Gooday All- Just curious, is there any way the spotlights on a Road King (98 Classic) can be run without main headlight on high beam? I live in Tassie and we have short days here in winter and some knobs in cars still cant see a Fucking Large Harley

 

Dan

Both my Road Kings, 94 and 99, have had the facility inside the headlight to simply change the feed wire from high beam to low beam without any drama. I frequently change them over from low to high and vice versa depending on what type of riding I anticipate doing.

Thought about it.......that's as far as that plan has proceeded..............if I do it straight away with all the other jobs, I'll have nothing to look forward to eh?

Thanks all--looks like electrickery to me

Dan

Harley have just released a harness kit pt# 69200442 (Independent control Aux lamp wire harness kit) got mine from a US stealer for around 20 bucks.
This kit is a simple plug & go, it enables the spotlights to be turned off or on via the toggle switch when the headlight is on either high or low beam.
Takes 10 min to install.
Hope this helps.

Cheers--thanks for that. Looks like the easiest solution. I'll chase one up.

Dan

Hi Guys,

 Regarding harley part, 69200441, Independent Control Auxillary Lamp Wire Harness Kit which was mentioned in this thread. It allows Auxillary lights to operate on low and high beam.

I realize there are a number of wiring options, cutting, splicing, moving of the cables to get the same result, but I'd like to dicuss part 69200441, as for $35 , ease of install , I'd like to go this way.

What i understand , On USA bikes  the Aux lights only operate on "low beam",  International bikes, (in Australia), operate on "high beam", my bike does anyway, its a HD5  2009 flht.  I have'nt phyisically removed any covers to check what colour wires go where on my bike, BUT if our Aux lights only operate on 'high beam', would'nt the supply to the Aux "Switch"  be the white wire,(high beam wire).  From what i see on the electrical diagrams in the manual for USA and international models, the wire going to the Aux Switch is "yellow" (low beam),  ie, Auxillary lights only operating on low beam, (same as USA).  Am I missing something ???   I have uploaded a picture of the fairing cap wiring, and it also shows a yellow,  (low beam) wire going to Auxillary switch.  Could this mean that they  have'nt updated the diagrams for international models ??

Anyway the question is,   whatever the wiring method , international or USA, if I plug part 69200441 inline with fairing cap switches plug , (P105), which is behind the fariing cap cover, all should be good for auxillary lights to operate on low and high beam. Of course, auxillary light "switch" will still overide everything.  ????? 

Anyone with any experience with this and advice on this.  Thanks in advance, Regards Mark

  

Also the Independent Control Auxillary Lamp wire Harness Kit.   Cheers

 I have an 07 & my spots only work on low beam, I haven't done anything to mine it is how the dealer did it. Mate just plug in & see want happens it will only blow a fuse if it's wrong I'd say.

Pretty sure my `09 Roadie is the same , spots on with low beam , and cut out if hi beam is activated .

So guessing that is Part No #69200441 or is it `442 as `that guy quoted ?

i have a little "p" that lights up when my spotties are on. they used to be the old pursuit lights. i have a slider on right control that turns them on or off. i always have them on. make the fucking cage think about it.

Thanks for your replies Guys,

From what I was lead to belive, Australian bikes, (touring etc, with aux lights) the aux lights only activated, (if you have aux switch on), with high beam. If you guys have'nt  changed any wring , then this may not be the case !!  Even if your bikes were imports, I think they would have to be changed to Aust wring regs.  As i mentioned , I ride a 2009 flht HD5, I can't see why there would be a difference in the Road King and other touring models with aux lights.  By the way , I have'nt messed with any light wring.     Interesting !!!  More investigation is needed.

OK then, all you Electra Glide, (stock, with regards lights)  riders, say 2009 up, what beam, low or high do your aux lights activate ???

There are 2 part no for the harness.   69200441 and 69200442.      the  69200441 is for 98 Electra Glides and Street Glide  up .   the 69200442 is for softail and other 

Yeah deffinately not the case man , activating ya Hi beam deactivates the " Passing Lights " , not sure why , but it`s the same on both my HD5 `09 Roadie and ol`Heritage too hey ?
Ya manual will explain how it is mate and why , i`m gonna re-read mine too just to be sure , as there would be a reason for this i reckon !
Besides the standard Passing Lights , HD do sell auxillary or fog lights that mount to ya crashbar !
The passing lights work well to light up imediately in front and to the sides of the road , especially up bush , but i find cars do flash their hi beams at ya if ya leave them on , even though they seem to be directed low and wide and not all that bright really either ? I can understand them flashin ya if ya left ya hi beams on as it is a fairly hi level beam on the tourers , the Roadies light is pretty good for a bike light anyway i reckon !
Besides the odd roo , wombat and deer , and the bugs crawlin outa ya beard for hours later , i don`t mind riding during the night out in the sticks !

Thanks Scotti,

Udate.   As I mentioned, I read a number of articles on the internet that convinced me that on Australian bikes the aux ligths activated on "high beam" , not low beam.  You are correct, they come stock with aux lights activated on "Low Beam".  I just confirmed this by ringing 2 dealers (just to make sure).  What i did'nt mention, I bought my bike second hand in 2011, ( about 18 months old).  So it looks like the previous owner had the wiring changed so that the aux lights activate on high beam.

So here is my small problem,  If I want to" install the Independent control auxillary lamp wire harness kit",  so I have the option to have the aux lights activate on either low or high beam, will i have to convert wring , (that seems to have been changed from stock) back to stock, ie, aux lights activate on low beam only, so the new wring harness kit will do its job, ie, aux lights activate on both beams ??

The good  point to all this is, my electical diagnostic skills are getting better all the time !!!!     Cheers Fell'as

PS.  I'll just put this out there,    If I find the "Blue Wire", which is the "hot, active" for the headlight circuit inside the fairing, join or splice a wire to it , and run this cable into the fairing cap area where the auxillay switch is.   Remove the  wire  the  that supplies the aux switch, (should be Yellow, but mine as mentioned will be different), tape this wire up safely, and replace with the  new wire ,( from Blue headlight hot wire)  to Aux switch supply .

As I'm now a fucking expert in auto electrical,  this should activate aux lights when I want to , and will turn of with the ignition, and I'm keeping the aux lights on the headlight circuit, not the accessory circuit  , or other.      What do you think  ????   

 

 

An Update to this thread,  Auxiliary Lights to operate independently in High or Low Beam.    A lot if info on the net on how to do this mod.  A mate of mine wanted to do this mod and found it a little confusing being not to electrical savvy,  so I put this together for him. I thought I'd post it up.

To summarize,   For fairing bikes with switches on fairing cap.   We are removing the lighting feed ,(Low or High Beam), and replacing power to the Auxiliary Lights with a fused,(15 amp), feed from the Accessory Switch hot wire, all done in the fairing cap enclosure.   I might be a bit over the top with the instruction, but I'd thought I'd make it a simple as possible for my mate to understand !!!

Included,  1  diagram of stock wiring.   2.  diagram or wiring mod.   3.  detailed instructions.   4.    Scematic diagram from the net.

 

Looks easy peasy lemon squeezy. Good info Mark

I used this stepped a quiet few years agao on my 07 & it is really easy so my spots are on on low & high now the best thing i did with the lights.

I used this stepped a quiet few years agao on my 07 & it is really easy so my spots are on on low & high now the best thing i did with the lights.