Extra Side Lights

[B4ndit]

I fancy wiring a couple of extra side lights to my GS. Its a 2011 TB. Never having worked on Canbus can anyone identify an easy way to add extra sidelights that come on with the side light! and don't throw up Canbus errors etc.

 

[stu1969]

There are lots of threads on the subject.

Don't use the bikes loom. Wire them in via a relay.

 

[Beemerman59]

I fancy wiring a couple of extra side lights to my GS. Its a 2011 TB. Never having worked on Canbus can anyone identify an easy way to add extra sidelights that come on with the side light! and don't throw up Canbus errors etc.

Tap into the sidelight to trigger a relay which then triggers your lights. Don't forget to add an inline fuse close to the battery terminal.

Or, if you want to add several items you can wire a relayed fusebox direct to the battery again triggered from a suitable source.

I'll assume you have enough knowledge and experience to do all the above.

 

[hiup]

You could use LED lights. They use so little current that the should not affect the can bus and also won't put any load on your battery.

 

[B4ndit]

You could use LED lights. They use so little current that the should not affect the can bus and also won't put any load on your battery.

Sorry should have said. It will be low voltage LED lights. Just looking for a pointer to do a direct tap off without relay etc.

 

[hiup]

I tapped off the spare terminal under the front left side of my 2008 GSA (used for the Sat Nav by many). Nippy Norman does a connector that fits it. I have 2 LED strips on the front of my fairing/screen and LEDs in the hand guards. All my LEDs stay on for a minute or two after parking up and provide lots of fun when people say 'oi mate you left your lights on'. I magically turn them off by saying 'lights off' or snapping my fingers' etc.

 

[Marks adventure]

I tapped off the spare terminal under the front left side of my 2008 GSA (used for the Sat Nav by many). Nippy Norman does a connector that fits it. I have 2 LED strips on the front of my fairing/screen and LEDs in the hand guards. All my LEDs stay on for a minute or two after parking up and provide lots of fun when people say 'oi mate you left your lights on'. I magically turn them off by saying 'lights off' or snapping my fingers' etc.

Any pictures of your led lights?

 

[trucjer2]

my supper bright l.e.d on the hand guards straight to the side lights

 

[Shunt]

Tap into the sidelight to trigger a relay which then triggers your lights. Don't forget to add an inline fuse close to the battery terminal.

Or, if you want to add several items you can wire a relayed fusebox direct to the battery again triggered from a suitable source.

I'll assume you have enough knowledge and experience to do all the above.

Does the relay on the sidelights not throw the canbus into an attack?

 

[trainman]

I tapped off the spare terminal under the front left side of my 2008 GSA (used for the Sat Nav by many). Nippy Norman does a connector that fits it. I have 2 LED strips on the front of my fairing/screen and LEDs in the hand guards. All my LEDs stay on for a minute or two after parking up and provide lots of fun when people say 'oi mate you left your lights on'. I magically turn them off by saying 'lights off' or snapping my fingers' etc.

I too used the sat nav supply direct via a switch (no relay) for two round cree led lamps, without any issues, bike was an 2006 and I didnt have the delay, they just came on and went off with the ignition key, I don't know what current limit is but I wouldn't go mad, I think mine were just over 0.5 amp per side

 

[stu1969]

Does the relay on the sidelights not throw the canbus into an attack?

No

 

[Shunt]

Excellent news thankyou. Ive been wondering this for a while, Now i can on with it.

Cheers

 

[Beemerman59]

Does the relay on the sidelights not throw the canbus into an attack?

Not on mine.

 

[Maverickfb]

I fancy wiring a couple of extra side lights to my GS. Its a 2011 TB. Never having worked on Canbus can anyone identify an easy way to add extra sidelights that come on with the side light! and don't throw up Canbus errors etc.

i have a set of lights and wiring with relay ready to be plug and play if you want then pm me