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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 05:24 PM
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Default Brake Lights Stopped Working.

Hello all, my SO has a 2009 Road Glide and the brake lights have stopped working. I have verified that the bulb is good, as is the fuse and relay. Neither the front nor the back brakes activate the brake lights. The running lights and turn signals are still working normally so I am at a loss for things to look at at this point. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 05:38 PM
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from the brake fuse, power goes to the relay ( orn/violet)

power exits the relay via red/yel wire to rear lighting connector under the seat- red/yel to rear lighting block under tailight.

so ensure that you have power in that red/yel wire from the relay back

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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 08:27 PM
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Make sure your brake lights are not already on. I know that just sounded stupid but if the switch on the brake is bad your light could already be on. Happened to me when the switch for the rear brake was bad and hitting either brake did not make it go brighter (because it was already on). One quick way to find out is if you have cruise control your will not be able to set your CC because braking disengages it.
 
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