
or just do a search and come up with the DIY wiring diagram, which involves changing a couple of wire connections
they both have the same degree of difficulty, so I'd say keep the $35.
I'm too lazy to search it for you
Mike
or just do a search and come up with the DIY wiring diagram, which involves changing a couple of wire connections
they both have the same degree of difficulty, so I'd say keep the $35.
I'm too lazy to search it for you
Mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Mar 20, 2012 at 04:19 PM.
Here's a link to the mod mentioned above.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...igh-beams.html
And the part from Harley
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...igh-beams.html
And the part from Harley
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US
Last edited by SciFiGuy; Mar 20, 2012 at 04:20 PM.
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From: Beautiful SW Missouri Ozark Mountain Country
This disturbs me that something that makes night driving safer is an option that you have to pay extra for. Why can't HD do the right thing and make this kind of stuff factory equipment? Seems they only do what DOT makes them do. Same goes for frame stabilizers and anything else that makes the bike safer to operate.
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
This disturbs me that something that makes night driving safer is an option that you have to pay extra for. Why can't HD do the right thing and make this kind of stuff factory equipment? Seems they only do what DOT makes them do. Same goes for frame stabilizers and anything else that makes the bike safer to operate.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
Someone who is smart enough to wire up the spots will be smart enough to realize the effect on other traffic and smart enough to watch their voltmeter.
Mike
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Very Cool! I did not know the factory harness option was out there! I was gonna do the wiring mod when I swap bars, this saves all the soldering work. Will make for a much neater job. Thanks for the info!
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The wire harness kit is nice, but I would not pay 25-35 dollars for something that takes less than 3 minutes to do. I mean if you are in the fairing already you can do do this mod in just a couple of minutes, and if your not in the fairing, you can do it under the nacelle in less than 5 minutes. Just cut the yellow wire and use a quick tap to connect the orange/red wire (which is already right next to the yellow wire) to the yellow wire on the side of the switch.
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From: Cherokee Co. Georgia
The wire harness kit is nice, but I would not pay 25-35 dollars for something that takes less than 3 minutes to do. I mean if you are in the fairing already you can do do this mod in just a couple of minutes, and if your not in the fairing, you can do it under the nacelle in less than 5 minutes. Just cut the yellow wire and use a quick tap to connect the orange/red wire (which is already right next to the yellow wire) to the yellow wire on the side of the switch.