When my new fairings get here I'll be adding in some LEDs to my F4i. I drew up a diagram of how I planned on wiring them. I'm looking for some input on whether it will work or not, or any tweaks that I should make to my wiring.

 

Hello fellow MD F4i rider.

I got plenty of LEDs and glow hardcore red at night.

The signal LEDs are simply soldered in place of the stock bulbs, but you'll need to do the 3 wire to 2 wire conversion (easy). this causes hyper blinking, but i kinda like it.

The underglow non-essential LEDs are completely separate circuit, all wired in parallel to the battery, with a simple toggle switch hidden under my left buttcheek above the shock canister. This way you can turn them on/off without the key.

I have no idea weather your diagram will work or not .
but it's a good idea to keep the turn signals and underglow systems as their own circuits.

 

You won't be able to turn your LEDs on without the bike's key being in the ON position. If that's what you want, cool, but a lot of us like to leave our LEDs on while it's parked in a show-off spot or something.

 

The blinker circuit would just toggle a relay on and off that provides a ground for LEDs in the air duct, so they're basically separate ciruits. I was aiming to have the LEDs function as an addition set of blinkers up front.

I was mainly concerned with leaving them on by accident in the day and coming back to a dead battery. I've never used LEDs before so, I don't have a point of reference about how much power they draw.

 

Why would you turn them on in the daytime anyway? LEDs draw very little power - wherever you buy the LEDs from should have technical specs on their power consumption (if they're a halfway decent dealer). Oznium.com is one I personally recommend. Depending on your setup and battery, it could probably be left on for a couple days with minimal drain.

You can tie LEDs into your blinkers without adding additional circuitry - you can use the power/ground by the signal itself (most people tie into it with aftermarket blinkers anyway). That's how I powered my rear LED blinkers. You'll just need proper resistors or a different blinker relay to prevent the hyper blink (or keep the hyper blink if you like it).

 

Ah, ok thanks for clearing that up. As far as thing the LEDs from Oznium go, what's your preference? The solid strips or the flexible ones. Also, you wouldn't happen to have any pictures of how yours came out would you? Thanks again.

 

My setup is here. LED preference depends on the look you want and where you're installing them. I used flexible strips and individual LEDs in places. There's lots of options, and they have a good return policy if you change your mind.