head light relay

[lee_dutcher]

is there any OTHER relays i can use... like one i could pick up at a local auto shop? if so PArt number would be greatly apprecated.I already bypassed the RLU but still nothing... also cleaned the connections going to the headlight.... kinda want to ride in the dark and only been able to ride in the morning...erg

[cywelchjr]

I forget which two, but you can just put a jumper across two of the terminals of the connector and it will be on as soon as the key comes on. I forget which pair, but IIRC you can try one then the other and one pair will make the headlight come on, the other will do nothing without the engine running.

[DGXSER]

I just had to do this as part of a trouble shooting of my own. The relay is divided vertically, so jumper the two on the left side of the connector IIRC. That will be the same as the relay pulling in.

[lee_dutcher]

well i ordered a handle bar switch from ebay for 14 bux. but ill give this a try next..and i aslo got a new h4 bulb hope i dont have a sealed beam

[lee_dutcher]

whoo whoo, not sealed beam. but I tried jumping the relay and the headlight still don't turn on so It only leaves the handle bar switch the culprit... I think...

[ManagerMike]

I replaced my oe relay with a standard bosch type relay from napa, I seem to remember pn AR294.
If you jumped the relay and still no light with the switch on, then you have either an open fuse, broken wire, or bad key switch. Time to break out the test lamp and troubleshoot

[DGXSER]

It could still be the left hand switch for hi or low beam. One of the two would normally come on, but the power is fed to that switch and it determines which comes on. Depending what is wrong with the switch neither may come on.

[ManagerMike]

Could be a brain dead RLU as well......

[lee_dutcher]

I bypassed the RLU first....so I don't have to worry about that..lol

[Prothec]

Just an FYI since you already did it, but here's the tech tip for bypassing the RLU:

http://www.xs11.com/xs11-info/tech-t...nd-bypass.html

[lee_dutcher]

wooo hooo! just installed my new left turn/headlight/horn switch and I finally have headlights and for the first time sence I got the bike I have turn signals... no more hand signals. got the headlight relay jumped but it ended up being the corner to corner post (red and blue I think) and the new Silvia silver stars are way bright...thanks for the help brothers!

[natemoen]

Glad she is working for you!

[lee_dutcher]

yea it very nice to have her run a work properly

[xs11lover]

Thank for this thread, i've been trying to hunt down the problem with the headlight on the field bomb, and I think this is it.

[lee_dutcher]

the headlight was linked to the bad headlight relay... after I jump the red and blue ( I think) worked goooooood