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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 10:23 PM
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I noticed that my front blinker lights light up along with the headlamp as marker lights but the rear turn signal lights only light up to blink for a turn.Is this normal??
 
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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Yup...normal HD has kit to make rear turns into brake lights and latest version also enable as running lights...a must have mod in my book John

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Old Aug 25, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Funny you brought this up.....when I relocated my rear turn signals, I had to do some wire extending. So not knowing theyweren't supposed to stay lit with the tail light,I almost drove my self nuts trying to figure out what I had done wrong when I rewired them!
 
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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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ORIGINAL: flibuoy

Yup...normal HD has kit to make rear turns into brake lights and latest version also enable as running lights...a must have mod in my book John
I have this kit and it makes a big difference IMO. That and the blinking brake lights make me feel a whole lot safer than one tail/brake light.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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Normal, for about 50.00 bucks you can plug the mod in takes a few min to do easy!
 
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: allthatwhichis

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Yup...normal HD has kit to make rear turns into brake lights and latest version also enable as running lights...a must have mod in my book John
I have this kit and it makes a big difference IMO. That and the blinking brake lights make me feel a whole lot safer than one tail/brake light.
I also installed this kit and it Does make a world of difference.

I'm also looking into the license plate light bar that pulses.Anything to make me more visible topeople in SUVs on cell phones.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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ORIGINAL: StargazerXT12

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ORIGINAL: flibuoy

Yup...normal HD has kit to make rear turns into brake lights and latest version also enable as running lights...a must have mod in my book John
I have this kit and it makes a big difference IMO. That and the blinking brake lights make me feel a whole lot safer than one tail/brake light.
I also installed this kit and it Does make a world of difference.

I'm also looking into the license plate light bar that pulses.Anything to make me more visible topeople in SUVs on cell phones.
Normal operation. As stated above, you can get a module from HD that makes the rear turn signals into run/stop/turn lights. Excelent upgrade. Does make the rear more visable. As for being more visable to a SUV on a cell phone, Nothing will help that. Ever seen an 18 wheeler rear ended by an suv? I have, they were on the cell phone too.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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Default RE: Do your rear lights all light??

ORIGINAL: flibuoy

Yup...normal HD has kit to make rear turns into brake lights and latest version also enable as running lights...a must have mod in my book John

[IMG]local://upfiles/20872/5F4BECFD17884681893B6A6519D722B8.jpg[/IMG]
Totally Agree! The first thing bought for my wife's Sporty. I have them on the King as well. I think everybody should have them.
 
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