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Fatboy headlight won’t stay plugged in

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Old Nov 9, 2021 | 09:37 PM
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Just bought a 2018 Fatboy. Don’t know much about it but the headlight was on when I bought it and went off by the time I road it home. Upon inspection the light had come unplugged. The harness is extremely tight and will barley plug in and will pull itself out as soon as you turn the bars. I couldn’t find a spot where the harness was binding on anything. Thinking about cutting the wires and extending it but just wanted to see if anyone has had the problem too. It has the led headlight
 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 05:32 AM
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Clean the connector on the light as well as the harness then apply dielectric grease.

You shouldn’t need to cut wires and extend them.

Check poor installation of the wiring that is causing it to get in a bind or not allowing enough slack fir turning.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2021 | 05:56 AM
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PO may have done a wire tuck and not left enough slack.
Cut the zip ties and pull some for under the tank, then rescuer.
I also put a zip tie around the sockets.
 
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Thanks for the replies. The previous owner had the four pin connector in the frame wrapped around the other wiring so it was getting caught and not allowing enough play.
 
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