How do you have your Yamaha driving lights set up?

[zooer]

Mine run all the time but I do have a switch to turn them off. WHY turn them off? Once in a great while I use my heated clothing and you can't run the extra lights and all that heated clothing at the same time. It is seldom that I use it but the RSV charging system won't handle that much load.

[shikano53]

Thanks folks.

Can anyone point me to step by step verbal instructions on installing a switch/relay? I'm not very good at following a schematic diagram.

 

Chris

[scooter45]

What wire did you tap to power relay post #86?

[shikano53]

I didn't do the install, the local dealer did.

 

Chris

[Guest fadrowski]

I had the dealer install passing lamps this week. Mine are wired as follows: With low beam headlight on, the passing lamps are on; when I switch to the high beam the passing lamps go off. When I asked the dealer about it they said that according to state law (Wisconsin) you can't have the passing lamps on with the high beam. He said that they have to wire it according to the law for liability reasons, but that some people do wire them to be on all of the time (low and high beam). The instruction sheet that came with the lamps tells you that you can wire it either way. I also have a button on the fairing to turn them off or on. They will obviously be on all of the time

[Seaking]

I ride with High Beams ON all day long.. and only dim them at night if I get flashed by a car.. with the HID lights, I have them aimed so high beam is set just right.. them HIDs throw a lot of light out there..

[bryan52577]

I had the dealer install passing lamps this week. Mine are wired as follows: With low beam headlight on, the passing lamps are on; when I switch to the high beam the passing lamps go off. When I asked the dealer about it they said that according to state law (Wisconsin) you can't have the passing lamps on with the high beam. He said that they have to wire it according to the law for liability reasons, but that some people do wire them to be on all of the time (low and high beam). The instruction sheet that came with the lamps tells you that you can wire it either way. I also have a button on the fairing to turn them off or on. They will obviously be on all of the time

 

 

I have mine on all the time (high / low). I have always set the cars and trucks I have owned up the same way (high / low). My thought is when you get to use high beam you have no one in front of you so you want all the light you can get. When you come up to a car and they "dim" their light BUT the driving lights come on now too, now you have 4 lights in stead of 2. Yes I know the low is less watts / lums but to add another set is,,,, ummm,,, well I can't say it here.

My new truck does not have the relay that I used to jump 87 to 87A and have driving light on low & high. It is all computor set up. But thank you "Bully Dog" cause they have a setting to do it.

Bryan

[awsmsrv]

Mine are actually the V Star halogens that I've got on a relay & a switch on my dash that turns them on & off. They are wired to be on whether on low or high beam. I've also aimed them toward the edges of the road (critters).

[hig4s]

I put the switch in so I can turn them off if the LEOs don't like them, other than that they are on all the time..

 

The issue is that there are a few states where it is illegal to run passing lamps with high beams, and one or two where it is illegal to run auxiliary lamps with low beams. It all depends on the state, and whether the LEO decides they are passing lamps, driving lamps, auxiliary lamps, meeting lamps, or some other lamps. Go figure.

[twigg]

I put the switch in so I can turn them off if the LEOs don't like them, other than that they are on all the time..

 

The issue is that there are a few states where it is illegal to run passing lamps with high beams, and one or two where it is illegal to run auxiliary lamps with low beams. It all depends on the state, and whether the LEO decides they are passing lamps, driving lamps, auxiliary lamps, meeting lamps, or some other lamps. Go figure.

 

"Odd" is the kindest description.

 

High beams should only ever be used when there is no on-coming traffic, even in daylight. I know some use them in daylight, but if they get a ticket then they will just have to pay it. High beams, especially some of the better bulbs, can dazzle or distract other motorists and they shouldn't be used ... There are better ways.

 

With that in mind, then it really shouldn't matter how many lamps you have up front with your High Beam ... There is no one around to see it

 

By the way, it's not hard to make an argument that "anything" you add is auxiliary to whatever the manufacturers put there in the first place.