rear light conversion kit
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From: New Jersey
rear light conversion kit
just recently bought a rear brake,running, and stop light conversion kit from HD dealer. the problem is that when i connected the plug-in it was running fine, but when running my driving lights on my fuse would blow. I took the conversion kit back and exchange it for another. the same thing happened. I then went to the service dept to find out if this year bike has had problems with this issue before and the answer was no. so i asked if they would look at it and they wanted $200.00 just to look at it. My bike is a 01' FLHTCI with no additional electric work done to it. The bike has no other issues to it. and to buy a fifty dollar conversion kit and a additional two hundred dollars to make this work is uncalled for!!! any suggestions what went wrong!!!??? or how to make it work.
Road Captain
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From: Clarington, Ontario
Have you upgraded to a higher wattage bulb in the driving lights?
It sounds like a high current draw.
Anything hooked up to your accessory switch?
I have just installed the Badlands Illuminator unit instead of the HD unit, it works well.
It sounds like a high current draw.
Anything hooked up to your accessory switch?
I have just installed the Badlands Illuminator unit instead of the HD unit, it works well.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Ohio
I have been thinking about buying the stop light conversion kit from HD. I have a friend who bought one for his bike. He had the same problem you described. He changed out the fuse to a bigger one. He gave me the heads up before I even bought the kit. It worked for him so I hope this helps you out.
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From: eastern oklahoma
i recommended the turn signal/brake light conversion kit to my riding buddies. now all of us have it. after seeing how well it illuminates my bike, they all had to have one. it's the one from harley that turns the turnsignal lights into running lights. gives you three taillights, and the brakelight does not look like it's on all the time. when i apply the brakes it's a lot brighter than just the three lights in the rear. like with a single taillight, if the bulb burns out or vibrates the filament loose, you are riding down the hiway looking to get run into. this is just a cheap added insurance. added visibility is also added safety.
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Road Master
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From: Worth, Illinois
The run/turn/brake turn signal conversion kit part number is 69461-06A. I'm not able to find the part number for just the turn/brake kit, they don't have it listed.
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From: Rockland County, NY
No trouble with mine. I think it's a great idea to increase lighting without adding more lights. (I did add Hyperlites too.)
BTW I don't think it's ever a good idea to just add bigger fuses without knowing exactly what you're doing. They don't usually come in 1 amp increments so you'd be going from like 15 to 20. Potential disaster there. (Check to see if the proper fuse is in that spot to begin with.)
Make sure you don't have hotter bulbs than you should have in either set of lights. You'll soon burn switches or other connections unless there's a relay somewhere in there.
BTW I don't think it's ever a good idea to just add bigger fuses without knowing exactly what you're doing. They don't usually come in 1 amp increments so you'd be going from like 15 to 20. Potential disaster there. (Check to see if the proper fuse is in that spot to begin with.)
Make sure you don't have hotter bulbs than you should have in either set of lights. You'll soon burn switches or other connections unless there's a relay somewhere in there.
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From: Grand Prairie, TX
I was going to get the Harley version for my 02 Roadking but a friend suggested the Kuryakyn instead since it also lets you choose to have the brake lights flash 4 times then go to solid. Including the red lens it was about $100 which ends up being more than the Harley version but it really gets the attention of the people behind you.
And fyi I haven't had any problem with fuses blowing.
And fyi I haven't had any problem with fuses blowing.