General topics » LED Strips as additional DRL’s

Hi
Help needed from any brain boxes out there please?
I am installing a pair of LED strips behind the windscreen so that they look unobtrusive, I have found what I think is a perfect place on the edge of the plastic cover behind the screen
The LED strips are made by BikeVis and are 30mA each
I was wondering where would be the best place to pick up a supply behind the fairing that is live when the ignition is on?
I wondered if I could just strap into the DRL wires and hope it didn’t upset the Canbus but as per the photo there are 3 wires to the DRL which I thought a bit odd

Any suggestions for a suitable supply or whether or not to try and tap into the DRL and if so what colours would be pos and neg?

I'd use the sat-nav supply, which is on the right side of the tank behind a panel. Not sure if you already have a BMW sat-nav wired in... If not, Nippy Normans supply a cable that plugs into where the BMW sat-nav would plug in, but just gives you cables (marked + and -) for you to use as you wish.

Cheers

Paul B.

Hi Paul
Thanks for the reply
I do have a BMW Sat nav wired in - will take a look, will probably suffer with not knowing what the wire colours are though?

I used the Nippy Normans cable to power my Garmin Zumo. I added waterproof connectors to the "bare wire" end, and the red/black end of the sat navy power cable.

Next time I get the bike out of the garage I may be able to tell you which side of the BMW sat nav connector is positive and which is negative.

Cheers

Paul B.

Thanks Paul
I may have to find somewhere else to power the DRL’s because I have the Nav 5 wired in so that plug isn’t available
I might even run it back around the tank and find an accessory live somewhere if I can find somewhere that’s switched with the ignition and fused
Cheers
Bob

No worries. I just figured it'd be better (?) to tap into an accessory supply (like the supply to the sat nav) rather than the main wiring loom.

Cheers

Paul B.

Hi Paul
Maybe your right, if you can easily see the colours for + and - that would be appreciated please, I assume that there are more than 2 cores in the cable? As it must have more cores to communicate with the big wheel?
Cheers
Bob

Zitat von Sideshow Bob im Beitrag #1

---

I am installing a pair of LED strips behind the windscreen so that they look unobtrusive, I have found what I think is a perfect place on the edge of the plastic cover behind the screen

---

Hi Lee good point
However they are right down at the bottom of the screen in between the fairing and the screen, not the bit you look out of so I’m assuming it will be ok
Cheers
Bob

Hi Guys
I case anybody wants to do the same thing with LED strips, I took the supply off the fuse holder order the seat using a piggy back fuse from the 7.5A fuse, it is energises when the ignition is on and just stays on for a bit afterwards
I will re-assemble the bike over the weekend and post some photos, I think that they look good and will help with giving more prescence on the road