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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 12:48 PM
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i have the kuryakyn led turn signal conv. kit everything has been fine until now. the left led is dimmer than the right you cannot even tell its on its really faint and when i switch it with the right its fine. Could it be the run turn brake module or one of the load eq's i have 2 one for front and 1 for the rear if so how do i diagnose it? Ive checked the wiring all the way back to the rtb with my meter and its fine. Don't know how to test the rcb
 
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My money is on a bad ground on the left signal housing. If there is a ground wire, disconnect it at both ends, clean and refit. If ground is through the mountings of the lamp, remove the lamp, clean and refit. You may find you have rust or other dirt causing the problem.
 
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I've had the ground off like 4 times in the last 2 days. It has a connector on one end that attaches to the housing and the other end to the brake light assembly I even took out a butt splice today and made a solder connection and still no good. Could the rtb be going bad.
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My money is on a bad ground on the left signal housing. If there is a ground wire, disconnect it at both ends, clean and refit. If ground is through the mountings of the lamp, remove the lamp, clean and refit. You may find you have rust or other dirt causing the problem.
 
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