Fun with headlights and tail lights By barry (Read 742 times)

[barry]

I took my scoot to the shop for a nice little upgrade on my Jonway 2011 YY250T (Honda engine). Reupholster the seat brown, added lighted saddlebags and a lighted trunk with turn signals and a lighted spoiler or wing that when in running light mode instead of brake mode has a "Battle Star Galactica" type scrolling red light. Right to left, right to left. Anyway I lost my headlights and running lights at the same time ( no more scrolling...damn it). I took the rear cover out under the seat to reach the back lights and found a spider web of connectors. The shop wired the crap out of that baby. I have a friend working on this and he said "maybe the stator or the regulator". Battery checks out fine. So far he's got a little power and the headlight are very dim so that's good, right..? What do you guys think..? I still think there's a spider in that web. Bad connection, or ground, wires touching each other, something simple......right..?

[crwford]

sounds like a bad ground why don't you test that idea get a 3 ft of wire put alligator clips on each end hook one clip to neg side of battery then ground light and rear see if it helps go from there

[barry]

Thanks crwford,
Would I touch each bulb with the other end of the wire to see if it lights up..? Can't really picture this for some reason...

[tvnacman]

depending on how they wired it, it could be the blocking diode. Maybe a fuse.

John

[crwford]

Try going to neg side of battery clean frame and connect, then take off frame go to engine again clean it before you make connection. Next set will require to follow and even open covering covering the harness you will fined green wires connected as a bundle, try connecting then as a bundle you should find a ground problem if it has one.

[philfreking]

I have 49cc scooter right turn signal works fine but the left one doesn't work but it bleeds back and causes the head,tail and dash lights to flash brighter and dimmer and so on and horn to get louder n lighter when pressing button anyone know why please help

[jct842]

grounds/bad connection