Rigid Light Bar - Trigger by High Beam Switch

[erenet]

Thanks guys for your help, I don't want to beat a dead horse, I just had to put your info into a drawing, I hope I got it right. For those of you that are more visual like myself here is the drawing I just made.

I'm also editing a second drawing, it might also be a correct way when using the Rigid switch. Looking at the harness from Riged I can see that the Riged switch is designed to take the full load. The black (ground wire) is on the switch for its own little red light .

 

[erenet]

Erenet, can you post a better pic of the harness you got with your bar? I can walk you through the wiring but want to be sure what you have there...

Thanks Motoadv. Here is the harness that came with the light.

 

[Motoadv]

Looking at all three drawings, I think you have the idea. I'll have a couple suggestions, but want to confirm the pins on the Rigid switches. They are in my office at the shop and I won't be in for a few hours. I post you something shortly...

 

[Motoadv]

Sorry for the slow reply, we were hella busy at the shop...

Assuming you want to use the Rigid switch to arm/disarm the function of the LED bar to come on/off with the stock high beams:

Tap headlight high beam and run wire to pin #86 of relay.
Connect wire from gold pin on switch to fusebox ground post.
Connect wire from center pole on switch to pin #85 of relay.
Connect black wire from LED to fusebox ground post.
Connect red wire from LED to pin #87 of relay.
Connect wire from remaining switch post to fusebox positive post.
Connect wire from pin #30 of relay to fusebox positive post.

This setup results in the switch only being lighted when the LED bar is on (how i do mine). If you want the switch to always be lighted (easier to find at speed in the dark so some folks prefer), simply reverse the two NON-GOLD POLE connections at the switch.

I think you'll be good with this setup...

 

[NittanyXT]

Wired mine in with the supplied switch but also installed a relay. Will only come on with the ignition on but is independent of the Hi/Lo switch. Made a bracket that mounts to the grip heater control bracket.

 

[tomatocity]

Wired mine in with the supplied switch but also installed a relay. Will only come on with the ignition on but is independent of the Hi/Lo switch. Made a bracket that mounts to the grip heater control bracket.

Looks nice. I was thinking the same on the location of the switch. Which wiring diagram did you use?

 

[NittanyXT]

I put the relay after the fuse from the battery and used the brown wire from the aux. light plug as the trigger. The bracket was a scrap of 1/8 x 1 alum. that I had lying around, 3/4 hole for the supplied switch and 2 small button head screws and nylocks to mount to the grip controller bracket. There is just enough clearance behind the controller itself for the bolt heads. My fogs are switched the same way so I have complete freedom of choice as to what I have on at any given time. Left thumb has easy reach to both the Hi/lo and the rigid switch.

 

[erenet]

Thanks Motoadv, I only use the switch to have legal high beams, I tried with the switch only being lighted when the LED bar is on and to always be lighted, for the two options I just had to reverce the two wire that go to the switch white prongs with negative to gold prong.

I know I'm hardly going to use the switch so I installed it on the dash where I can still reach it under the handle bars, I've also decided to leave the switch light off at all times, I fond it a bit distracting.

Here is another cartoon drawing I made and used . The relay is in the same location as Pluric's, up front near the tool bag, the wires go around same place where all the others are except near the tank bolt. Was to tight for the plug to go through so I put under the tank and over the frame with a zip tie.

20 inches from the switch to the plug, 3 feet from the plug to the relay.

Oh, I painted the nuts on the light black.