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    '82 850L Headlight Issue

    Ok, I've been trying to figure this one out and have not been able to yet (as I am bad with the electrical stuff). The low beam on the headlight is not working. I replaced the lamp, no help, I check the connection in the switch box, all really good, so now I'm down to the bucket and can't find anything in that mess!
    By chance, I replaced the taillight (as the break light was not working) and found that the lowbeam all of a sudden worked while the tailight was not connected, but when reinserted the lowbeam would no longer work. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this and where to go next before I start tearing through all the wires on the bike and really mess something up :shock:!

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    Originally posted by Sniper View Post
    Ok, I've been trying to figure this one out and have not been able to yet (as I am bad with the electrical stuff). The low beam on the headlight is not working. I replaced the lamp, no help, I check the connection in the switch box, all really good, so now I'm down to the bucket and can't find anything in that mess!
    By chance, I replaced the taillight (as the break light was not working) and found that the lowbeam all of a sudden worked while the tailight was not connected, but when reinserted the lowbeam would no longer work. Just wondering if anyone has experienced this and where to go next before I start tearing through all the wires on the bike and really mess something up :shock:!

    Thanks
    Does the Highbeam work, if so check the wire/connection for the lowbeam between the dimmer switch and the headlight

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      Yes, the highbeam works fine, just the lowbeam is not working. I'll have to get a wire diagram and start digging through it. I just don't want to mess something else up that is working, as I don't do much night driving anyhow.
      It would be nice to not bright everyone at dusk though!

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        #4
        There is a good rule of thumb that is well-known to anyone that deals with electricity a lot. It does not matter if its a 440 volt, 3-phase industrial or the smallest electronic circuit.

        If it's doing strange things, it's a bad ground.


        There, now you know what your problem is, now you just have to find where. 8-[


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          #5
          the tail light could be pluged in backwards- wires reversed?

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