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Old 03-18-2018, 07:19 PM
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I did a search and found out the 2014 Rushmore models, they just need a flash to the ECM to let the passing lamps stay on with the headlight in bright light mode. I have 2012 Ultra Limited. Does anyone know if a flash will also work on my Harley or is there another way to get the passing lamps to stay on, when I have my headlight on bright?
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https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...l#post17190620 see my post here with the pn# you need
 
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This is how i did mine


1. Remove the outer fairing and take a close look at the wire bundle that goes to the headlight. Looking at the headlight connector, one of the wires will be yellow. This is the low-beam circuit.

2. Now peel back the plastic wire loom covering this bundle until you come to the point where the yellow wire splits off into two wires. One of the two wires will be a smaller gauge than the other. This smaller gauge wire is the one that supplies power to passing lamp switch.

3. Cut the smaller gauge wire from the splice point in the harness and then protect the main yellow wire that goes to the headlight before putting everything back in the wire loom. Since I am good with wiring, I just cut the splice out of the harness completely and soldered in a piece of yellow wire to replace it, using heat shrink to insulate the solder joints. If you prefer, you can also use splices to splice in a new wire segment. Again, you can leave the original splice joint in place, it's not gonna hurt anything as long as you cover it somehow to insulate it from the rest of the wiring in the bundle.

4. Elsewhere in that jumble of wires under the outer fairing you should find an orange wire with a white stripe. (It may have been one of the wires in the bundle that went to the headlight.) It will most likely have a black connector on it with a female blade terminal inside and it usually has a red or black rubber cap on it. This wire is powered by the accessory circuit whenever the ignition is on. It is only used on international models that require a specific kind lighting but is not used in the U.S.

5. All you gotta do is crimp a male blade terminal on the yellow wire identified in step 2 above and plug it in to the unused orange wire. That's it, you're done.

Now you'll be able to operate your passing lamps regardless of the high or low beam of your headlight. Bear in mind that you may be in violation of some state laws that require you to extinguish your passing lamps when your high-beam is illuminated.

Ride safe!
 
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Thanks very much everyone! I may just opt for the harness. Even though I worked in the communications field for 40 years and have built radio equipment (Ham radio operator), I kind of like to keep things factory stock. However I want to thank Big Dave for taking the time to explain the modification steps, in case I change my mind. Thanks again everyone!!!
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I just went to the dealer and had them do the flash, it was free.
 
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Great deal. Can't do the flash on a 2012 though
 
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Hence, the part required, on the wrong page again; sorry.
 
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Hence, the part required, on the wrong page again; sorry.

No need to be sorry! You were trying to be helpful and I appreciate that! You have a good day and keep smiling
 
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I had it done on mine at the 1k service. The service manager told me they couldn't do it, so I slipped the tech a pic of Andrew Jackson, and when it came back out, it was flashed.
 
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