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Title: oem back light wiring
Post by: samuraibiker on June 04, 2016, 07:17:44 AM
hey guys

my 1997 monster has to go through its 2 year compulsory check here in Japan soon so Oem parts are going back on. I did a nice tail chop with an L.E.D. integrated turn signals  conversion and that has to be put back to Oem too.

Done the standard turn indicators, license plate holder but...i can`t get the standard rear light to work. There are 3 wires and 3 prongs ( the wires are black, yellow and red/white ) and i can`t work out the right combination of prongs on the light unit to wires. I have done search after search, checked my Haynes manual but I still can` t get it right!!!  Anyone want to help out an idiot ( me ) ?

(http://i65.tinypic.com/o5zst1.jpg)


Title: Re: oem back light wiring
Post by: DarkMonster620 on June 04, 2016, 07:26:29 AM
file:///C:/Users/Carlos/Downloads/MS2R800_2007_en.pdf

file:///C:/Users/Carlos/Downloads/M400DARK_2005_it.pdf

now, if you're not in a hurry, I could go to my bike[not home] and take a pic of rear light . . .same for ALL Monsters . . .

Or, turn key on, and start playing with wires . . . but, if my mind don't play tricks on me, black goes on horizontal tab, then yellow and red . . .
Title: Re: oem back light wiring
Post by: samuraibiker on June 04, 2016, 07:48:23 AM
hey dark monster

there are 2 horizontal tabs

i have turned on the key,,, gone round the back, checked the rear light works, then have to check if the brake light works and I am doing something wrong...i get the brake light but no rear light, or vice versa....
Title: Re: oem back light wiring
Post by: stopintime on June 04, 2016, 09:21:22 AM
The one on the side is ground/black - it's for both filaments.

Then it's 50/50 for the two others.


Probably  ;)
Title: Re: oem back light wiring
Post by: ducpainter on June 04, 2016, 09:30:48 AM
(https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8097/8588506343_e6df352758_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/e5WkHz)Monster wiring (https://flic.kr/p/e5WkHz)
Title: Re: oem back light wiring
Post by: Howie on June 04, 2016, 09:43:20 AM
Tail is yellow, license plate also.  Brake is gray/red, and, as said before, black is ground.  If you have the two leads reversed you will be illuminating the brighter filament and will not see the brake light come on.  Also, check the bulb, one filament could be bad.
Title: Re: oem back light wiring
Post by: samuraibiker on June 04, 2016, 09:40:31 PM
thanks Howie..exacty what i needed to know.