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Message started by Crich422 on 10/14/13 at 08:34:10

Title: Wiring my tail light
Post by Crich422 on 10/14/13 at 08:34:10

So my buddy that I got my Savage from got a kit from BCB, this included a new rear fender and a new tail light (but no blinkers). Well he had the old rear fender but when he took it off he just dumped it without taking the old wires out of it (the female end of the connector), so he could wire up the new tail light to the old connection (the male end). Now the video that BCB sent is great, it shows you how to wire everything up... except you need the old wire connectors to finish it.

My question is: do I need the female end to wire it up, or can I just snip the connector off (the male end, yikes!) and hard wire the light together? Now I know I wont be able to take the connection apart if I do it this way, but why would I want to take it apart anyways unless I got a new wiring harness? It should still be the same wires that get connected together, so I dont see it being too hard of a job. But I wanted to ask about it here first.

Also, my blinkers dont work at all, I found the right wires that were in the BCB video (Im pretty positive) but they did not make my test light turn on. Could this be the hand control thats not working or the electrical system? The horn works, if thats any help.

Has anybody else gotten the BCB kit and know what I mean? Thanks everybody!!

Title: Re: Wiring my tail light
Post by oldNslow on 10/14/13 at 09:03:11

Quote:

can I just snip the connector off (the male end, yikes!) and hard wire the light together? Now I know I wont be able to take the connection apart...

You can buy individual male and female connectors that you can crimp onto each wire and plug together. That way if you ever did need to take things apart - maybe to change the paint color some day - you won't have to cut the wires.

Most auto parts stores should have them, maybe the big box home stores, for sure Radio Shack. Bring a piece of the wire with you. The connectors come in different sizes to fit different gauge wire.

Title: Re: Wiring my tail light
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/14/13 at 09:56:42

Your buddy is inexperienced. Only took me a few good "I threw WHAT away?" moments till I learned NEVER throw anyting away till a project is finished.

Title: Re: Wiring my tail light
Post by old_rider on 10/15/13 at 05:18:49

Have you checked the fuses? I'm newer to the savage, but in most cases if any of the lights don't work, I always check fuses first.

Are the brake light or turn signals LED? Might have to have an electronic flasher or resistor added to make them work.

Title: Re: Wiring my tail light
Post by Crich422 on 10/15/13 at 08:58:30

See I went to all the big box home stores and they didnt have the right connectors. I didnt think about radio shack though, thats a great idea. I thought about cutting the wires and wiring them without the connector because I wasnt planning on changing anything (like the paint) until I get a new wiring harness.

The lights arent LED, its an '88 so I dont know if they put LED lights on them back then. They dont look like LED, but Ill check the fuses to see if they are ok anyway. My buddy told me that the blinkers werent working when he got it, so I dont know if the previous owner did something to them or if something is wrong with the electrical itself.