Hello to all. I am new here and new to owning a Goldwing. I have a 1996 GL-1500-SE. I would like more lighting up front for safety, but at the moment I don't have the money for front driving lights so here is my question. Can anyone tell me how hard it will be to rewire the front lower cornering lights to stay on all the time instead of coming on with the turn signals? Maybe this will help stop cars pulling out in front of me from side streets as the lights shine to the sides. Thank you for any help. Lou
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Hi Irsbt and welcome to the forum.
The information your looking for can be found under the Goldwing Tips tab located on the Home page. Just to make it easy I copied it and pasted here for you.
Converting the GL1500SE cornering lights into running lights. Firstly locate the relays for the cornering lights. They are located under the fairing lower panels. On some models they may be both on the same side. Follow the wiring from the relays to the connector blocks. On the bikes side of the loom locate the light blue/white wire for one side of the bike and orange/white wire for the other side. Cut these wires and the cornering lights will come on when the ignition is switched on. If you put a small switch on each wire you can switch back to cornering light operation whenever you want. The wires draw less than one amp, so low current switches will do.
The information your looking for can be found under the Goldwing Tips tab located on the Home page. Just to make it easy I copied it and pasted here for you.
Converting the GL1500SE cornering lights into running lights. Firstly locate the relays for the cornering lights. They are located under the fairing lower panels. On some models they may be both on the same side. Follow the wiring from the relays to the connector blocks. On the bikes side of the loom locate the light blue/white wire for one side of the bike and orange/white wire for the other side. Cut these wires and the cornering lights will come on when the ignition is switched on. If you put a small switch on each wire you can switch back to cornering light operation whenever you want. The wires draw less than one amp, so low current switches will do.
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Lou,
Welcome aboard! :waving:
What’s needed to be done will take you less than an evening to do. It may seem a little daunting to do but can be done quickly and not give you any down time.
If you post from what town you’re located in the UK, I am sure that someone from your area would love to meet up with you and show you the ropes. Wingers are a great group of people and usually eager to help. What’s more, you will gain a friend.
All the more reason not to put off this great safety modification.
Tim.
Welcome aboard! :waving:
What’s needed to be done will take you less than an evening to do. It may seem a little daunting to do but can be done quickly and not give you any down time.
If you post from what town you’re located in the UK, I am sure that someone from your area would love to meet up with you and show you the ropes. Wingers are a great group of people and usually eager to help. What’s more, you will gain a friend.
All the more reason not to put off this great safety modification.
Tim.
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