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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 06:49 AM
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I have a 2013 Road King and I recently replaced the factory bulb with one of the "performance" bulbs (they have a blue tint). It immediately blew a 15 amp fuse. To use these bulbs do you just need to use a 20+ amp fuse or does it take something else? The HD site says that the bulb should work.

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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 06:53 AM
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I would make sure the bulb is ok as well. When fuses blow immediately like that usually means shorting to ground unless the draw of that light is so much greater.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 07:02 AM
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If the wire was designed for a 15 amp fuse, don't put a bigger fuse in it. There's something else going on.
 
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Originally Posted by Mikes145
If the wire was designed for a 15 amp fuse, don't put a bigger fuse in it. There's something else going on.
& if you put in a 20 amp fuse you may be sick......
Can you say melted harness?
Or worse yet a fire.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2017 | 07:14 AM
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Gotcha. I'll check the wiring for a ground. Thanks!
 
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Put a new fuse in put the old light back in and see if it blows after you check your wires. Still might be just a bad bulb
 
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Fuelmoto LED is awesome..
 
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