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Old May 16, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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My headlight keeps going out on my springer and when i pulled the headlight apart it appears that the harness doesnt snap all the way in tight. The rubber around the housing looks new and doesnt let the 3 progs stay tight, i've even used electrical tape to hold it together but to no avail. The vibration just keeps unsnapping it for some reason, anyone with a springer run into this problem before?

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Old May 16, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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No but mine rattles & bounces like a sumbitch, Im having my dealer check it out on my 7500 mi service, it seems messed up to me, I have heard of this problem though, but unfortunately never found out what was done to do it

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Old May 16, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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Never had this problem. Might try foam inside the headlight bucket to keep constant pressure on the connector.

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Old May 16, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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I fixed the problem I hope, I pulled the headlight off again and pulled the rubber housing back as far as it could go to reveal the 3 progs better. I pushed the progs on as tight as I could and it actually snapped very tight so hopefully it doesnt unplug again.....
 
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