LED Aux lighting from BMW

strataj · Dec 1, 2014

KyleTurner said:
No, actually. They're good guys there.(BMW Manhattan) They didn't charge me for the extra time it took. I've known them for many years. Good for you doing your own work c4golf. I let the pros handle my bikes for now. I don't have the time, tools, space, desire or home situation. Maybe someday, when I retire and things settle down at home. But for now I'm excited to have good lighting on a great machine!

Kyle,

My hats off to you, owning and maintaining a bike in the city has to be one hell of pain, plus I wouldn't put up with the traffic mess. I grow up on Long Island 45 minutes to the city but it was a world apart. I live in the country on the roads I want to ride the moment I mount up.

Nice to hear you have a good dealer it means more to you and your needs then others able to do their own work or have the help of others with good work spaces.

Jay

montauk · Dec 1, 2014

San Marino Blue

Ldhardy12 said:
Nice looking blue RT, Jeff. Ebony is still faster, though

It was Jeff's website picture that got me interested in the San Marino Blue color. I was first thinking of the Black. I think Blue is faster, it's got 125 HP, and a lot of torque. How many horsepower does your Ebony has? :brow

strataj · Dec 1, 2014

montauk said:
It was Jeff's website picture that got me interested in the San Marino Blue color. I was first thinking of the Black. I think Blue is faster, it's got 125 HP, and a lot of torque. How many horsepower does your Ebony has?

Ebony is much faster the San Marino Blue, it's not carrying all the added weight of the graphics nor the wind resistance created by the graphics :brow

Jay

ldhardy12 · Dec 1, 2014

A big +1 on the Ebony being faster than the Blue. I should have known the graphics would've added weight/drag to the bike !

BRIMAN911 · Dec 13, 2014

What about Piaa

Has anyone tried the Piaa LP 530. These LED lights reflect backwards into the reflector for a reported better pattern. I have tried other LED driving lights and while some have done well and the technology is getting better they throw the light out but with little focus and that has annoyed some on coming drivers. The Piaa's are supposed to alleviate that but there are not many reports on their actual performance.

It also looks like there is a good place to install amber strip lighting on the flat spot below the signal lights. That would make the bike look wider to the on coming types. Now if I could mold plastic lenses...... :scratch

Shaun09 · Mar 4, 2015

BRIMAN911 said:
Has anyone tried the Piaa LP 530.

Yes. I installed a set with the fog pattern on an 09R1200RT for conspicuity and better cornering vision. They are mounted under the mirrors with BMW RTP brackets. They fill in nicely with the 65 watt H7 halogen headlight bulbs (actually an H9 on a H7 base) with a much whiter light. They replaced a set of PIAA Cross Country HIDs that failed repeatedly (under warranty).

Cheers!

rmeisen · Apr 17, 2015

See the switch placement

tubaguy said:
I also had Hyper lights installed. They are running lights and brake flashing. It was apparently a tricky installation due to the can bus system. But it works great now!

Please could you post a picture of the switch and how it is placed? There's an awful lot going on without any extra on the left side already.

Thanks
Ron

BMARC153920 · Apr 17, 2015

No switch with Hyperlites, they work off the brake light power, so are on when brake light is on as running light and brighten up and flash when brakes are applied. All automagically.

rmeisen · Apr 17, 2015

Left side switch

Thanks, I'm sure I wondered about that too. Magic has always fascinated me. But in this case I wanted to see the left side handlebar switch gear where they mounted to on-off switch for the driving lights. When I try to crop/blowup this picture it just blurs out.

Ron

BMARC153920 · Apr 17, 2015

rmeisen said:
Thanks, I'm sure I wondered about that too. Magic has always fascinated me. But in this case I wanted to see the left side handlebar switch gear where they mounted to on-off switch for the driving lights. When I try to crop/blowup this picture it just blurs out.

Ron

Oh your question wasn't clear. Me, I went with Clearwater and the canopener option, uses the wonder wheel and turn signal switch to adjust the light settings otherwise it too has not buttons or switches and works automagically.

dlorenz · Apr 18, 2015

Hard to beat an extra 12,000 lumens of conspicuity. Clearwater Erikas with the Can Opener.

Wethead · Apr 18, 2015

Hard to beat

spazpilot · Apr 20, 2015

rmeisen said:
Please could you post a picture of the switch and how it is placed? There's an awful lot going on without any extra on the left side already.

