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Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: R65Nick on February 03, 2024, 02:01:41 AM

Title: r65 ignition switch 5 position 1981
Post by: R65Nick on February 03, 2024, 02:01:41 AM

Guys can you help
5 position switch ,red ,green , yellow ,gray and 2 green /black wires ( left disconnected )
i just what a simple 3 wire switch wired in - any one had any luck converting to a switch that isnt £150 !
thanks Nick

Title: Re: r65 ignition switch 5 position 1981
Post by: Barry on February 05, 2024, 10:10:50 AM

This rather poor quality diagram shows the difference between how the US 3 position and European 5 position ignition switches work.  Wire colours are the same.  It's taken from an R65 wiring diagram so I suppose there is a chance you might find a better quality version by searching for wiring diagrams on line.

To interpret the diagram you can see that #30 is the incoming live feed and that for a 3 position switch, when off nothing is connected to the live, in position 1 it connects the live to #58  and in position2 it connects the live to all terminals.

Title: Re: r65 ignition switch 5 position 1981
Post by: R65Nick on February 05, 2024, 11:21:43 AM

Thank you sir