bullhead
New Member
The previous owner of my motorcycle installed a cheap fender eliminator kit. It has its own license plate light, and he kept the factory turn signal lights on it. Fortunately, he returned the OEM fender assembly to me.
I was planning on reinstalling the OEM assembly, both because I will be riding in the rain, and to keep the bike technically legal.
To my dismay, I discovered that the previous owner had not only spliced and soldered the license plate light (which I expected), but he also shortened the OEM turn signal cables by cutting and soldering them too. I was hoping he just tied the excess slack.
I'm not sure how to approach this. I thought I could just order new light assemblies and plug them in, but I had no idea how expensive they were. I could deal with removing the old solder from the license plate light and re-soldering the OEM one back on, but I don't know what to do about the missing cable length for the turn signals. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Also, is it even safe to solder these wires, considering how close they are to the gas tank?
I was planning on reinstalling the OEM assembly, both because I will be riding in the rain, and to keep the bike technically legal.
To my dismay, I discovered that the previous owner had not only spliced and soldered the license plate light (which I expected), but he also shortened the OEM turn signal cables by cutting and soldering them too. I was hoping he just tied the excess slack.
I'm not sure how to approach this. I thought I could just order new light assemblies and plug them in, but I had no idea how expensive they were. I could deal with removing the old solder from the license plate light and re-soldering the OEM one back on, but I don't know what to do about the missing cable length for the turn signals. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Also, is it even safe to solder these wires, considering how close they are to the gas tank?