Oh god Pete,,,,,, I drew it out (yes, I'm just as sad as you!), but that was a week or so back, and the cleaning fairy has been through my office since.

It was long the lines of 2 x 5 pin relays, - just like a 2 pole switch setup in domesic lighting (like on your stairs with one at the switchtop, and one at the bottom).

I can draw it out if you really want...... or I can go for a ride, Hmmm let me think :smilies0944:


But as I say, can't think why you would want to have driving lamps and dipped beam, why not have one driving lamp and one running/fog lamp..

You don't need multiple relays for this, just a three-way switch to take a feed from both the dip and main, and also have an off position inbetween. You only need one relay, because it's only one thing (spot lights) that you're powering. If you really wanted to, you could have an extra switch feeding the coil of the relay directly, but that would be overkill.
I can draw all this if anyone's really interested I can draw this up, I used to be an Auto Electrician in a previous life! :thumbsup:

Go on.

Doubting Thomas?
 

Here you go... God knows why you'd want them on without high or low beam though. I'd leave the centre position as "off".

Actually, thinking about it you can't have them on separately, as you can't turn the headlight off in the first place... D'oh! You would have to leave the centre position as "off".:bricks:

wow so much info. great forum.
reason for turning off.....is only so i can save a possible battery charge drain going on. people on here previously have intimated that the charging system on the bike not that powerful thats all.

Phill, what you do then (as I maybe mis-understood what you were asking for) is to put a toggle switch between the feed from the main beam and the relay - just as I have.

Doug, I see what you mean now. I was thinking a little more 'automated' but still can't think why.......

Just finished fitting my spots yesterday and I elected to wire them so that they can be used with or without the headlight (by triggering the relay from the sidelight circuit) for two reasons. The first because I�ve had headlamp circuit fuses fail a couple of times in the distant past while on the move (caused when a bulb�s blown in such a way to cause a temporary short circuit/surge in current), as the spots are on a totally independent circuit they will still operate. I put the switch right next to the dip switch so I can reach it quickly and operate it with a flick of my left thumb.

The other reason is so as I can use them with the ignition off and key in park position as a work light, handy when pitching tent in the dark or recovering someone who�s come a cropper! You can only really do this with LED spots as the current draw is so low, with LED sidelights and number plate light fitted too it�s only 0.5A more than just the parking lights alone.

I also have the option of using the spots with dip beam when filtering in busy traffic, technically illegal I know, but a useful way of being noticed. I�d never ride with them on all the time with dip though, especially at night, because that would be plain annoying!

There are many ways to skin a cat and equally to wire your spots�

I just got a pair of VisionX LED spots, and want to install them using a relay triggered by the mainbeam current. Where do I pick up the main beam feed from?

I've had a look behind the panel below the instrument cluster, and saw a connector there with 2 thin wires and 2 thicker ones, I presume these four are the thin ones for the 2 park lights, and the 2 thick ones for dip and main beam, do I pick it up here?

Yellow is main, light green is dip. Become a "supporter" and get access to the service manual download which contains a full wiring diagram.