Thanks
Ron

Has anyone installed the aux lights themselves using the Factory Switch? I bought the switch and clamp and everything, but it's got a long cord on it like it has to be run all the way back to the Bike Brain. And then I'm told I have to have a tech turn that circuit on.

I got the Ilium mounts and put them on the Wunderlich bars. I also got Cree LED lights really cheap... 25 bucks a piece. Saved tons over other options.

spazpilot · Apr 21, 2015

macklinlr said:
If you are going to go with the BMW lights, I highly recommend installing them yourself. It is not a difficult job but will require the dealer to flash the computer. I ordered mine through Chris at All Seasons in Ohio, installed them myself, and saved hundreds compared to the quote you received.

macklinlr,

Where was the plug for the handlebar mounted switch? I'm in the process of pulling the Tupperware to track it down. Any info you have would save me wire tracing time...

Thanks

strataj · Apr 21, 2015

spazpilot said:
Has anyone installed the aux lights themselves using the Factory Switch? I bought the switch and clamp and everything, but it's got a long cord on it like it has to be run all the way back to the Bike Brain. And then I'm told I have to have a tech turn that circuit on.

I got the Ilium mounts and put them on the Wunderlich bars. I also got Cree LED lights really cheap... 25 bucks a piece. Saved tons over other options.

I install the BMW LED Aux lights, the wire goes behind the left front panel you will see the connection. Yes the dealer does need to activate, it's done by the computer hook up, some day the GS911 will do this...

Jay

spazpilot · Apr 27, 2015

strataj said:
I install the BMW LED Aux lights, the wire goes behind the left front panel you will see the connection. Yes the dealer does need to activate, it's done by the computer hook up, some day the GS911 will do this...

Jay

Jay,

Thanks for the info. I figured out where to plug it all in... Now I have a new problem...
Looking at the wiring, there are 4 wires going to each light. I didn't buy the BMW brand LED's so my lights only have the traditional 2 wires (Pos, Neg). Any idea wheat the extra 2 are for? I know that these lights go off when you use High beams so I'm assuming it has something to do with the switch... Maybe it's part of the CAN so you know when a light is out...

Stabs in the dark at this point.

strataj · Apr 27, 2015

spazpilot said:
Jay,

Thanks for the info. I figured out where to plug it all in... Now I have a new problem...
Looking at the wiring, there are 4 wires going to each light. I didn't buy the BMW brand LED's so my lights only have the traditional 2 wires (Pos, Neg). Any idea wheat the extra 2 are for? I know that these lights go off when you use High beams so I'm assuming it has something to do with the switch... Maybe it's part of the CAN so you know when a light is out...

Stabs in the dark at this point.

That's wild, 4 leads? Since I was all BMW it was plug and play. I'm going out of town so I may not sure if I'll have time look but I see what I can find out.

Jay

strataj · Apr 27, 2015

strataj said:
That's wild, 4 leads? Since I was all BMW it was plug and play. I'm going out of town so I may not sure if I'll have time look but I see what I can find out.

Jay

I just took a look, yep 4 wire, the brown must be the ground. I'd look closely at the switch if it's like a normal switch it will open and close the hot wire. I couldn't tell you why they have 4 wire???

Good luck

Jay

spazpilot · Apr 28, 2015

strataj said:
I just took a look, yep 4 wire, the brown must be the ground. I'd look closely at the switch if it's like a normal switch it will open and close the hot wire. I couldn't tell you why they have 4 wire???

Good luck

Jay

Yah, thanks Jay. I figured the same... Brown is Ground, Red w/purple is hot. Can't test it till I have them reprogram the computer. But if the other wires are canbus related I'm worried I'll get computer errors.

I may just scrap using all the factory wring, take everything back for a refund, and wire my non BMW lights off my PDM60.

AKsuited · Jun 7, 2015

spazpilot said:
I may just scrap using all the factory wring, take everything back for a refund, and wire my non BMW lights off my PDM60.

Is that what you did?

I am wrestling with the main issue: with the LED headlight, which is already an improvement, do I really need aux lights for conspicuity? BMW, or Clearwater, or Denali, all are expensive. The BMW aux lights cost more, but not that much more than the others. All are over $600.00, at least the ones that fit with the Canbus system.

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