tailight question
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Road Master
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From: OC California
tailight question
Folks,
My old tailight was toast. I managed to get a new tailight my neighbor took off of his 90s Dyna. Here is my question. The old tailight had two wires. The one off of the Dyna has three. Can I use this sucker and WTH is the third wire for? Oh, if I can use it which two of the wires do I connect to my two leads? Thanks.
My old tailight was toast. I managed to get a new tailight my neighbor took off of his 90s Dyna. Here is my question. The old tailight had two wires. The one off of the Dyna has three. Can I use this sucker and WTH is the third wire for? Oh, if I can use it which two of the wires do I connect to my two leads? Thanks.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Houston Texas
RE: tailight question
Use an ohm meter connected to the new light to determine which one of the three wires is the ground. Connect this to the fender.
Use a 12v battery, or better yet, connect the brake light wire on your bike directly to one of the new wires and then to the other wire on the Dyna T/L. Step on the brake pedal each time. The brightest connection is the brake lead of course. The remaining gets connected to your taillight wire.............pg
EDIT for spelling errors.
Use a 12v battery, or better yet, connect the brake light wire on your bike directly to one of the new wires and then to the other wire on the Dyna T/L. Step on the brake pedal each time. The brightest connection is the brake lead of course. The remaining gets connected to your taillight wire.............pg
EDIT for spelling errors.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 459
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From: Florida
RE: tailight question
I don't know what is up with the aftermarket replacements. They are cheap copies that don't hold up long. Guess maybe I ride in the rain too much. They just rot out the socket. I put silicone grease around the connections and get a little more life. Crappy screw posts also. I think PG has the right info on the 3rd wire.
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