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[99400ex]

last summer the stock light switch on the bars corroded and was all messed up. so i rewired it into a toggle switch which seemed to work fine for about a week. then a friend was riding it and the lights went out and all the new wiring i did into the switch was melted. so i guess my question is what would cause this and should there be a inline fuse somewhere? i havent noticed any fuses. Thanks for any help

[trailrider894]

Originally posted by 99400ex
last summer the stock light switch on the bars corroded and was all messed up. so i rewired it into a toggle switch which seemed to work fine for about a week. then a friend was riding it and the lights went out and all the new wiring i did into the switch was melted. so i guess my question is what would cause this and should there be a inline fuse somewhere? i havent noticed any fuses. Thanks for any help

Sounds like the wiring job was bad and, there was either a short somewhere or the wire used wasn't big enough.

[CJM]

its probably a short more than anything, bad ground perhaps. The wiring for these things stock is tiny so I doubt its the gauge of wire you used.

Look for any loose, ungrounded, burnt wires, or connections that arent tight.

[yellow02400ex]

my lights were grounding out at the head light check the wiring going to the bulb.