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Tail Light conversion help PLEASE.

Started by nswiley, Mon 12, May 2014, 14:08:13

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nswiley

Taking trunk off my interstate, purchased a standard tail light, is there a plug and play for the wiring or do I have to cut and solder? If so where do I find one, looked bit unable to find one. THANKS AGAIN!

Highbinder

If you look at the plug on the wiring coming from the trunk for the taillights for the trunk, you will see that it is a 3 prong plug  that goes to the connection under the right side cover, you can either buy another matching plug and wire it to the tail light or cut the one off the trunk and wire it to the tail light and just plug it in...only do that if you don't intend to put the trunk back on with a quick disconnect.

blackvalkyrie

are you selling the trunk? if so, is it black and do you know if it will fit a 97 valk standard? hows the tailight coming? :)

Quote from: nswiley on Mon 12, May 2014, 14:08:13
Taking trunk off my interstate, purchased a standard tail light, is there a plug and play for the wiring or do I have to cut and solder? If so where do I find one, looked bit unable to find one. THANKS AGAIN!

JetDriver


Don't know if this is what you are looking for, but #6 and 7 are the harness to the taillight on a std/tourer.

http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/1998/GL1500CT+A/WIRE+HARNESS/parts.html

Bighead

Quote from: blackvalkyrie on Mon 12, May 2014, 20:05:08
are you selling the trunk? if so, is it black and do you know if it will fit a 97 valk standard? hows the tailight coming? :)

Quote from: nswiley on Mon 12, May 2014, 14:08:13
Taking trunk off my interstate, purchased a standard tail light, is there a plug and play for the wiring or do I have to cut and solder? If so where do I find one, looked bit unable to find one. THANKS AGAIN!
Yes they will all fit your bike if you have the mounting Brackets and hardware.
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blackvalkyrie

Quote from: Bighead on Mon 12, May 2014, 22:22:35
Quote from: blackvalkyrie on Mon 12, May 2014, 20:05:08
are you selling the trunk? if so, is it black and do you know if it will fit a 97 valk standard? hows the tailight coming? :)

Quote from: nswiley on Mon 12, May 2014, 14:08:13
Taking trunk off my interstate, purchased a standard tail light, is there a plug and play for the wiring or do I have to cut and solder? If so where do I find one, looked bit unable to find one. THANKS AGAIN!
Thanks..love the bumble bee!   Yes they will all fit your bike if you have the mounting Brackets and hardware.

PhredValk

If you put the trunk back on, and install the CB radio under the trunk, it will interfere with the standard tail light.
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nswiley

Thanks for the info, and sorry keeping the trunk. Happy Ridding!

alph

just a suggestion.  if you're running a brake light for the tail light, while you've got the whole fender assembly apart, run that same brake light wire to the turn signal area and cap it for future use.  when I S/V (super-valked) my I/S I had to run a wire for the same thing, then a year later I had to run a wire from my tail light to the rear turn signals for additional rear brake lights.....
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