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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 08:24 PM
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I relocated my front signals. In doing so I pulled the harnesses in front of the tank to run wires. After buttoning up after the relocate I notice my rear lights only come on when the brake and signals are activated


I checked bulb, rear wiring harnesses and fuses and found no irregularities.

To recap: I have no rear running light (front is good) and my brake/signals are fine.

I'm second owner and lights worked fine before I messed with front signal relocation

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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 08:50 PM
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so...your rear brake running light is out? or there are no rear signal "run" lights? On most models, you have to add a run/brake/turn module to have your signals also be running lights.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by bigbush
I relocated my front signals. In doing so I pulled the harnesses in front of the tank to run wires. After buttoning up after the relocate I notice my rear lights only come on when the brake and signals are activated


I checked bulb, rear wiring harnesses and fuses and found no irregularities.

To recap: I have no rear running light (front is good) and my brake/signals are fine.

I'm second owner and lights worked fine before I messed with front signal relocation

Thanks!
What year and model of bike do you have?
 
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No, brake light works when brake is engaged. But the center tail light is not working as a running light
 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:07 PM
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Bike on



When I press brake the brake light comes on
 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:08 PM
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With brake engaged
 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TX Rebel
What year and model of bike do you have?
2007 street bob
 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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i did pull this harness out and disconnected it during install, not sure if its related to the issue or not

 
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 09:26 PM
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See if the rear running lights are getting 12v at their connectors. Then work your way forward, something is probably unplugged.
 
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I checked all connections up front. All seems good. Everything is plugged in and working properly up front . I checked for codes and there was not any. I'm about to start tearing into the rear now but I'm perplexed because all worked well before I relocated my front signals...
 
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