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Title: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by chad levert on 10/09/12 at 07:43:22 got a aftermarket taillight but it only has two wires, and the savage wiring diagram has 3 wires... i can get it to work as a brake light but i need it to work as a taillight too, how do i do this? |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Serowbot on 10/09/12 at 08:37:59 Is it a single bulb?... one filament, or two?... :-?... |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Gyrobob on 10/09/12 at 08:38:22 3C3F25392339313E31233126313735500 wrote:
You're screwed. The taillight you bought only has one filament in it,.. the bulb does, anyway. it is either on or off. The Savage taillight unit has a bulb with two filaments, a bright for stop and a medium for taillight. The three wires are for ground, stop, and taillight. Either get another aftermarket taillight unit with a dual filament bulb, or take out the socket in your new taillight and replace it with a socket for a dual filament bulb. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by chad levert on 10/09/12 at 08:44:57 sorry for wasting your time. it was a used light, i just took the cover off to check out the bulb and one of the filaments is burnt up. easy fix |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Gyrobob on 10/09/12 at 09:43:37 0C0F15091309010E01130116010705600 wrote:
Is it a two-filament bulb in a two filament socket? If so, why does it not have three wires? Is there no ground wire? If not, that means the ground would be through the metal in the light casing itself. You'll have to make a genuine effort to make sure it is all grounded properly. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by chad levert on 10/09/12 at 10:18:56 1 bulb, 2 filaments its in a metal case that i welded to a metal license plate bracket that is also welded to the frame... that would be alright i think? |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by groupus on 10/09/12 at 10:28:55 you should be fine with that mount. I had a ground-through-the-frame taillight would work bolted to the rear fender. I moved it to the swingarm and had to run a ground wire that was just sandwiched between the mount and light and ran to a ground wire. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Johnny57 on 10/09/12 at 12:07:59 I usually always add the 3rd wire to make sure I have a ground. Things shake around so much that grounding components to the frame leaves so much room for vibrations to screw up grounds. Personal preference I guess. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Gyrobob on 10/09/12 at 12:15:23 4366616767703C3E090 wrote:
Good idea |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Demin on 10/09/12 at 13:59:34 My aftermarket lights that are metal housing only have 2 wires.They are internally grounded.Plastic housings have 3 wires. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Gyrobob on 10/09/12 at 18:41:01 76777F7B7C120 wrote:
This is fine as long as the ground stays intact. Johnny57 brings up a good point about that. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/09/12 at 19:26:35 577275737364282A1D0 wrote:
Im absolutely sure you probably usually always do that.. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Cavi Mike on 10/09/12 at 19:32:32 332C2A2D30370636063E2C206B590 wrote:
What? I'm totally 100% without a doubt positive that this is maybe true. |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/09/12 at 19:38:47 Thats a pet peeve of mine,, I Hafta say somethin,, |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by Gyrobob on 10/10/12 at 06:15:55 Similar to another pet peeve of mine,.. "save up to 50% or more" |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/10/12 at 08:56:35 Call NOW & youll qualify for a Free Gift.. REally? A Free Gift, as opposed to the gifts I have to pay for? Irks me,, |
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Title: Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Post by SALB on 10/10/12 at 11:12:39 2E3137302D2A1B2B1B23313D76440 wrote:
And you just have to pay separate shipping and handling for that "free" gift! ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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