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[ST] RE: (ST) PIAA Light Installation
- Subject: [ST] RE: (ST) PIAA Light Installation
- From: Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 11:07:08 -0400
>1) In the pics on the website I can't see how the wires lead up. They don't
>seem to be attached to the forks. What are they attached to?
> I cable tied them to the brake lines.
That's what I did.
>
>2) When moving the big ugly platic connectors obviously the wires from the
>lights are extended. Are the replaced at the source or are wires spliced
>into the existing ones?
> I snipped the wires inside the lamp housing and added extra
>wire, it think
>.6 guage.
> The joints were soldered and covered with heatshrink.
> I than ran a length of heatshrink along the entire extended
>cable, between
>the connector and lamp housing to keep it weather proof.
That's what I did, spliced in extra wire of the same gauge.
>
>3) Does polarity matter?
> Don't think so but I preserved it anyway.
Ditto
>
>4) For my relay wire I would like to tap into the blue wire that cuts off
>the headlight & heated grips during starting. Would this work?
> Dunno. I used the hot wire for the pilot light (Third eye).
I tapped into rear light..any switched circuit would do. One just
wants the PIAA's to shut off with the ignition.
>
>FWIW:
> I extended each of the lamp harnesses 18".
> I ran the main white harness down the right side of the bike, routed
>alongside the existing harness.
> The connectors for the lamp neatly reach the front subframe and can be
>cable tied to the lower bars, where they're out of the way and won't
>interefere
>with the steering.
Ditto Again
>The relay fits across the underseat storage area or would probably
>fit under the
>right side panel if you haven't already filled it with a chain oiler
>reservoir.
I mounted the relay and stuuf under the right side panel near the
juntion of the side apnel and tank, attached to a frame rail
Erik
>
>Martin
>
>
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