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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Got my sparto today. It has two wires, red and black. I am reusing the existing harness, andI assume red/red black/black, which wires from the old harness control the brake light function? Any help might prevent me from having to find a multimeter.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Well your description of where these wires are is a bit cryptic, but if it's just the switch circuit for the brake light YES.
red 2 red, black 2 black
 
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Well, I know that red/red/ black/black does power the brake light. I am trying to figure which wire(s) power the running light.
Not sure if I want/need full time rear light though.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Huh?? you need a better description of where these wires are and what the F you are trying to acomplish. Rear light for what? Running light? Brake light? if the answer is both, you will need 3 wires unless you have a module that drops the voltage for the running light.
 
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I would just randomly hook them up.
 
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O.K. problem solved. All hooked up.
 
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