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Old Mar 13, 2020 | 05:59 PM
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Greetings. I installed a new LED head light and passing lights to replace the stock ones. The headlight works great but the passing lights don't turn on. I had to wire them in after taking the old ones out. It was pretty straight forward as to which one was the live wire and which was the ground. I tried changing the polarity and even taking out the turn signal lights to see if they somehow affected things. Any suggestions?
 

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I'm guessing you tested the passing lights before you installed them. Are you getting power to the lights? Maybe the fuse is blown.
 
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Disregard. I found a switch that turns them off and on. Stupid me. My buddy I bought the bike from didn’t tell me about it and I haven’t read the manual because I don’t have one.
 
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I figured it out. Stupid me didn’t realize that there was a switch near the fork that turns them off and on. My buddy I bought the bike from didn’t tell me about it and I don’t have a manual.
 
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LEDs are sensitive to polarization. If you have power, you need to reverse the wire connections.
 
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I’m not sure why my responses are not being added to this thread but I figured it out. I found the switch for the lights below the handle bars. My buddy who I bought the bike from didn’t tell me about it and I don’t have a manual. I feel a bit stupid but I appreciate the replies.
 
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