Aaaaaand, of course... changed the fuse, now it works! *palm/face*
Thank you for pointing out the basics.
But yes, I cut them... the wiring is all custom, it's been housed/wrapped/taped along the underside of the fender...
the source splice is deep in the wrapping, would require a lot of undoing.
I wasn't intending to use the same signals anyway...
rough roads in Austin (normal bulbs last a couple weeks if I'm lucky)...
so it was easiest to just snip/unbolt.
Figures tho, I needed a panic attack right about now.
Thanks again for the level head!!!!!!