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2017 Sportster Iron rear tail lights/turn signals

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Old 04-17-2018, 11:07 AM
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Default 2017 Sportster Iron rear tail lights/turn signals

Hi out there.

I need some help please.
I’m about to change the rear tail light/turn signals on my 2017 Iron. I’ve bought some awesome Arlen Ness 3-in-1 turn signals/tail light.

The problem is the original taillight/turn signal has 4 wires (green, black, red, white). My new Arlen Neas only has 3 (black, red and blue).

Have I bought the wrong turn signals, or what do I do?

Stock wiring
Arlen Ness 3-in-1 wires


 

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If it's like the roaster. Then factory wires are: black=ground, blue=constant power, purple=signal. Don't worry about the 4th wire b/c you don' have a need for it. There is a 4th wire on my roadsters factory wiring, but the factory rear/signal lights only have 3 wires like your new lights.
 
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Originally Posted by edgeofsanity
If it's like the roaster. Then factory wires are: black=ground, blue=constant power, purple=signal. Don't worry about the 4th wire b/c you don' have a need for it. There is a 4th wire on my roadsters factory wiring, but the factory rear/signal lights only have 3 wires like your new lights.
But the factory wires are black, white, red and green. See first picture.
 
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But the factory wires are black, white, red and green. See first picture.
Aren't those the wires from the light? I thought the black, purple, blue, red wires is from your harness? I don't know what the red wire does. But the black, blue, purple should be the same. Just use those 3 wires from the harness and leave the red wire alone.
 
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Here is the 2017 Electrical diagrams from HD-
https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson..../view?id=84334

2017 Sportster Tail lights:

 
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I have contacted Arlen Ness, and the answer was that the lights didn’t fit my bike. So I have returned them and ordered some lights from Cult Werk instead.
 
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