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Dave_es94
16-05-12, 10:56 AM
Is there a way to turn sidelights off so just the main beam is showing, i have blue LED's and i want to turn them off when im on the road by making a switch?
daveyrach
16-05-12, 11:08 AM
I do believe that if headlights are on sidelights/position lights also have to be on.

Someone I'm sure will be along to confirm
rictus01
16-05-12, 11:09 AM
Of course you can fit a switch by breaking the feed to them and putting it inline, I don't know the legality of it (I think sidelights are required to be on with any lighting, but you'd have to check, although having blue ones makes them illegal anyway).

Cheers Mark.
The Guru
16-05-12, 11:25 AM
... i have blue LED's...

Why?
Elliott
16-05-12, 11:39 AM
Buy white LED's

Job done
Sid Squid
16-05-12, 12:13 PM
The lights are powered by the brown wire from the ignition switch, this also powers the indicators and the rear light/number plate light, so the switch needs to be after the junctions that go to the relay and rear lighting which is inside the loom. Probably easiest to take the wire that goes into the fairing to the lights themselves and switch that.

Or... don't fit chavvy blue lights to your bike.
Bibio
16-05-12, 01:10 PM
Or... don't fit chavvy blue lights to your bike.

this :thumbsup:

ooohhh and yes i have chavvy led side lights but they are white with a very very hint of blue (and i want rid of these for white) and only noticeable because i use 5000k hids (white)
Dave_es94
16-05-12, 02:12 PM
My Sv came with blue sidelights fitted, looks like il have to get some white ones :D
The Guru
16-05-12, 05:08 PM
My Sv came with blue sidelights fitted, looks like il have to get some white ones :D

Why not do this in the first place rather than taking about a switch?
Dave_es94
16-05-12, 05:11 PM
Because the blue sidelights are the same colour as my bike i though it looked quite good
Bibio
16-05-12, 05:20 PM
muuuuust resist as i'm a reformed man nowadays :smt040
SV Mad
16-05-12, 05:26 PM
I have blue tint LEDs on mine and think they look miles better than the standard bulb. Each to their own. ;)
The Guru
16-05-12, 06:06 PM
So because you thought they looked good you decided to wire in a switch to turn them off.. :thumbsup:

Winner.
NTECUK
16-05-12, 06:09 PM
If they are only a tint of blue your probably be ticked of rather than fined for impersonating an emergency vechle.
That's a big fine...
Dave_es94
16-05-12, 06:23 PM
No, i wanted a switch to turn them off because they are illegal and i wanted to stick to the rules when required. I was just asking a question, wow?
SoulKiss
16-05-12, 07:12 PM
No, i wanted a switch to turn them off because they are illegal and i wanted to stick to the rules when required. I was just asking a question, wow?

So you want to spend time, money and effort wiring in a switch rather than just buy white bulbs and change them...