ATV Lighting Switch

[BigWil]

I'm looking to do a very basic install on an ATV shortly. What kind of switch setups have you guys used in the past? I'd prefer something that can be mounted to the handlebars for ease of use while using the ATV. Please provide pics if you have them.

 

[Wattco - Brent]

There are many 12v waterproof switches available out there.. .finding them is the hard part..


I have used Judco switches..


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But one of the cleanest setups I have seen lately is:


Joker Machine's Harley Catalog


You can request different covers for them also... but I have used these and they have Judco switches inside them...


Up to 10amps per switch in most cases..

 

[PJD642]

Our ATV just has two switches...one for the LEDs (basic at beat, but whatever) and one for the siren (58 watt?) - It's a remote unit set to yelp. There's nothing fancy about 'em...two big (waterproof?) toggle switches on the left side of the gas tank towards the front. They just used the existing holes in the body and mounted the switches. It's been that way for about 6 years now w/ no issues.


I'll try to get pictures this afternoon. Certainly not impressive or a "Cajun"-worthy install (or any of the other guys I'm impressed by on here), but seriously, the LEDs we have are plenty sufficient for riding trails and making an occasional traffic stop on a dirt road. (Unless something is really f*ed up, we don't pursue or run code on it.)


Off topic, the LEDs are TIR4s. I keep changing them to "all on" flash patterns, and some jerk keeps changing them to splits (2 and 2) patterns. I'm gonna change 'em to an "all-on" and snip that yellow wire at the base someday soon....

 

[AZEMT]

Those Joker Switches look very nice, but boy are they pricey.

"Switch housings and buttons are fully CNC machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum."No wonder! You could run them over with the bike and they'd probably still work! But I'll bet they're a hit with the custom bike crowd. For some of those guys, nothing goes on the bike unless it's nice and shiny! :crazy:

 

[EVModules]

I had that same dilemma when I wanted to add switches to my ATV. No real place to put it using crappy brackets so I ended up going rogue by starting at the beginning. I put them exactly where I wanted them and made brackets & welded them to the handlebars. Mind you, it wasn't a hack job. I took off the components leaving them bare and worked with it until it was done, smoothed out, primed & painted and reassembled everything. Sure, it took a little longer but at least it's my ATV!


If you have that option, it may be easier than you think and often the only solution especially if you want the "tightness" of your setup without resorting to ugly brackets that screams "I'M AFTERMARKET!"

 

[linemanjas]

custom made a little bracket for the momentary push button switch for the siren








and mounted two switches, one for front and one for rear warning, fairly easy install

 

[BigWil]

Thanks for the advice, guys...I'm going to see if I can find a cheap switch on Ebay that will work. I want it handlebar mounted, but nothing permanently installed...it's a military machine, and I'm not authorized to modify it. Everything needs to be easily installed in a non-permanent fashion, with no holes drilled.