want a gauge light!

[lee majors]

i got mike my electrical guy on it. i'll post up when i find out, but onewheel was right when he said black/brown, but the signal might feed through ground, so any ground might not work.i'll get on it and post up soon. also, i have been workin off a pdf. copy and the print on the wire diagram is really small.

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[Buddy luv]

whats up majors???? i tried to wire mine up like the manual says as far as testing the fuel pump and according to the manual my fuel reserve switch is bad and replace the fuel pump which is garbage cuz i hooked up gauges and it works just fine so im doing something wrong

[OnEWhEeLNEAL]

Originally Posted by lee majors

i got mike my electrical guy on it. i'll post up when i find out, but onewheel was right when he said black/brown, but the signal might feed through ground, so any ground might not work.i'll get on it and post up soon.

also, i have been workin off a pdf. copy and the print on the wire diagram is really small.

you can enlarge the print on the pdf and it will be clear. thats what i did

[d1m0]

Yooo ppl!
So this is what I did to FI light:
I used a diode(not LED) with a resistor of 100 Ohm.
If using a diode, should know where is "+" and "-" on it.
Wires: black/brown "+" , white/blue "-".
Works only if killswitch is ON.

[d1m0]

So hello again!
I have good news!
Was working today on reserve indicator and it works now!!!!!
To make it work, you need to do the same as with FI light, in my previous post.
So "+" is black/brown and "-" is brown/black wire.
Good luck!

[SxRacer108]

anyone needs the wiring diagram for 03-04 636, I have the full service manual in PDF....PM's

[lee majors]

Originally Posted by d1m0

Yooo ppl!
So this is what I did to FI light:
I used a diode(not LED) with a resistor of 100 Ohm.
If using a diode, should know where is "+" and "-" on it.
Wires: black/brown "+" , white/blue "-".
Works only if killswitch is ON.

i guess i know nothing about electrical
so why does a diode work and not an led? less ohms

[d1m0]

Well sorry, but my #45 post is wrong, cant edit it too.

I figured out, that led will always stay on, with full or empty tank.

So I tried to put a small 12V interior light, which I bought in car accessories shop.

When my tank was running on reserve, the light stayed on, and after I filled a tank, there was no light!

[d1m0]

Originally Posted by lee majors

i guess i know nothing about electrical
so why does a diode work and not an led? less ohms

Sorry I wrote with a mistake in that post with FI light.
I used a LED with a resistor of 100 Ohm. not diode
Try to put a led with 100 ohms, and that will work.

[ct954]

so use a 100 Ohm resistor and a 12v light and it will work or just the light?? Thanks alot..

[d1m0]

Originally Posted by ct954

so use a 100 Ohm resistor and a 12v light and it will work or just the light?? Thanks alot..

for a FI light: led with 100 ohm
for a fuel reserve: 12v light

[OnEWhEeLNEAL]

Originally Posted by d1m0

for a FI light: led with 100 ohm
for a fuel reserve: 12v light

yo i appreciate all your help answering my dumb PM's lol. I finally after several failed attempts trying on my own have a working gas indicator light on my bike It was soooo nice to see it light up today telling me I was low on gas Only thing is I wanna get a bigger light so its more visible during the day time. Anyway thanks again for your help

[lee majors]

Originally Posted by OnEWhEeLNEAL

yo i appreciate all your help answering my dumb PM's.

your welcome. lol!

[Buddy luv]

now that we got this figured out for the f4i we need to get the 636 wired up, anyone else tried it?

[bortner636]

Originally Posted by lee majors

i've heard a lot of complaints about not havin a gas light(low fuel) after removing your gauge. even some that have run out of gas and crashed, maybe even gotten hurt.
so i was thinking of a way i could have some gauge light and came up with this.
its just 2 small leds i bought at radio shack. all you have to do is find the harness that the gauges plug into and use a red scotchlock to plug into whichever wire you want(i have one on "low fuel" and the other on "fi light"(to diagnose problems)) and the other wire(from the led) to any ground.
after that just epoxy the leds to the inside of the headlight and let dry overnight. your done! it would probly take the average person about 10min. no more runnin outa gas

for those without a wire diagram, i have one for the f4i and 600rr so just pm me and i'll let ya know what color wire you gotta tap into for the light you want. ie. gas, oil, fi, etc.

yeah that sucks I ran out of gas in a spreader went right over the handle bars shit sucked worst part was I ha gauges on haha just wasn't payin attention. That light is a great idea but I would hate not to be able to see what my bikes temp is at