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Tail lights and leds - Dammit33_imp - 08-03-2015
I recently purchased an led strip for the stop run and turn signals, and it does not have separate ground wires for the turn signals, and as such they do not work. The run and stop lights work fine. Is there some way to make this work?
The led strip wires are:
1- ground
1- run light
1- stop light
1- l turn
1- r turn
RE: Tail lights and leds - ClassicVW_imp - 08-03-2015
Is it a known brand, or something form China via eBay? If you mention the brand and where you got it from, someone here may recognize it as something they already purchased and be able to help.
In my experience with them they usually just work off the one ground contact wire, you may have a bad unit or one specifically made for a certain brand only, like BMW.
RE: Tail lights and leds - Razor - 08-04-2015
Check the polarity of the stock wiring. Make sure the positive leads from the turn signals are the ones you're connecting. A check with a volt meter or light will help out.
Good luck!
RE: Tail lights and leds - Dammit33_imp - 08-04-2015
It's a universal install led strip.
RE: Tail lights and leds - beardyweirdy@me.com_imp - 08-04-2015
The polarity of the Turn signal leads on my 2014EX were switched. + as per the manual was neg. Try your meter on it, or just flip them and see what happens. You might blow a fuse...
RE: Tail lights and leds - Dammit33_imp - 08-04-2015
Wires are as I assumed, green ground and colored positive. I've tried to wire it a few ways but all I seem to be doing is blowing fuses....
Tail lights and leds - Elipten_imp - 08-10-2015
I found the turn signal wires polarity flipped on the 2014 versus the 2013 std. I wrote this up and yes the shop manuals are not correct.
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RE: Tail lights and leds - ClassicVW_imp - 08-10-2015
(08-04-2015, 09:19 AM)Dammit33_imp Wrote: Wires are as I assumed, green ground and colored positive. I've tried to wire it a few ways but all I seem to be doing is blowing fuses....
On a couple of past motorcycles I assumed green was ground and I was wrong. You need to use a tester to see which wire is hot when you switch the circuit "ON".
RE: Tail lights and leds - hxd148_imp - 08-11-2015
On my 14 I found that the wires on the bike side of the harness were correct but the plugs themseleves were wired backwards from the factory. On my bike I kept blowing fuses until I used the Green wire for power and the other colors for the ground. This solved the problem.