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Hi all...I have what is to me a complicated wiring question:
I bought two PIAA 510 lamps to use as my headlights (ion crystal fog for lo-beam and Ion crystal long-range driving for hi-beam). I realized today that the SVS headlights are both on for lo and hi settings, so I became confused as to how I was going to wire them.
The plan is to have the fog lamp aimed slightly down and be the only light on in lo-beam setting, and have the long-range lamp aimed straight ahead and be on in conjunction with the fog lamp for hi setting.
This now seems like it will be quite complicated to do utilizing the stock wiring harness.
One thought I had is to simply wire my own setup....hot leads to each lamp tapping a +12 that only comes on when the ignition is turned on and a ground....and using the stock high beam switch as a simple on/off switch inline with the hi-beam.
Does this sound reasonable? If so, which +12 would you recommend tapping? (I assume one from the original headlight wiring since there will be no other draw on that wire..I just don't know which one)
Or let me know I'm being a fool because it's a definite possibility. (I'm still learning...)
The bike is a 2002 SVS
Thanks for any help
Eamonn
I bought two PIAA 510 lamps to use as my headlights (ion crystal fog for lo-beam and Ion crystal long-range driving for hi-beam). I realized today that the SVS headlights are both on for lo and hi settings, so I became confused as to how I was going to wire them.
The plan is to have the fog lamp aimed slightly down and be the only light on in lo-beam setting, and have the long-range lamp aimed straight ahead and be on in conjunction with the fog lamp for hi setting.
This now seems like it will be quite complicated to do utilizing the stock wiring harness.
One thought I had is to simply wire my own setup....hot leads to each lamp tapping a +12 that only comes on when the ignition is turned on and a ground....and using the stock high beam switch as a simple on/off switch inline with the hi-beam.
Does this sound reasonable? If so, which +12 would you recommend tapping? (I assume one from the original headlight wiring since there will be no other draw on that wire..I just don't know which one)
Or let me know I'm being a fool because it's a definite possibility. (I'm still learning...)
The bike is a 2002 SVS
Thanks for any help
Eamonn