Author Topic: Aftermarket Headlight, Driving & Aux Lights  (Read 9030 times)

Offline rocketbrick

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Aftermarket Headlight, Driving & Aux Lights
« on: July 29, 2024, 05:11:47 PM »
Hey y'all, been posting quite a bit here. A few things about lighting.

I'd like to get it a bit more up to modern standards in terms of illumination. I have an LED bulb I can plug into my current housing, but I've found they don't work as well as I hoped. With that in mind, I want to first install some AUX driving lights, and then update the main headlight.

Can you guys recommend some front-mounted driving lights and wiring diagrams for your mods?

What I plan to do as an FYI: 
  • I was thinking of mounting some amber Hella Halogen driving lights on the crash guards. I've also seen some ovular fork-mounted light installations that work well, but I'm not a fan of the ovular look, I like to stick with the square brick theme.
  • I have an extra dash rocker switch from a donor bike, and I planned to wire that up to this aux lighting method.
  • Once that's done, I wanted to update the square headlight to a dual-headlight setup (one hi beam, one low beam). It's ambitious, but it's what I want to do.

Below is a pic of an inspired bike I found on FB for the main headlight setup. The owner recommended using a pigtail to the second light, and modify the light housing mounting bracket (of which I have an extra). Is it really that easy?

EDITED for clarity.
  • Bordentown NJ
  • 1987 BMW K75C (RIP), 1993 BMW K75S

Offline Edward

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Re: Aftermarket Headlight, Driving & Aux Lights
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2026, 07:17:48 PM »
Whatever happened to your project? It's been 180 days and counting.
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
  • K75s 1987, MV Agusta Brutale 910s 2008 | Original owner
K75s 1987  | Original owner | RK BMW
MV Agusta Brutale 910s 2008 | Original owner | FBF

Offline Laitch

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Re: Aftermarket Headlight, Driving & Aux Lights
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2026, 07:39:39 PM »
Whatever happened to your project? It's been 180 days and counting.
Consider. 180 days elapsed without an answer to his query. Updates could have seemed pointless.
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Offline Edward

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Re: Aftermarket Headlight, Driving & Aux Lights
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2026, 09:21:55 PM »
WORD. Leaving open-ended threads is really the issue isn't it? No need to answer, closed thread, it's a dud.
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
  • K75s 1987, MV Agusta Brutale 910s 2008 | Original owner
K75s 1987  | Original owner | RK BMW
MV Agusta Brutale 910s 2008 | Original owner | FBF

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