I was wiring up my new led tail light just now and I connected the ground then touched the other wire and i heard a pop and it shut off. I thought I blew the light but I just noticed my headlight both low and hi doesnt turn on now (front turns still do). So I think I blew a fuse, where is the fuse box so I can pull and check? The pop sounded like it came from under the seat roughly.

 

That pop was probably a circuit breaker. Location is from the left side just under the edge of the seat. Cover pulls off.

 

Is it the box right in front of the battery? I see the top of it has a diagram like a fuse box. Do i have to remove the battery to get to it?

 

Did you check the fuses? I don't know of any circuit breakers. Maybe they're particular to fuel injected bikes, 'cause my '05 has fuses. How many wires come out of the LED? Are you certain you connected a ground to a ground?

 

its the box in front of battery yes

thats the fuse box - no reason to remove battery , the cover to the fuse box slides out toward you and up , youll see the fuses under it
same as in my foto - the lil box with the writing on it , in front of the RED + cable


do u have a link to the light u bought ? or photos ?

 

http://www.chromeglow.com/catalog.as...showprevnext=1

thats what I bought. I have wired one before but in switching rear fenders i broke my last one. I'll pull the fuse box tomorrow after work and take a look at it. I feel pretty confident I just blew a fuse.

 

Here's what you're looking for:


It's #4. In that block one of the fuses is blown. The inside of the cover has a list of which fuses are for what. Look for the "lights" fuse. If that's for some reason not it, check "accessory". If that fails...check 'em all.

There should be a bunch of spares there, if they haven't been used. Your panel will tell you which ones are spares.

 

lat'man, now's your chance to remember one of the most commonly undertaken courses of prevention when doing any electrical work: disconnect the battery [power source]! It only takes a few moments and you'll avoid such instances of "BZzzzzaP!! Uh ohooops, I touched the damn hot wire to ground, [insert: multiple expletives of your choice]!!!"

=8^)

 

^ haha thanks for the tip. I never disconnected the battery when wiring my other tail light so i didnt think much to it. oh well you live and you learn, then you die. Thanks for the fuse box pic, I thought thats what it was.