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vhfkid Full Member Offline Thumpin' in ETEX Posts: 138 East Texas Gender:	Brake Light wiring 03/10/09 at 11:04:41 Normally I'd do a lot more searching of past RSD articles, but I'm in a time constraint today. I looked over the tech section, but didn't notice anything I'm adding an LED light for a second brake light, where is a good place in the wiring to splice into it, only for when the brake is applied, ie no running light. Thanks VHFKID
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Brake Light wiring Reply #1 - 03/10/09 at 14:12:36 Connector under the pillion seat. White with a black stripe is hot when brakes are applied. Black with a white stripe is ground. Or ground to the frame. As always, check with a meter first to be sure.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Brake Light wiring Reply #2 - 03/10/09 at 14:36:45 Mine wasn't under the pillion, but what he said is right. There should be three wires together in there somewhere. White with black is what you want, and brownish wire and a black with white is ground.
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Re: Brake Light wiring
Reply #3 - 03/11/09 at 03:27:52

Savage_Amusement wrote on 03/10/09 at 14:36:45:

Mine wasn't under the pillion, but what he said is right. There should be three wires together in there somewhere. White with black is what you want, and brownish wire and a black with white is ground.

One Correction: Brown is not ground. Brown is running lights and is hot when ever the switch is on or in park.

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Re: Brake Light wiring
Reply #4 - 03/11/09 at 07:05:52

It doesn't say that brown is ground. I was saying that the White with black was the one he was looking for, a brownish wire (which would be running lights) and the Black with with white is the ground. Sorry for any confusion. Also if you check the White with black out with an ohm meter you'll only get anything if you pull a brake, even with no battery hooked up to the bike.

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Re: Brake Light wiring
Reply #5 - 03/11/09 at 07:08:05

on my 06 there is a loop at that connector so there was plenty of slack
i followed the oem brake lite wires down thru the fender
sleeved the led conductors in vac line tubing from the under fender tray back and elect tape forward its too tight in the tray for the tubing..my leds conductors wer not jacketed but two seperate conductors ,theres a good oem tye point between the tray and the back of the fender.

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vhfkid Full Member Offline Thumpin' in ETEX Posts: 138 East Texas Gender:	Re: Brake Light wiring Reply #6 - 03/13/09 at 10:43:22 Got it, sorry for the delay. Thanks guys for the quick info!!!
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Brake Light wiring Reply #7 - 03/13/09 at 17:09:02 I put a auxiliary "third" brake light on. see pictures at: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1221242137/4#4
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Re: Brake Light wiring
Reply #8 - 03/13/09 at 20:01:41

T Mack 1 - FSO wrote on 03/13/09 at 17:09:02:

I put a auxiliary "third" brake light on.

see pictures at:
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1221242137/4#4

I read your post before and I'm doing the same thing, only Im going to use anderson power pole connectors for the connections. It's going to be mounted on a cooler/bag on the back of a luggage rack I have yet to fabricate. I'm also going to add a 12V battery connection for charging cell phone etc..

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