Electrical problem
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Cruiser
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From: Salisbury, NC
Electrical problem
I have a 2021 FLHRXS. Today I swapped handlebars I was careful to turn the ignition on then remove the master fuse. I marked the three wiring bundles from the handlebars before disconnecting them from behind the headlight. Everything seemed to go fine and I reconnected everything but when I reconnected the master fuse and turned on the ignition I get the whine I expected when I flip the run switch, but the start switch doesnt do anything. Also no central display. And I cant change the headlight from low to high beams. Probably other stuff is missing too. Assuming that I reconnected all the wires correctly in the nacelle, any suggestions on what could be wrong? None of the fuses are blown so I dont think its a short.
thanks in advance.
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thanks in advance.
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Cruiser
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From: Salisbury, NC
thanks, but Im thinking that I might have pinched or disconnected a wire in one of the control modules. Im planning on removing them tomorrow and checking for anything disconnected or pinched.
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On my RG it was impossible to connect harnesses wrong, I suspect yours would be same way ? Anyway looks like both sides have issues so Id agree with previous poster: disconnect everything, try to connect one side at a time and see if you get response from one side.
Last edited by rideonva; May 27, 2022 at 08:01 PM.
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While your at it , look at all the pins in the connectors and make sure they didn't push out . The little green connector on the TGS has been an issue for nearly everyone who has done their own bars , most just solder the wires in line and ditch it .
I've done a dozen or more bars and always got rid of that connector , but it does sound like your having more issues with other connectors as well .
I've done a dozen or more bars and always got rid of that connector , but it does sound like your having more issues with other connectors as well .
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Are the bars wired internally ?
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Cruiser
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the wires are run inside the bars but they did not come pre-wired
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I'm assuming your HD has the Deutsch connectors as all of the older models. If so when I did my bars I had a similar problem and when I disassembled I discovered that a few Deutsch pins were not seated all the way. They looked like tey were but on closer inspection they were about 1/10 of an inch shorter than the rest of the connectors. It's an easy check anyway something to rule out
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Most likely you pinched one or more wires, in the switch housing. That's where I would look first. Rats nest of wires in a little box, so you wouldn't be the first one that's damaged wires there. Have to be really careful. Check that then go from there.
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That is exactly what happened. I pinched one on each side. Instead of trying to repair them I opted to buy a new set of wires. One less thing to worry about. Installing them tomorrow. Thanks for all the comments and advice!
