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Jan 30, 2010 | 01:06 PM

oldguyalso

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Headlight change 1 small problem

Changed my headlight out for a larger 1. The new one came with a H4 50-100 watt. After I installed it and soldered the wires and turned it on my low beam looks not real bright and the blue headlight marker come on my dash board. Can't find my owners manual. What does that mean ?

Jan 30, 2010 | 01:24 PM

sanman357

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Does the blue light stay on when the high-beam is on, does the high beam light up bright?

Jan 30, 2010 | 01:32 PM

HDDyna2006

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desolder and swap the wires, so high beam works with blue marker. same thing happen to mine, wire colors didn't match. also check ground connection, might be loose.

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Jan 30, 2010 | 01:42 PM

FXD2003Rider

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It looks like you've misconnected the wires to the new lamp connector.
Attached you'll find the wiring diagram as it is on my FXD2003:

white wire is high beam, yellow wire is low beam

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Jan 30, 2010 | 05:34 PM

oldguyalso

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Ok its for the high beam indicator.... kinda feel dumb. When I start the bike the blue light is dim and my low beams don't seems to be bright. I hit the high beam switch the blue light brightens and the high beam is great lots of intense light

Jan 30, 2010 | 07:27 PM

oldguyalso

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Got it all fixed the color code given to me by the Tech was all wrong. All is good now

Jan 30, 2010 | 09:50 PM

Baeseman1

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Don't feel dumb, I did the same thing. I had to extend my wiring for the new bucket and got the low beam wiring switched when I connected everything back together. Switched the 2 around and all is good.