headlight switch

07PSDCREW · 03-12-2017, 05:05 PM

I bought two 9" led light bars from advance auto parts and installed on our coolster 150's. If your wire colors are the same, the green is ground and the blue is high beam. I just tapped power and ground at the light and the bar comes on when highbeam is selected.

zackattack91 · 03-15-2017, 08:42 PM

Can you explain the wiring in more detail. I was going to hook up a separate switch, but the way you just used the existing switch sounds much better than having to hook up a switch and wire harness and all that. I have the 3150dx2. The headlights have a green wire, blue wire and white wire coming from them, than plugging into a connector than going into where the wires are all ziptied up. Which wire's am I looking for, for the LED bar to turn on for high beam like yours. Help a coolster brotha out!

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by 07PSDCREW

I bought two 9" led light bars from advance auto parts and installed on our coolster 150's. If your wire colors are the same, the green is ground and the blue is high beam. I just tapped power and ground at the light and the bar comes on when highbeam is selected.

humanbeing · 03-15-2017, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by zackattack91

...headlights have a green wire, blue wire and white wire coming from them, than plugging into a connector than going into where the wires are all ziptied up. Which wire's am I looking...

http://chinariders.net/showthread.ph...783#post229783

Swampy · 03-16-2017, 10:45 AM

Here is how I did mine.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=17571

I tapped into the high beam wire (blue on mine) for my (useless) LED lights so I wouldn't need to add an additional switch. Get a test light and see which wire controls the high beam and tap into it. Others have run relays for their add on lights but I didn't see a need for it.

Let us know how it goes.

zackattack91 · 03-16-2017, 05:44 PM

Thanks swamp. I can connect the power from the light right to the harness that comes from the switch right. Before the connector plugs into the wiring harness. And put a small circle terminal on the ground wire and just ground it to the frame. I don't like using those plastic tap in connector things. I'd much rather splice the wires and connect them with a dab of solder or twist them good and heat shrink them together. Blue is the highbeam, and the LED bar doesn't draw much at all. So the stock fuse will be fine. Much easier than buying a wire harness and switch.

Swampy · 03-16-2017, 07:04 PM

Spice, solder and shrink wrap wherever looks the best. I don’t know why but I used the wires off the headlight before the connector. I spiced my ground here too instead of running to the frame. Cleaner install using only the stock switch……

07PSDCREW · 03-18-2017, 03:40 PM

This really sucks that I don't notifications of replies. I've set the settings....arrgh

Anyway, yes I have the dx2 as well, blue wire is positive highbeam circuit. And green is ground. I just soldered and shrink wrapped just behind the headlight on the right side.

03-16-2017, 10:45 AM	#4
Swampy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 218	Here is how I did mine. http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=17571 I tapped into the high beam wire (blue on mine) for my (useless) LED lights so I wouldn't need to add an additional switch. Get a test light and see which wire controls the high beam and tap into it. Others have run relays for their add on lights but I didn't see a need for it. Let us know how it goes. __________________ 1986 TT350, 2002 Grizzly 660, 2009 TR125 and two 2015 Kandi 150cc Quads.
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03-16-2017, 05:44 PM	#5
zackattack91 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 86	Thanks swamp. I can connect the power from the light right to the harness that comes from the switch right. Before the connector plugs into the wiring harness. And put a small circle terminal on the ground wire and just ground it to the frame. I don't like using those plastic tap in connector things. I'd much rather splice the wires and connect them with a dab of solder or twist them good and heat shrink them together. Blue is the highbeam, and the LED bar doesn't draw much at all. So the stock fuse will be fine. Much easier than buying a wire harness and switch. __________________ 2016 Coolster 3150-DX2
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03-16-2017, 07:04 PM	#6
Swampy Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 218	Spice, solder and shrink wrap wherever looks the best. I don’t know why but I used the wires off the headlight before the connector. I spiced my ground here too instead of running to the frame. Cleaner install using only the stock switch…… __________________ 1986 TT350, 2002 Grizzly 660, 2009 TR125 and two 2015 Kandi 150cc Quads.
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03-18-2017, 03:40 PM	#7
07PSDCREW Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Ashby, Ma Posts: 34	This really sucks that I don't notifications of replies. I've set the settings....arrgh Anyway, yes I have the dx2 as well, blue wire is positive highbeam circuit. And green is ground. I just soldered and shrink wrapped just behind the headlight on the right side.
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