I'm trying to wire this to my motorcycle (as tail lights), but I can't get them to come on. I tried testing them by placing the wire directly on the battery
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Make sure the red is positive and the black is on black. Also make sure to strip the wire to get to the copper for a good connection, when they come stock it looks like the tips have solder on them for transport protection. P.S. Good trick with the thin wire because it is a little difficult to get down to the copper to get a good connection. Without taking the copper with it lol. Take a lighter and put the flame on the tip of the wire, hold there for two to three seconds blow out then just pull the plastic off. It works great!!! But be carefullI have these on my 2001 kawasaki zx6r, they look great. Hope this helps Make sure the red is positive and the black is on black. Also make sure to strip the wire to get to the copper for a good connection, when they come stock it looks like the tips have solder on them for transport protection. P.S. Good trick with the thin wire because it is a little difficult to get down to the copper to get a good connection. Without taking the copper with it lol. Take a lighter and put the flame on the tip of the wire, hold there for two to three seconds blow out then just pull the plastic off. It works great!!! But be carefullI have these on my 2001... » Read More Make sure the red is positive and the black is on black. Also make sure to strip the wire to get to the copper for a good connection, when they come stock it looks like the tips have solder on them for transport protection. P.S. Good trick with the thin wire because it is a little difficult to get down to the copper to get a good connection. Without taking the copper with it lol. Take a lighter and put the flame on the tip of the wire, hold there for two to three seconds blow out then just pull the plastic off. It works great!!! But be carefullI have these on my 2001 kawasaki zx6r, they look great. Hope this helps « Show Less
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Heyy, try using just a regular battery. Positive is red or with a code written on it and negative is the solid black. I tested all before installing and only one didn't work. Hope this helps :)
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Make sure the red is positive and the black is on black. Also make sure to strip the wire to get to the copper for a good connection, when they come stock it looks like the tips have solder on them for transport protection. P.S. Good trick with the thin wire because it is a little difficult to get down to the copper to get a good connection. Without taking the copper with it lol. Take a lighter and put the flame on the tip of the wire, hold there for two to three seconds blow out then just pull the plastic off. It works great!!! But be carefull I have these on my 2001 kawasaki zx6r, they look great. Hope this helps
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Joshua, It will need some mods to make this work 100%. Also the tail turn blinkers did not pass Washington State inspection. Keep in mind you will also need a Battery to pass inspection. If the bike loses power you must still be able to run lights. It all depends on State laws, and as we know they are as clear as mud sometimes. It is a good start as a kit.
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Well.....if you read my review you might want to take extra care when wiring it and make sure you have the the proper inline fuse......Also make sure that you use a real weather sealant on any connection that is exposed ( which are a few ). I also coated my wires with the same sealant. Just to top it off I also put the wires in a flexible split tubing to keep heat, moisture etc....out. I have a Harley that vibrates like a Chinese massage table. So far no problems, but you never know. As far as it coming loose I used loctite.
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you can connect them to the headlight circuit or add a switch connected to the battery ,you just need to remember to shut-off when leaving you bike or car. the black and red wires need to be connected the + & - (red= + side,black= - side) of the battery or headlight circuit, they could use just the red to the headlights and black to the chassis ground of the bike or car., this is contingent on whether you're going to install them on a bike or car.
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I suggest you first check your connections. The ones that came with my LED lights were of poor quality and did not make connection thru the cable insulation. The other obvious thing is have the car running. Good luck
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I cut the wires and soldered leads to connect straight to my battery lines on my Motorhome since I too did not have a lighter outlet outside on the roof where I mounted it. Just make sure you put positive with positive and neg with neg. it works just fine on mine.
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There is only one way to hook these lights up. It doesn't matter what colors your wires are. It appears that the maker doesn't care either. Since these are diodes the power will only flow one way. In short try one wire on the positive and the other on the negative. If that doesn't work switch them around. I got one white wire and one black... the black was positive...go figure right.
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Double check the batteries are able to make contact with the inside end of the tail cap piece. If your model has two buttons, try them both. If one works and not the other, then you need to send the tail cap back. If neither work, then I'd say its the batteries also you need.
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I connected the orange wire to the back up light inside the tail light housing. I needed to extend the orange wire, too short.
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I let my mechanic do it for me; apparently it's easy to do and doesn't take very long, first find where the two wires for the rear lights come from the plug and then just connect the two LED's to them in the plug itself, if you're not quite sure what to do just go to your local garage and they'll sort it for you, it won't cost you much, I hope this helps.
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Any auto parts store should be able to test the battery.as far as the wires, do you know any auto mechanics? Lots of them own tools for testing connections and such. You could start there.
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Have someone who knows wiring help you. Basically, you will connect the wires directly to your battery (or a fuse, if you wish) with the appropriate connector soldered on. one on the Red wire and one on the black. The connector looks like and "O" with a spot for the wire to be either crimped or soldered on.
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It may be you are in over ride mode. Turn off at switch for a minute then turn on. If you turn them off and on again quickly they stay on. If that does not work check setting on light
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These should work just as well on a 4 wheeler as they do on my motorcycle. The lights are bright and adhesive backing very strong if you clean the area with alcohol. The connection between the battery and the switch for turning the lights on and off is a bit short. You may need to extend that wiring a bit depending on where you want to mount the switch. Good product...Good luck... j.d.
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Jeff, the lights are plug and play. Installed them last weekend. Remove old bulbs and replace with wired connector. Install twilight housing as you would the original. Just Insure black wires line up with black wires and all will work. All necessary resistors are already installed. Good luck.
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I did this for my bike, Took 2 9 V batteries and strapped them on. I modified the wires so that they correspond with the batteries
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At the bottom where the batteries are inserted, just keep turning the bottom and the lights should go on. Had difficulty with one of mine and switched the brand of battery, and while it needs twisted and untwisted until I find just the right spot, it works.