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Offline wormser

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« on: April 19, 2012, 01:42:26 PM »
I don't know which wires to hook my headlight too can anybody help? I've looked at the diagram and its not helping because I have eliminated all the switches and electronics up front so now I just have a bundle of odd colored wires. I think I just need 12v and a ground?
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Re: headlight
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 02:22:03 PM »
Have you got the wiring diagram for it? Blue, white and green.
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Re: headlight
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 02:34:50 PM »
Lester is correct you will need three wires if you what high and low beam and a ground. For this you will need a 3 position Sw. high low and off. Do you still have the wires on the harness.

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Re: headlight
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 05:14:56 PM »
I just want the low beam and the headlight came with a blue, white, green, and yellow, but on the harness these colors aren't all there. The harnesses has a green but no blue or white. I mistaking had removed the old headlight without identifying which wires it was hooked up too. I'm hoping to just have low beam when I turn on the key, no switches.
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Offline TwoTired

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Re: headlight
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 05:41:55 PM »
If your bike's wiring doesn't match the wire diagrams, how could we possibly tell you what wires to hook up?
What is left of the bike that is in stock configuration?

Green is GND.  White is Low beam power, and Blue is high beam power.

The black wires (if you have those) come on (+12V) with the key switch in the on position, (if you have that).
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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2012, 06:20:14 PM »
Really?
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Re: headlight
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2012, 07:31:03 PM »
For the bike to be street legal I imagine that you will have to have both high and low beam.
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Re: headlight
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 08:03:14 PM »
Haha, thanks to all that responded I'll figure it out. 
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