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Old Mar 13, 2023 | 07:36 PM
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just getting bike out 2013 road glide custom low beam lights work but no high beams and no high beam indicater light .. checked voltage at headlight plug have 12 volts on low beams but no voltage on high beam side when switch is on high beam
 
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Old Mar 13, 2023 | 11:12 PM
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Check the input and output of the switch for voltage to start narrowing down the cause.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2023 | 05:24 PM
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gotcha just pulled switch apart have 12 coming in on blue wire and power going out to white on high beam and to yellow on low beam just had fairing off this weekend to install new soundigital amp so i guess fairing is coming back off to find out what i pulled apart ugh .. im sure you know how fun that fairing is to pull off and reinstall 2013 road glide .. well at least now i know where the problem is thanks for ur direction
 
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Check the connector that connects the switch harness to the fairing harness, look for a damaged pin, or a pin/socket that has been pushed back.
 
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