SSR: No running light?

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:53 pm

Howdy folks!

So, my helix is rally worthy (not 'finished', but it goes!).

I put a new tail light assembly on, and could have sworn the running lights were working.

Now it isn't. Brake light/directionals work. Fuses seem OK, 2nd filament in bulb seems OK.

Any guesses? I'm headed 75 miles each way to a rally, probably a lot of rain, so I'd like at least a CHANCE of being seen

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charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 5:53 pm

Your new tail light assembly - is it Honda OEM, or aftermarket? If it's aftermarket, and even though the connector is the same, it's possible that it doesn't contain a contact for "running light mode". Also, OEM or not, maybe the connector's bugged up somehow or there's a bad crimp on the individual pin for the running light.

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 8:31 pm

Charlie you're on to it. It DID work. My riding pal said as he turned off last night, it was back ON for a minute.

So likely it's a loose connection.

The cool thing is it's not too much work to hook up, so worst case I go back to the OEM assembly, of which I have 2. the lenses might even fit, they're just clear.