Powering relay for aux lights 1200gs

[Phil Clarke]

I'm about to fit a set of hella micro DE's to my 1200 gs. I want them on with dip beam so I want to power the relay up from the dip beam input wire. Anyone done this? Got any suggestions for where to attach the new wire? I don't want to use one of those horrible splice connectors and I want the take off near the headlight as thats where the relay is going.
Any ideas or suggestions gratefully received.
Phil

 

[nick]

I used one of those "horrible splice connectors" and placed the joint inside the headlight unit - better weather protection.

When you take the headlight unit off you will find a convenient flat area on the back that you can drill and then seal the wire in place with a grommit or silicon.

 

[Les Wassall]

Why don't you use the side light power for the relay then you can use the DE's anytime, even with the engine off. And it's easier to get to

 

[Wildcat]

Aux lights

Have a look on here http://www.bmwman.biz/
I scotchlocked into the yellow dip beam wire inside the headlamp unit and led the wire out through a ~3mm hole drilled in the bottom of the access cap. See also the micro DE HID conversion thread in the GS mods section for more info.