Rig a backup light to come on automatically

NJRider · #1 (**permalink**) 12-24-2003, 10:48 PM

anyone know how to? will be for a yamaha kodiak 450.

NJRider · #2 (**permalink**) 12-25-2003, 12:34 AM

this helps some. anyone done this?
http://www.cyclecountry.com/techsupport/ma...ous/50-0110.pdf

slugrider · #3 (**permalink**) 12-25-2003, 07:15 PM

on my warrior a light comes on on the dash. jump a wire off of that to a backup light? maybe itll work? does a kodiak have a reverse indicator light?

satrnfreak · #4 (**permalink**) 12-26-2003, 02:02 AM

Exactly Slug,

Although i would use the feed from the indicator light to power a relay. A large back-up light may overload the small wire that is the feed for the light. If anyone is interested in a wiring diagram for this i can send one i drew.

FREAk

NJRider · #5 (**permalink**) 12-29-2003, 03:41 AM

I like the relay idea and got all the stuff this weekend. but the kodiak's console is a sealed box so I cant see what wire connects to the reverse indicator light. I unplugged it and using a tester tried to figure out what wire goes hot when in reverse but of course it doesnt seem to be as simple as that. I'm thinking if I want to do this i'm probably going to have to try to get ahold of a shop manual which i hope would give details about the wiring. any other ideas?

boondocs · #6 (**permalink**) 12-29-2003, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by slugrider@Dec 25 2003, 02:15 PM
on my warrior a light comes on on the dash. jump a wire off of that to a backup light? maybe itll work? does a kodiak have a reverse indicator light?

You should be about to trace the wire back to the wiring harness. I would put the relay on too. I am sure the wire will burn if you hook up the light directly to the small wire.

sjrider · #7 (**permalink**) 01-02-2004, 03:10 AM

here comes my 2 cents- mabey consider rigging up a mech. switch on the shifting linkage to turn on the light on?