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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 02:34 PM
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I wonder why high beam lights do not work? WHen I press the switch it tries to switch the light to high beam but then it switches back to low beam lights....
i have LED light from amazon....
what to do here? Like it tries to switch and then when it sees nothing happens it switches automatically back to low beam.

this is also the only code from ECU I get

B2133 235 High beam output shorted low HEADLAMP DIAGNOSTICS
 

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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 09:20 PM
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I'm no genius, but I think you might have a short or other problem with your headlight. Did you at least look at the wiring for the light?
Swap it with the stock headlight, see if that works.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 09:21 PM
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i opened it up and swapped with stock, stock works then i sprayed some electric contact wd specialist spray inside the contacts and the high beam seems to work again
and i am surprised i get the code for that in ICU....
 
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If the stock light works and your led's from amazon don't I'd suspect the light.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2020 | 11:15 AM
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Chinese bulb ............personally ...... I'm ****in done with Amazon and them flooding us with asian junk
 
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but daymaker is expensive as ****, you are talking about 500 usd overpriced thing....at least harley should think about their customers a bit, cause the default stock light is rubbish....
 
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but daymaker is expensive as ****, you are talking about 500 usd overpriced thing....at least harley should think about their customers a bit, cause the default stock light is rubbish....
All your bike needs is a headlight to pass DOT minimums. Why would they GIVE you something they can sell you?
 
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