SuzukiSavage.com - Brake Light/ Running Light ??

chad levert Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 62 louisiana Gender:	Brake Light/ Running Light ?? 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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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28681 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #1 - 10/09/12 at 08:37:59 Is it a single bulb?... one filament, or two?... ...
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Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ??
Reply #2 - 10/09/12 at 08:38:22

chad levert wrote 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?

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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chad levert Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 62 louisiana Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #3 - 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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Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ??
Reply #4 - 10/09/12 at 09:43:37

chad levert wrote 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

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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chad levert Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 62 louisiana Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #5 - 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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groupus Senior Member Offline Maintenance is as much art as it is science. Posts: 296 PA Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #6 - 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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Johnny57 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 76 Minneapolis Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #7 - 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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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #8 - 10/09/12 at 12:15:23 Johnny57 wrote 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. Good idea
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #9 - 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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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #10 - 10/09/12 at 18:41:01 Demin wrote 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. This is fine as long as the ground stays intact. Johnny57 brings up a good point about that.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #11 - 10/09/12 at 19:26:35 Johnny57 wrote 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. Im absolutely sure you probably usually always do that..
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #12 - 10/09/12 at 19:32:32 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 10/09/12 at 19:26:35: Im absolutely sure you probably usually always do that.. What? I'm totally 100% without a doubt positive that this is maybe true.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #13 - 10/09/12 at 19:38:47 Thats a pet peeve of mine,, I Hafta say somethin,,
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Brake Light/ Running Light ?? Reply #14 - 10/10/12 at 06:15:55 Similar to another pet peeve of mine,.. "save up to 50% or more"
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