Topic: Wiring aftermarket switch

[zenocchio]

I got a set of aftermarket switches from the bay. They are aluminum and pretty well made but I'm having trouble wiring them. In particular the kill switch and headlight.
I have 8 wires for the left one:
Yellow&red is the starter and that one has the same colour of stock one.
Then I have the following wires (description from the manufacturer) {respective honda wire}

Black (+) {black}

Brown&white (park light) {low beam White}
Blue&white (headlight) {high beam Blue}
Brown (running lights, on with both park and head lights) {ground Green}

Orange (engine switch +) {from coils? Black and white}
Gray (engine on) ?
Blue (engine on) ?

What are the last two wires for?
This is the switch:

[bjbuchanan]

I think your lack of replies is because your post is confusing.

Stock honda has orange left turn signal
Blue is right

Black in to kill switch is ignition hot.
Black/white out of KS is to coils

Black switched hot in to starter button turns to Yellow/red out to energize solenoid

We need to know the year and type of bike to help with headlight

On bikes with headlight always on there is a combo start switch dpst style. Black power in is NC to connect to black/red which goes to headlight power and the other function is a NO yellow/red to energize starter solenoid

Green is always honda ground for our bikes

Gray on our bikes is power from the flasher relay to the turn signal switch

It would help to if you listed all specific functions of switch which would help differentiate what needs to do what

[zenocchio]

I think your lack of replies is because your post is confusing.

Stock honda has orange left turn signal
Blue is right

Black in to kill switch is ignition hot.
Black/white out of KS is to coils

Black switched hot in to starter button turns to Yellow/red out to energize solenoid

We need to know the year and type of bike to help with headlight

On bikes with headlight always on there is a combo start switch dpst style. Black power in is NC to connect to black/red which goes to headlight power and the other function is a NO yellow/red to energize starter solenoid

Green is always honda ground for our bikes

Gray on our bikes is power from the flasher relay to the turn signal switch

It would help to if you listed all specific functions of switch which would help differentiate what needs to do what

Thanks for your help.

What I listed in my first post is the functions of my switch: headlights, killer switch and starter button. The headlight switch has 3 positions that I assume are off, Low beam and high beam.

My bike is a 1972 cb500 four

What is it confusing is the wiring of this aftermarket switch, and the wiring instructions that came with it.

I have 8 wires:
1)Yellow and red
2)Black
3)Brown&white
4)blue&white
5)Brown
6)Orange
7)Gray
8)Blue

The instructions that came with it are very confusing, see below:
 



The only one that I have identified for sure is the red and yellow as it comes out form the starter button, but I don't have any clue about the others

[jamesbekman]

Just go one at a time.  Dont get ahead of yourself.  Figure out the starter first as that seems the easiest...  Use aligator clips and jumper wires at first before you start soldering...

It seems the grey and blue wire for the ON position should be power to the coils... 

Just get the headlight working first then worry about running lights after that.

It looks like you have a hazard switch on there...Which should explain the extra wires?

[bjbuchanan]

the switch is confusing but sorta makes an attempt to match stock colors, it is marketed for a honda I'm assuming

Brown/white=same honda function which powers the turn signals to act as park lights on the 3rd/park function on ignition switch

Black= positive just like they said, juice for the switch, distributed however inside

orange=(taking a stab at it) is power in for the killswitch

grey and blue are hot when the ignition is on, you can use it to power at your discretion

Blue/white= ( another guess ) Mimick stock light function as either the brown/red as juice to headlight or in some models the black/red with that combo start switch. It is the general power distributed to high or low switch

The reason it is confusing is because it is a switch that has functions, not technically certain designations. Same way on a switch you can use a momentary switch, i.e. start button as a start button or a horn button. There is a certain bit of universal compatible built in

What did they advertise the light to do. like starter button, headlight function horn, stuff like that

[zenocchio]

I finally sorted it out, well, almost.
I leave this wiring for who ever will need it in the future.

left switch has headlight switch (that i decided not to use because i have another one on the right), horn, and blinkers:

green is ground, so green
light blue goes to light blue right blinkers
orange goes to orange, right blinkers
grey is power for blinkers, so goes to black
light green is horn, goes to light green

the three extra wires i left disconnected as i already wired the headlight switch on the right switch and those are white, blue and white and blue.

now the right switch, I have troubles wiring the emergency stop, the right switch has starter, lights and emergency power off:

brown and white is headlight that goes to white
blue and white is hi beam, goes to blue
yellow and red is the starter so yellow and red
black is power and goes to black
brown powers the tail light and goes to brown

now the remaining three wires for the emergency switch:

light blue ?
orange ?
grey?

again the manufacturer says that orange is engine switch +, grey and blue is engine on. how should i wire it? orange to black and grey and blue to black and white?