Need help with tail light wiring!
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05-19-2018, 09:20 AM
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Ok the Kuryakin lights I bought have four wires. Because they have an amber bulb. The stock lights are all red, that’s what confused me until someone pointed it out. I have a 2015 Dyna wide glide. So my black is ground, blue is runnin light, than violet I’d brake and turn signal. So I had to hook up my brake wire and turn wire from the light to the factory wires. Because of the amber turn function. Made total sense after the fact lol
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05-19-2018, 09:24 AM
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Ok the Kuryakin lights I bought have four wires. Because they have an amber bulb. The stock lights are all red, that’s what confused me until someone pointed it out. I have a 2015 Dyna wide glide. So my black is ground, blue is runnin light, than violet I’d brake and turn signal. So I had to hook up my brake wire and turn wire from the light to the factory wires. Because of the amber turn function. Made total sense after the fact lol
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05-19-2018, 09:26 AM
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05-19-2018, 12:17 PM
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A little bit of experimentation won't hurt anything. Plus, it's fun. Mystery, intrigue, romance! Try hooking it up and see what happens! If it Don't work right, try a different way. Just make sure the ground is always the ground. Otherwise the magic smoke will escape and the fun will end.
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05-19-2018, 02:25 PM
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I don't think it going to work out the way you're hoping...
That light you show above is really for bikes with a separate filament for each function...such as a FXD with a Tail/Brake Light ((2) filaments) and then a Right and Left Turn.
Your bike (without a Tail/Brake light) is like having a run/brake/turn module installed, but I think it's really programmed into your BCM (I think) ...you need to get them back separated out
The first thing I would do is ask the dealer if the BCM is flashed differently and if you can get that function changed (Thinking out loud here
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That light you show above is really for bikes with a separate filament for each function...such as a FXD with a Tail/Brake Light ((2) filaments) and then a Right and Left Turn.
Your bike (without a Tail/Brake light) is like having a run/brake/turn module installed, but I think it's really programmed into your BCM (I think) ...you need to get them back separated out
The first thing I would do is ask the dealer if the BCM is flashed differently and if you can get that function changed (Thinking out loud here
).
Last edited by multihdrdr; 05-19-2018 at 03:16 PM.
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