As the title says I unplugged the stock directional lamps and also the panel that has the neutral light on it.Prior to doing this I had headlamps and horn, now I have neither. Is there a bypass I need to make since I took these out of the system?
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Removed directional lights and neutral/headlamp panel. Now no headlamps
- Thread starter Petew
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yes, I have one from the Haynes manual,except for those changes I did nothing to the electrical.
Sounds like unplugging a few things some how disrupted the flow ? Maybe plug them back in and see what one it was ? If I had to bet I would think the neutral light that may be the one to cause problems.
I am in process of doing just that. I have installed a perch with brake light switch on it, solving that problem and I have isolated the leads for my new speedo and also the tail light circuit. I am hoping it's a face palm moment when I find it. The bike is cranking now, have not got it to fire but that should be a straight forward fix from here.
I have traced and tested the harness at various points. I now have tail light and brake lights from both front and rear. Testing at headlamp I have no power to either the yellow or green wire. The same at blue/yellow/ black connector. I removed the headlamp switch and there appears to be no power there either. I get lost in the schematic from there. Any suggestions from here?
There is a headlight relay that keeps the headlight off until the bike is running.
The stock handlebar controls are still connected?
The stock handlebar controls are still connected?
Yes all the controls are stock.Where is the headlight relay located?
On the frame under the battery box.
http://www.xs400.com/threads/no-power-to-headlight-cant-trace-problem.7441/
There are two relays down there. Double-check the wire colours per the wiring diagram to make sure you have the right one.
http://www.xs400.com/threads/no-power-to-headlight-cant-trace-problem.7441/
There are two relays down there. Double-check the wire colours per the wiring diagram to make sure you have the right one.
Thank you so much for your help. I will take a look and see. I believe the problem to be that the bike is not running, I was not aware of there being such an override. Hours spent chasing a non-problem!! Hahahahaa!
Thank you xschris ....I will take a look. Is there a safety relay on this too?
Thanks again, feel like a fool chasing something that doesn't exist. Now I can get back to getting it started it.My brother supplied a battery that he had but I don't think it has enough cranking amps,went dead pretty quickly. will try again when it's charged back up or replaced with the proper battery.
