Fitting and wiring auxlights to 1200GS

[drifter]

Seeking any and all assistance to help me wire in a set of aux lights that I have just bought for my 1200GS. Not being an electrical buff and seeing and availing of the technical expertise available on this site can anyone appraise me of anyone that could fit a set of aux lights to my bike, which I would like to be able to use as running lights. I have the Migsel light bar fitted so its just the wirey in bit that's baffling me. I would rather pay for it to be done correctly than fluffed about by perhaps a local (albeit helpul) autospark with no idea about the bike. I'm in Newtownards, but will gladly travel, day or night.

Do I need to buy a relay, or a switch, what type and what about extra wiring? All that came with the lights was a length of single core black, I presume earthing wire.

Having experienced the power of these lights and traffic parting like Moses and the sea on a recent Wicklow trip, they can't help but increase my safety.

Thanks as always in advance.

 

[drifter]

Once again can't thank enough the expertise, kindness and willingness from members of this forum to help one another. Big thanks to Thunder for prompt reply and advice, will be taking it and be in touch very soon, cheers.

 

[The Bede]

... Know you're in Ireland, but Redditch's own BTBR is about as knowledgeable as they come in this field. I cannot praise his work too highly ...

 

[Allan Davies]

That he may be, but he's on a well earned holiday at the moment, or so he says. He will be fitting mine soon But I too am off on me hols soon so roll on sept
As The Bede said he's yer man

 

[GelandeStrasse]

I wired in a set of lights just as in the previous picture. You need a beefy, fused (15A I used) supply from the battery, and I 'scotchlocked' two sensor wires from inside the headlamp assembly (from the original bulb feeds) which operate a relay each. The supply goes to one relay (a 5-connector, which flip/flops the output) which, at rest, supplies your daytime running lamps via the other relay (normal 4-connector, switched when dipped beam bulb goes on). When the main beam is selected, the 5-connector relay is energised, supplying power to your main beam lamps, at the same time denying power to the 4-connector relay and the dipped beam lamps go out (a fraction of a second before the main beam ones come on, thereby saving the fuse).

You get 3 daytime lamps and 4 lamps when on 'main'; the two auxiliary mains, the original main and the original dipped.

Easy!

If there was a way I could find to send you a circuit diagram I would. I've had this set-up for about 10 months and use the bike every day. My first fuse holder corroded and stopped the lamps for a while; the second is going well.

 

[Les Wassall]

Or go the HiD route and fit some Aux lights (HiD'd of course) here's one I did today

 

[Les Wassall]

And if you want to see a set of the Micro DE HiD'd there is a set in the post to Co Cork as we speak, can send you an address?

 

[Yoda]

There's a wiring diagram I knocked up on http://www.bmwman.biz/

 

[davidgibson999]

There's a wiring diagram I knocked up on http://www.bmwman.biz/

...which I used and am very grateful for!