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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Connected the right wire. Got it.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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Nevermind, now its always on. ****
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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How do I get this damn brake light to work
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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yeah sometimes the switch doesn't sit in the housing correctly and it sits sideways and it will never make contact with the lever. you disconnected the wires going to the switches and didn't take a pic first?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 01:27 PM
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if its staying on then the switch is stuck (pushed in).
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 02:38 PM
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Im an idiot. I cut the switch wires, so of course it didn't work! Lmao! I had to run the 2 brake wires down the bars, now it works. Hahahaha
 
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Glad you figured it out. Now, where the hell are our pictures?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 05:39 PM
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Here ya go, BMX. All I did was cut all the wires off.... Geez.... lol

 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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Ok, so I worked for about 4 hours today. More importantly, I broke my bank and bought an HD battery. I had to, cause in order for me to do the wiring - **** - I needed power to know I was going the right route!!!

I started with the left side. All I needed was horn and lights. I couldn't find a momentary for the horn, so I didn't do it. I probably just won't have a horn. It's not a big deal to me.



here are the connectors



Here is the 2-way for the lights, the kill switch has been bypassed and the start momentary is wired.



I got the fender right yesterday. I mounted the sides into the shock bolt hole on the inside and it was a complete ***** to do.

 
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