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Help! My headlight & taillight won't work after I removed turn signals

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Old 05-07-2013, 09:25 PM
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Default Help! My headlight & taillight won't work after I removed turn signals

Hoping someone can help me on this.

I removed all the turn signals from my 2008 XL883C and afterwards my bike wouldn't start.

So I disarmed the alarm system so the bike would start. Now it starts but when I start the bike I have to enter the alarm deactivation code and the alarm key stays on and my headlight and brake lights will not come on?

I don't think it's a wiring issue because everything is wired back the way it was before I took off the turn signals. Any suggestions?
 
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Old 05-07-2013, 09:50 PM
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Have you checked your fuses? There is a fuse that (I think) ties the tail lights in with the headlight etc. I don't have my manual in front of me to look ATM though. Maybe someone else with more knowledge will chime in.
 
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Old 05-07-2013, 11:30 PM
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I dont know why. or how. But my headlight stopped working after i ziptied the wires to clean it up once, took me an hour after checking everything to figure it out
 
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Put the turn signals back on and see what happens..
 
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Old 05-08-2013, 10:07 AM
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Thanks guys, I checked the fuses and one was blown. Replaced it and everything seemed to be taken care of. Thanks for the help
 
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