Autoswitch help please

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I have a set of lights to fit to my 08GS and they came with an Autoswitch.
Three questions please.
Where does the trigger wire mount into the indicator cancel switch?
The trigger wire seems to be yellow and red. Do I just need the yellow?
Where is the easiest place to mount the switch/relay and where to take a live from. I thought about the alternator.
I know some of you guys are brilliant at this sort of thing.
Thanks
G

 

[Aidan1150]

Take the tank off and you will see a big block connector. Open it.

You are looking for two wires in there.

Red with a green tracer is the switched live, the red wire on your Autoswitch joins to it.

Blue with a white tracer is the indicator cancel wire and the yellow wire from the Autoswitch needs to be connected to it.

Run a fused wire from the positive post on your battery to post 30 on your relay.

Run a wire from a known earth to post 86 on your relay.

Run the black wire from the Autoswitch to a known earth or to post 86 on your relay.

Run the purple wire from the Autoswitch to post 85 on your relay.

Run a suitable wire from post 87 on your relay to your spotlights.

Your indicator cancel switch will now operate your additional lights.

The Autoswitch can be fixed with velcro beside the large connector block where you tapped into the wires.

You will easily find enough space for the relay when you are doing the job.

It really is that easy.

HTH

 

[Myke Rocks]

Some of this may help you

The attached PDF is how to wire auxiliary driving lights to come and go with main beam on an R1200RT.
The relays & fault cancelling capacitors were neccessary because in 2007 ballasts to work with BMW motorcycles were not available.
Unfortunately did not work with HIDs anyway because electrical noise from the HIDs kept tripping the unit, so I built my own - which worked.
Myke

 

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Hi guy's, many thanks for your quick replies. I'll get the job done at the weekend.
Very kind regards
Garry

 

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Hi guy's, many thanks for your quick replies. I'll get the job done at the weekend.
Very kind regards
Garry

Just one last question. Looking at my switch I have no post 30 but an 87 and a 87o. The last one must be the same as the post 30.
Switch AP5s.
Thanks again

 

[Aidan1150]

30, 85, 86 and 87 refer to the terminal posts on your relay

 

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Hi Aidan, thanks for that. My relay reads top centre clockwise, 87,85, 87q, 86
The second 87 has a symbol/letter attached which looks to be a q but might be an o.
The relay is a Taiming JD1912
The 87's must be power in and out?
Thanks
Garry