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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 02:13 PM
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Hi,

I bought an aftermarket tail light for a 2006 HD FXSTI. The bike has 4 wires and the tail light has 3. The bike's wire has a orange/white, red yellow, solid blue and black.

The tail light has 3 wires: red, yellow, and black.

How do I wire this? When I touch the orange/white to the tail light's red, the brake light comes on but does not go off...
 
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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rich19007
Hi,

I bought an aftermarket tail light for a 2006 HD FXSTI. The bike has 4 wires and the tail light has 3. The bike's wire has a orange/white, red yellow, solid blue and black.

The tail light has 3 wires: red, yellow, and black.

How do I wire this? When I touch the orange/white to the tail light's red, the brake light comes on but does not go off...
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that your bikes orange/white wire is for the driving light. Try hooking it up to the tail lights yellow wire and see if it works as a driving light and not a brake light. Shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Just don't connect anything black to anything other than black! lol A test light would be your best friend here.

It would also help if you could let us all know the year and model of your bike.
 

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Old Feb 8, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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Crap, you're right I didn't notice I didn't put the year and model in. It is a 2006 Softail Standard FXSTI
 
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Old Jun 6, 2016 | 10:16 PM
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Default 2000 road king wiring new rear fender

how do I wire my new rear fender lights. it has two led lights. each light has a red white and black wire. I cant seem to get running lights on and have the brakes lights and the turn signals all working. I can get the turn signals and break lights working properly but not the running lights?? help please and thank you
 
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Old Jun 7, 2016 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Rsholland
how do I wire my new rear fender lights. it has two led lights. each light has a red white and black wire. I cant seem to get running lights on and have the brakes lights and the turn signals all working. I can get the turn signals and break lights working properly but not the running lights?? help please and thank you


Don't hijack an existing thread especially one that's over a year old.

Start your own thread with your specific question.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2016 | 08:01 AM
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Some people say use the search. Others say start a new thread. Lets just not say anything and actually give some constructive insight.
 
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