Searching for wire to tap Denali DialDim

[AlexThibo]

Hi everyone.
I'm installing the Denali D7 on my Rocket 3 and they will be paired with the Denali DialDim Controler. It's a system that use a remote and use the info send by the motorcycle to know when your Ignition is on, when you use your high beam, your left or right turn and when you honk. It's a very powerful system but it needs to be tapped on wires to have different functions activated by trigger wires.

So I would really appreciate to have some help to help me to locate a wire for the Ignition, wires for the right and left turns and one for the high beam. I'm looking ideally under the seat since it's not really easy to pass wires to the front on this bike.

I have the maintenance manual so I see the wire diagrams but I'm not use to work with that and have no idea where to look at. So any help would be very appreciated!

Here is a link to a YouTube Video explaining how the Denali lights works with the DialDim remote.

And this link if for a little longer video (38 min) showing an installation and the result.

And here is a picture of the bike with the Denali D7 installed.

 

[AlexThibo]

I tried to figure out how to fing those wires today but it was getting late. My first idea, as explained in my first post, was to, as much as possible, to use wires from the back of the bike. For the Ignition my idea was to use the USB wire in the comparment under the seat andtrybto find the left and right signal at the back. But I had to go up to the front to connect to the horn and didn't want to bring only a tiny wire alone. So I bring all the wires to the front. I change the horn for a bigger one and the trigger wire was connected. I used almost a complete shrink tube to pass all the other trigger wires together to the front end, under the front cover. I think everything will be easier to connect from there.

Now I need to find those wires to tap the trigger wires on them. If anyone could help me with this that would be very appreciated. I'm looking for :
- Ignition (I should be ok with that one, I will use the wire for the Din connector
- The high beam
- The left turn signal
- The right turn signal

 

[gman]

I tried to figure out how to fing those wires today but it was getting late. My first idea, as explained in my first post, was to, as much as possible, to use wires from the back of the bike. For the Ignition my idea was to use the USB wire in the comparment under the seat andtrybto find the left and right signal at the back. But I had to go up to the front to connect to the horn and didn't want to bring only a tiny wire alone. So I bring all the wires to the front. I change the horn for a bigger one and the trigger wire was connected. I used almost a complete shrink tube to pass all the other trigger wires together to the front end, under the front cover. I think everything will be easier to connect from there.

Now I need to find those wires to tap the trigger wires on them. If anyone could help me with this that would be very appreciated. I'm looking for :
- Ignition (I should be ok with that one, I will use the wire for the Din connector
- The high beam
- The left turn signal
- The right turn signal

Did you ever get this figured out? I'm still breaking my bike in, 200 miles to go, but have found the factory headlights are terrible at night.

 

[imcool]

its not that easy

its all controlled by ECU,

you change a with a light bulb / led without proper electronics compensation, it probably wont work

 

[gman]

its not that easy

its all controlled by ECU,

you change a with a light bulb / led without proper electronics compensation, it probably wont work

Thank you. I have been digging through the posts looking for a solution, found a couple comments mentioning jw speaker replacements. Those look like good headlights, but I can't seem to find anyone that put them in a 2.5 liter. Kinda pricey to order and then not have them work out. Their website doesn't help either.

 

[Renigma]

Did you ever get this figured out? I'm still breaking my bike in, 200 miles to go, but have found the factory headlights are terrible at night.

Try tilting the lights up a few degrees. It makes a big difference

 

[Journeyman]

Not sure how helpful this will be, but...
I installed a "dash cam" and needed it to be on a switched circuit. I believe I tapped into the rear license plate light or tail light, although it's been a while and not positive. I used a 12 volt probe with indicator light to confirm it was a switched circuit and you could do this to verify which wires are your indicator lights while they are turned on and working. Btw. I used a Positap connector to tap into that wire.

I also have inexpensive "marker lights" on the front that greatly improve my visibility to idiots, but they are wired directly to the battery. Those lights you have should not only help others see you, but also be a great help at night. The stock headlights are not so good. Watching with interest....

 

[imcool]

@gman Easiest way is to run wire directly to battery for the lights and put a switch somewhere on the bike for manual lights on/off, and leave bike electronics and wiring intact.

 

[Journeyman]

- Ignition (I should be ok with that one, I will use the wire for the Din connector
- The high beam
- The left turn signal
- The right turn signal

My previous post is no help. I failed to read that you need to tap into the headlight and high beam up front. I'd use a 12 volt lighted probe to figure out which wire is the high beam
when turned on. This is from pages 1455 - 1456 in the manual....

 

[Journeyman]

For indicators (page 1465 in manual)