Re: Wire Spots to Stay on?

Here is the way it is commonly done on the EG's (also the way I did my Ultra). If you are adding passing lamps, you will most likely want to add the 'Spot' switch to your fairing cap panel You will also need to add a ground wire to the switch so the indicator light will operate. The easiest way is to remove & unplug the fairing cap & do the splice on your work bench. Easy to do mod.




What the ‘Factory Wiring’ diagram above doesn’t show is the yellow wire coming from the headlight circuit passes thru a multi-connector behind the fairing cap (the small portion of the fairing that has the dash switches installed), just below the accessories switch, before going to the passing lamp switch.
See diagrams on next page.
When low beam is on, the yellow wire is energized, passing power to the passing lamp switch/lamps. When high beam is switched on the yellow wire de-energizes, turning off the passing lamps as well as the low beam.
To have the passing lamps stay on with the high beam, it is necessary to replace the power source from the yellow low beam circuit with a power source that is always on with the ignition.
Two ways to do this:First is illustrated in the diagrams above. Disassemble the fairing cap (requires the removal of the ignition switch). Cut the yellow wire leading to the passing lamp switch and splice into the inbound power source to the accessories switch (the orange/red wire). To avoid a short - make sure to insulate the cut end of the yellow wire coming from the multi-connector – this will be hot whenever the low beam is on. Reassemble.
2) Remove the outer fairing. Find the multi-connector behind the fairing cap and disconnect. Using the proper technique,remove the yellow wire and pin from the connector. For easier access to the connector, carefully fish the wiring harness through to the front of the bike. To avoid a short – insulate the wire end/pin just removed – this will be hot whenever the low beam is on. Put a replacement male pin on one end of a length of wire and insert into the slot the yellow wire was removed from. On the other end of the wire, put a spade terminal. This spade terminal will be connected to the spade terminal on the orange/white wire that is alongside the headlight socket/wires. The orange/white wire is always hot when
the ignition is on, so the passing lamp switch will always be energized. Reconnect the multi-connector, re-fishing the harness if necessary. Reassemble the outer fairing.
NOTE: either method will energize the passing lamp switch whenever the ignition is in the ‘On’ –OR– ‘Accessories’ position. To save the battery – be sure to turn the passing lamp dash switch off whenever using the ‘Accessories’ position for any length of time