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$80 Aux Lighting DIY

I am going to try to duplicate this install so fingers crossed and thanks for the info. Great DIY.:thumbup:
 
I think I will also try and do this like you did if you don't mind. Just got to gather the parts to do it. Looks fairly simple to do. Thanks for the idea. Its cheaper than the Can am fog lights for sure.
 
Light adjustment

zuni said:
Feel free to give me a shout if you run into any questions.

CJ JAX
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Thanks for sharing your install. I recently purchased a 2015 F3S and would like to have the fog lights. I do have one question, I see how the mount on the side of the light housing would allow you to adjust up and down but did you use any type of side to side adjustment? This may not be an issue, mostly you want to keep the beam out of the on coming drivers eyes. I am aware that the three point mount would usually have a screw adjustment as on the OEM.
Thanks again, new to the list.

Mike Hilton, Ruston, LA
 
fmhilton said:
Thanks for sharing your install. I recently purchased a 2015 F3S and would like to have the fog lights. I do have one question, I see how the mount on the side of the light housing would allow you to adjust up and down but did you use any type of side to side adjustment? This may not be an issue, mostly you want to keep the beam out of the on coming drivers eyes. I am aware that the three point mount would usually have a screw adjustment as on the OEM.
Thanks again, new to the list.

Mike Hilton, Ruston, LA
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Mike,
I drilled the holes in the mount plate oversize and use the washers to keep the screws from going through the hole. This provided enough play to make any left/right adjustment.

CJ JAX
 
switch

zuni said:
I got the lights from iJDMToys 60-071 for $50. I bought the wiring harness but did not use it since everything was already in place. The switch is a 19mm waterproof switch $8 from stargoods_2014 on ebay. I cut two pieces of 1"angle aluminum to mount the light brackets to the bike light mount locations. I would pull the panels and take some pictures but I have been banned from any work on it for a couple of weeks (didn't get it together until 9:30 Friday night with Saturday being the Owners Even in Daytona). We have had it since mid January and only have 600 miles on it between work and the lighting work I was doing. Thankfully we still have the Rt for wind therapy as needed.

CJ JAX
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Really enjoying your post on Fog lights. I have a 2015 F3S and plan on doing your installation. I have ordered the 19mm switch off of ebay, but I have a questions. the OEM wiring at the switch has 3 wires. Did you use all three wires?
Mike H
 
fmhilton said:
Really enjoying your post on Fog lights. I have a 2015 F3S and plan on doing your installation. I have ordered the 19mm switch off of ebay, but I have a questions. the OEM wiring at the switch has 3 wires. Did you use all three wires?
Mike H
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No, I only used two of the three. Looked at the wiring diagram and one was ground and the other powered the relay when the switch was pushed. I figured the third was tied to the high beam switch to kill the power to the relay when the high beams were turned on.

CJ JAX
 
I just finished ordering the fog lights from the same place you put on one of your post, Ordered the heat shields from BRP and got my 19 mm button. Looking forward to doing this upgrade. My exhaust comes in today but I don't know how log it will take for the fog lights to come in. With christmas in a few days it may be little while. May need some help if I get stumped but it pretty much looks straight forward!
 
mini73 said:
I just finished ordering the fog lights from the same place you put on one of your post, Ordered the heat shields from BRP and got my 19 mm button. Looking forward to doing this upgrade. My exhaust comes in today but I don't know how log it will take for the fog lights to come in. With christmas in a few days it may be little while. May need some help if I get stumped but it pretty much looks straight forward!
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It isn't a bad job but feel free to ask away if you run into anything.

CJ JAX
 
Finally got the Fog lights in yesterday. Still waiting for the heat shields but at least I got them. (I think all the bad weather up north caused the long shipping). Made my brackets like you did and tapped into the factory light harness for the for lights. I have a push button switch already (Got it when I did the garage door opener bush button) but it is only a momentary push button switch and I need an on and off push button switch. So I ordered one this morning. Have not aimed them or adjusted them yet because I have to have them on but that should not be hard to do. Thanks for the great mod and look forward to using the fog lights once I get them done.
 
Pictures

zuni said:
Not Can Am but fully functional (thanks in part to all the prewiring and relay installed at the factory) and all in for $80 including the factory heat shields. I only started this because when I picked up the bike in January the lights were not available and I was tolld it would be March or later so I was thinking interim solution but will be keeping this setup now. The projector housings currently contain H3 bulbs but are prepped for HID. Used a stainless steel waterproof switch attached to the factory wiring harness and made pigtails to go from the factory plugs to the lights. Need to get some photos but it is tough with just a cell phone camera. They light up better than the high beams.

CJ JAX
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Your setup looks OEM, some additional pictures of the installation would be great!
Thanks~~
 
Question on the GIVI bags.

Where did you acquire the mounting brackets for the GIVI saddle bags and top box? I had Shads on my GS and made my own mounts, but I am sure the company ones would work better.
 
I just installed the fog lights on my bikes. Wasn't able to wire them yet because I don't have the wiring diagram. The one posted on this thread is not clear enough for me to use. I modified the install slight by using l shaped brackets instead. 😁. If anybody can provide a wiring diagram or just let me know what wire goes where I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
 
Samir221 said:
I just installed the fog lights on my bikes. Wasn't able to wire them yet because I don't have the wiring diagram. The one posted on this thread is not clear enough for me to use. I modified the install slight by using l shaped brackets instead. 😁. If anybody can provide a wiring diagram or just let me know what wire goes where I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
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Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner but I have been really swamped. I tapped into the black wire and the gray with green stripe. Not positive of the purpose of the other two but one may signal the relay to open if the high beams are turned on and the other may be for switch illumination.

CJ JAX
 
zuni said:
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner but I have been really swamped. I tapped into the black wire and the gray with green stripe. Not positive of the purpose of the other two but one may signal the relay to open if the high beams are turned on and the other may be for switch illumination.

CJ JAX
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Thanks!! How about the connection at the push button side?
 
Nice job

Here in New Zealand, the auxilary light spot on the spyder F3 has our fulltime running lights, and when we switch to Hi Beam the lights below the screen, (which is your normal running lights) come on and the running lights go off. Im not sure why we are different down here lolol ;)
 
Where did you get the LED white frunk light from?

zuni said:
yes. It is only tacked in place in the picture. I want to put white heat shrink over all but the leds to clean it up. Did the same on my RT. the 5050 leds throw a bunch of light
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Where did you get the LED white frunk light from?

Thanks, Brian

Red 2016 F3-T on order!
 
brianwilcox said:
Where did you get the LED white frunk light from?

Thanks, Brian

Red 2016 F3-T on order!
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I think Spyderpops and Lamont sell kits if you want to go that way. I buy all of mine off ebay. A 5 meter roll of the 5050's runs about $12 delivered. The lighting I put on our RT has been in place for almost two years now with no issues so it does hold up to the heat and rain in Florida. I had left over from the lighting I did for the saddle bags and trunk in the RT. I put tilt switches in the doors so the lights are automatic and don't require turning something on and off. No drilling required on the F3 for the frunk lip light, ran the wires back and tapped into one of the marker circuits for power when the bike is running.

CJ JAX
 
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