kill switch for headlight/tail light

can anyone tell me how to set up 2 light killswitchs... one for the headlight and one for the brake and tail like for my x?
i have a stock headlight and a edge tail light and i need to be able to cut one or the other or both on the fly. i was thinking about cutting into the ground for a switch so it will cut both tail and brake like but i dont know it that will be safe? so if anyone has done this or can think of a way to set me up....i would be very thankful

You might check with Eastern beaver:

http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Products/H4_Kits/h4_kits.html

Sarah

You'd have to wire the switch to the headlight wires and not where they integrate into the harness if I'm not mistaken. I was race-prepping my x and tried pulling the fuse for the headlight but it kills the gauge cluster as well.

Try these universal switches - http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/productDetail.do;jsessionid=6AD3DA7E3DF0A0F016E2FAB68036D4BB?webCatId=20&webTypeId=171&navTitle=Electrical&navType=type&prodFamilyId=25858&stockId=212389&ref=gmc

hmm... i think the headlight will be easy ill just cut into the hot wire near the headlight and fuse and switch... but the taillight might be a little more work to have 1 switch cut both taillight and brake light??? any ideas?

bobbytohn wrote:

hmm... i think the headlight will be easy ill just cut into the hot wire near the headlight and fuse and switch... but the taillight might be a little more work to have 1 switch cut both taillight and brake light??? any ideas?

Yeah, the headlight can just be spliced at the wires near the bulb plug. I'm not sure about the taillight as I've swapped mine out for an R6 tail.

Shouldn't be too hard though - find the plugs under the left side rear panel and just splice a switch into them...

I added a switch to kill the low beam on the headlight and mounted the switch on the side of the headlight cover where it's easy to get to while riding. I just spliced the wire at the headlight plug and I also used a quick connect so it's easy to remove the headlight.

If I need the headlight I can either flip on the high beam with the factory light switch or I can reach down and flip the low beam back on.

I can add pics tomorrow if you want but I'm at work and have been without power or internet at my house since Irene stopped by.

You're on your own with the tail light.

you can splice right at the 15A fuse, headlight fuse, which kills both hi and lo and turn signals..
splice on the non-hot side of the fuse, red wire w/ blue stripe..thats one.
the other one is tricky..the 10A fuse, signal system, controls tail light and brake, license and position but also cluster signals AND your start system, you'll have to switch it back to start the bike; if you switch this, add that switch in any troubleshooting you do.. splice your switch on the brown wire that comes from the fuse, careful, there's more than one brown wire under the fuse box...

I have just replaced the bar switch assembly altogether, I got hold of a new switch assembly from a FJ1200, I made a new loom up and now I can switch off the lights, just have the side light and I also have a nice little switch so I can flash the high beam. It looks like it was made for the bike
Thought I'd add pics for you !

looks super clean Monkeynuts, so can you tell me what wires and what each switch dose?

i bought some switchs and i going to hook them up tomorrow, ill post up if it works haha

Sorry for the delay in replying, this is what I found when I traced all of the cables on both switches.

WR250 switch.
Black = Ground/negative.
Pink = Horn live.
Blue = live feed for lights
Brown -Blue = indicator common feed
Brown = left indicator
Dark green= righ indicator
Light green = dip beam
Yellow = high beam

FJ1200 Switch
Black = Ground
Pink= Horn Live
Red- Yellow = live feed for lights
Brown-White = indicator common feed
Brown = left indicator
Dark Green = right indicator
Green = Dip beam
Yellow = High beam
Blue = side lights

The blue side light cable required me to run a cable with the head light loom to the side light, I then used the side light negative cable and just tight back the original side light feed and used the new supply. this dose not operate the raer tail light, you will have to run a cable to the rear light and number plate light seperate if you want to be in control of them too. Not a big job.
Hope some of this makes sense

Looks great, awesome idea too.

heres what i came up with
radio shack 6 pin toggle switch taillight and brakelight hot wire cut into edge taillight wire and normal 2 pin toggle switch cut into hot wire in headlight then made a abs plastic switch holder

Old thread but wouldn't an elegant solution be a fuse cut off switch.

https://www.etrailer.com/Tow-Bar-Wiring/Blue-Ox/BX88271.html