Electronics » Access to rear indicator wiring

This should have been easy. 2018 R1200RS. I'm adding AdMore lighting to a GIVI V46 top case. I simply need to tap into the turn indicator wires.. which as yet I have not been able to access.

The photo I have attached has 2 circles, one showing the connector for the tail light and the other showing what I believe is the wiring leading underneath to the 2 the turn indicators. The sheathed wiring that is coming from the left splits into two runs, one goes to the tail lamps and the other goes underneath the plate in the direction of the turn indicators. Prior to exposing those wires, I would like to determine that the downward leading wires are indeed the leads for the turn indicators.

By removing the screws in the picture and a couple underneath the housing for the turn indicators I thought I would have been able to follow the wires and confirm. However the removal of those screws doesn't free up anything that enable me to view the wiring.

So.. my new friends, is that the wiring for the turn indicators? Any illustrated manuals around?Inkedwiring_LI.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Can you dismount an indicator then confirm the wiring run back to the under seat area.

Confirm wiring colour (color).

Then pluck up courage to strip some of the wiring shown in your picture.

Good luck.

I’ve never met a “lighting improvement” that justified tapping in to the OEM wiring.

21st century vehicle wiring has moved on so much that the wires are very, very thin compared with the old days when we connected accessories Willy-Nilly with Scotchlok connectors.

Thanks. There are several installs of this.. I'm just missing something really simple. (And that's not hard for me)

Going from memory on my 2018, those aren’t all of them. Remove the wheel cowling and you can access ALL the wires going to the signals and license plate light. Identify the correct wires and tap in there...run the wires of your choosing (I don’t know the length of wire your kit provides) through the hole in your picture. Put the cowling back in place when you’re done and everything works as it should. IIRC, it’s three bolts from beneath and two from above to release the cowling.

Thanks.. I was running back my computer to post, exactly what you said, there are 3 screws below, not two.. in fact just like it's described in the owners manual. I'm a little embarrassed for not having checked the manual.. but that's how we learn. Thanks for you instructive post.