So I purchased some new saddlebags for my wifes bike, with lights. I wired them by splicing into the wires for the tail/brake lights. They all work fine with One bulb in one saddlebag as soon as i put in the second bulb, when I turn the bike on and press the brake the brake light comes on and goes off and doesnt work again until i turn the bike off then back on and the light does the same thing. With one saddlebag bulb in, the lights work fine, as soon as I put in the second saddlebag bulb it does as decribed above. HELP! Any thoughts?

 

Its a 2013 deluxe. I did post it un the electrical forum too. They are just 3 wire two filament sockets. I spliced into the tail light wire for the tail light function and the brake light wire for the brake light function. I spliced in right before the plug in the harness under the seat. All fuses are good, like I said, it works on initial turn on each time. It seems like the brake light relay isn't liking it but Im not exactly sure how the relay works or what I can do to make it work. It seems like the relay works n initial turn on and then when I push the brake it stops working, like a contact in the relay fails or something. I dont know if I need to add a resistor or something crazy in the wires or what. Like I said, I dont know how the relay works or if it is even the relay. Like i said it works fine with one bulb but not both, like the second bulb is drawing too much current or something and messing with the relay?

 

are these LED lights? If so you're likely to need a load equalizer to correct the voltage seen by the electrical system.

 

No, i think im drawing to much current so im actually going to try LEDs when she gets home since they are about 30 watts less combined. With two bulbs working and three not I just have to think its too much with incadecent bulbs.

 

Yep, LED bulbs worked perfect.

 

awesome.. glad you got it figured out..