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Would this "universal" tail light work on my sportster?

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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Default Would this "universal" tail light work on my sportster?

I have an '09 1200C, and I removed the ugly billboard plate mount and have it side mounted, so now I have no light on the plate itself and I'm about to chop my fender also so I wont have a taillight, my question is will this plug right up? I cant see what the wiring looks like for my current light and this one says it uses 3 wires but it has a plug on it already, just trying to get an opinion.

PS i know it may seem corny but I like it lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Universa...a1d0bc&vxp=mtr
 
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 09:19 PM
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The plug may not match the stock one. All you need to do is splice the wires from the old light to the new one. The connector is under your seat, there should be a connector with three smaller connectors in it. Two of them are your rear turn signals and the third one is your brake/tail light.
 
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