IMG_1574_edited-1.jpgI installed Hella driving lights on my wife's spyder using a stainless steel bracket i made up. I found the normal high beams on the spyder are not bright enough when driving down country roads. I wired this up by using a switch box that I installed on top of her break fluid reservoir. A 3 switch box. Everything is wired up using relays and fuses going through the accessory fuse on the main bike. this was due to trial and error since Can-am would not give me the wiring diragram for this bike without a further charge. You should be given this when you purchase the bike. Question: Has anyone else put on driving lights on their Can-Am? If so, how did you do this??
...I wouldn't classify what I have as driving lights per-say, they are LED's and pretty bright. They are mounted under my mirrors ( 2014 RT ) on H.M. brackets that allow them to swivel........The lights themselves have 4 functions....( with a small controller ).... steady on, wig-wag, strobe,& blink......LED's draw almost no power so I just tapped into a fused positive wire. I think there PICS of them on my post about MIRROR CLIPS for the RT ...................Mike
I will be installing Custom Dynamics "Cool Magic Billet Bullets" this week. They provide a plug and play wire harness. Hope it goes as planned. Will report back when finished.
... this was due to trial and error since Can-am would not give me the wiring diragram for this bike without a further charge. You should be given this when you purchase the bike.
I am not aware of any motorcycle manufacturers that provide wiring diagrams outside of the service manuals. You may want to search on ebay for a service manual. If you are going to be doing much work on the Spyder, it would be a good investment.
Clifford Fargason
2013 Spyder RTL
2007 Royal Star Venture
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Right now I have these lights by Hella, and yes they draw a lot of amps. I want to replace them with these lights D2 - Driving - Pair by Rigid Industries LED lighting. For around $225/pair. That is the next step as far as driving lights.
I do like those lights but I dont think they are bright enough. And the product is pricey for what you get. I'm glad to hear that you are happy with these lights. If it does the job, then great. I am just looking for something bigger and badder for what I want to do. And something that will not put me in the poor house.
Thanks for your opinion, I like to hear what everyone is doing on this. have a great evening!
Gray Ghost,
What is funny is that Gray Ghost is my father's nick name. As far as I am concerned, the wiring diagram SHOULD be in the owner's manual and not an extra charge or the fruit of intense research. It was funny, I went to the dealership to get a part, and we looked at the 2015 Spyder RTs. They were all automatic. I was also told that the manual transmission was special order since most wanted automatic. They did have an incentive, if you buy the RT fully loaded...they included the luggage. Or you could buy it for an extra $236. It is funny since I found this same luggage today without the CanAm name on it for $85. It's like going to the Harley Davidson dealership and paying for the name?? Why pay that much for the name? Well thank you for your help.
Varge30- It looks like you have a pre- 2014 Spyder. IF you will email me at genesis@genesisworld.com, I'll send you a high res schematic of the 2010 RT which works pretty well up to when the battery was moved to the frunk.
I added these (in the two grills) and attached them to my highbeams via a relay....
They do a PHENOMENAL job of lighting the sides of the road with no jitter.
____________________________ Phil - Tyler Texas 2010 RT-Premiere Edition (Named DARTH) | Timeless Black | All My Mods--- ARE HERE | Phil. 4:4
I mounted two LED Cree driving lights right to the lower a arm. Spliced into my running light circuit. They are very bright and I get lots of compliments on them. Got them on eBay.
great to see more diy mods. Walmart driving lights and fog lights mounted on our RS with independent switches for under fifty bucks... 20121228_091133.jpg20130108_113301.jpg
Gene and Ilana De Laney Mt. Helix, California
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Here is what irritates me with that product, no where does it tell you the wattage. Thus there is no way to try to compare them to something cheaper. On Ebay/others you can find 50 watt, which should be plenty bright for less. The ones above that are 16 watt, seems to make him happy. I'm waiting for my 20 watt ones to arrive so I can find out. Will keep you posted.
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Here is what irritates me with that product, no where does it tell you the wattage. Thus there is no way to try to compare them to something cheaper. On Ebay/others you can find 50 watt, which should be plenty bright for less. The ones above that are 16 watt, seems to make him happy. I'm waiting for my 20 watt ones to arrive so I can find out. Will keep you posted.
Remember with LEDs that you have to look at lumens. The wattage is how much electrical current they draw. In your 50watt would draw 4.16 amps. The 16 watt will draw 1.33 amps. None of that directly translates to brightness when you are trying to compare say halogen to LED. When I buy, I try to compare lumen output vs price.
But also be aware that high lumen with low prive CAN mean shorter life. Sometimes it translates to premature LED brightness fall off. Simetimes mfg. take shortcuts on heat sinks, etc. to shave cost. That translates to low quality.
____________________________ Phil - Tyler Texas 2010 RT-Premiere Edition (Named DARTH) | Timeless Black | All My Mods--- ARE HERE | Phil. 4:4
I mounted two LED Cree driving lights right to the lower a arm. Spliced into my running light circuit. They are very bright and I get lots of compliments on them. Got them on eBay.
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...I wouldn't classify what I have as driving lights per-say, they are LED's and pretty bright. They are mounted under my mirrors ( 2014 RT ) on H.M. brackets that allow them to swivel........The lights themselves have 4 functions....( with a small controller ).... steady on, wig-wag, strobe,& blink......LED's draw almost no power so I just tapped into a fused positive wire. I think there PICS of them on my post about MIRROR CLIPS for the RT ...................Mike 
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