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I purchased new rear turn signals for my bike. I sold my stock signals before I realized that I would need the plug from the original harness to plug back into the bikes harness. anyone know of any options other than buying a used set of turn signals for thier plug?
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From: Honah Lee
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Are you saying that you see the female plug on the bike and your lights just have the male pins that slide into plastic plug that you sold with your original? If so Harley may have the male plug. If you are trying to solder a new plug I would just cut the female off an just solder wire to wire. I would soldier, do two tight winds of narrow plastic electrical tape just on bare solider area , then shrink wrap and seal ends of shrink with a little RTV. (Do not forget to slide shrink wrap on before soldiering. If I happen to have to tear down later I just snip it and redo the soldier joint. Takes a little more time but done that way and you will never have a electrical problem with that connection. Over-kill? Yes, but my bike is my hobby. Whatever you do do not use wire nuts, just tape or compression or splice type connections on a motorcycle.
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I see the female plug that the stock harness would plug into, the lights have three wires with little metel plugs on the ends. I also have the run/turn/stop relay installed. I think I either need to get a ew male plug from harley or buy a used harness.
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My 04 FX has 3 wires on the front signal lights and only 2 on rear. I have the Harley run/turn/stop relay but mine is next to the battery under the seat and splits in the wire male/female harness right before it goes into what Harley calls tail lamp harness to taillight which runs to the taillight were the connectors are that go to the rear signal lights. You should need two male 2-place Multilock on signal light if lights are actual Harley. Harleys pins are about 5/8 long including crimp and a little over 3/32 square. I have a couple old sets hanging on wall but I do not have the plugs that they snap into.
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