HellFire
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I installed that custom built wiring harness from the guy in Japan today. It uses two relays to bypass the ignition switch so that the lights run directly off the battery. I got the one where you can add a switch to turn off the low beams whenever you want.
It took about an hour to install and another 1/2 to make everything look factory.
I'm pretty impressed, works great ... headlights are bright WHITE now, no more of that yellowish look from lowered voltage. I expect it should help the new keyswitch last a little longer this time too. It's still daylight out, but I'll be riding it to work tonight in the dark and will have a better idea of how much it helped.
It was too tight a fit to put everything inside the housings like it was designed to be, so I changed things around a bit so that only the two bulb plugs stayed inside. The touring single lamp setup could probably take the extra stuff, but five plugs and two relays were too much for the duals.
So far I think it was money well spent.
It took about an hour to install and another 1/2 to make everything look factory.
I'm pretty impressed, works great ... headlights are bright WHITE now, no more of that yellowish look from lowered voltage. I expect it should help the new keyswitch last a little longer this time too. It's still daylight out, but I'll be riding it to work tonight in the dark and will have a better idea of how much it helped.
It was too tight a fit to put everything inside the housings like it was designed to be, so I changed things around a bit so that only the two bulb plugs stayed inside. The touring single lamp setup could probably take the extra stuff, but five plugs and two relays were too much for the duals.
So far I think it was money well spent.