Fitting Lights

[Skudd]

Was just trying to fit some fog lights to the bike.
I bought a wiring loom from ebay that has everything I need, switch, fuse, relay.
Got the fog lights from halfords.
Should be simple, fit cable to + and one to - on the battery, connect cable to lights + so it only works when ignition is on. then connect the lights to the last two connections. Easy.

the lights work when they go straight to the battery
the power comes on when the ignition is on
the power goes through the switch
The fog lights don't come on when all is connected. ?????
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[Pol Anorl]

you tried the other way round?

tried it with the headlights on ?

main beam on dip beam on sidelight only
and then no lights on ?

or the lazy way that i did was to the headlight sidelight or dip beam.
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[Skudd]

The power for the switch is taken from the main beem ( not the full beem) so it is ready for action when the ignition is on but dead when the ignition is off. This works as i have checke power come through when ignition is on but not when it is off.

Having a think about it it may be the relay. But I don't know how to test it or what relay to ask for to replace it.
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[Pol Anorl]

have you tried it with main beam switched on with ignition on?

also

judging by the wiring diagram you showed strip a little off the 2 wires for the fog light after the relay before the bulb and test the power coming through it.

DONT STIP A BIT OFF IF YOU DONT NEED TO !


that way you can see if there is any power getting to the fog light side.

If there isn't power there then it will be something before that.

next thing to test it the relay

dont plug the relay in and wire straight to the switch + battery

i don't think it should damage the light aslong as the engine isn't running.

https://www.ehow.com/how_4421888_test-four-terminal-relay.html

should help
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[Skudd]

Looks like the relay is buggered.
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[Finglonga]

First if your using scotch blocks ditch them as they are used by bodgers and are useless pieces of crap! Solder the joints or at a push use screw terminal blocks. I have fixed so many problems caused by scotch block connectors. They will fail sooner or later.

You have main beam, dip beam and sidelight. Use the sidelight as that is on all the time the other lights are on. Also means the fogs can be turned on without the dipped headlight being on.

Go straight to ground from the fogs not back to the relay then ground as they will be dropping current there.
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[Skudd]

[iooi]

A quick google brings up diffrent wiring on the relay by No's
30 = feed to lights
87 = + feed from battery
85 = -/ earth
86 = signal from head/sidelight.

Try changing the wiring to the relay, seems diffrent brands can use diffrent pinouts.
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[Raffles]

I would check the connections that you have made to the relay. It is very easy to mix them up and achieve similar results to the ones that you are experiencing.
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[Skudd]

Talking to others and the advice on here, it seems my earth may be the problem. I will be able to sort i out tomorrow I hipe.

Just need to sort out some brackets for the lights.
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[Skudd]

Oops

Found the problem



Wired the Earth to the positive. Well it was a simple easy to do mistake that anyone can learn from.

White cable on the lights is earth, White cable on the loom is Live. Silly me put white to white. How stupid am I?

On the upside it was a 20 second fix and the lights work fine.
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[Martay]

Congrats getting them working.
Have you got a pic of the lights? Im interested in a set from what you've said
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