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**KDAVID1** · 09-03-2013, 08:06 PM

Well some good and bad. The good--on the tail light that was out--popped out the old one--put the new LED one in--plugged it up with the original wiring and bingo worked like a charm and is perfect. That was the right side. On the left side the original wires are too short and with changing the wiring on that one I have to change it on 3 lights. Now the main problem is the place where these are grounded the bolt and nut are rusted--can't take either off easily--the head of the bolt is mostly rusted and the nut on the bottom is rounded off and rusted--so I'll either ground in a different place or drill the other out--whichever is quicker

The other bad is some of the marker lights are one pole and some are two pole so I'm gonna have to get up under and cipher how many of each in the proper color. Nothing is ever as simple as you want

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**Rees Guide** · 09-03-2013, 08:11 PM

That one looks good tho, good luck.

**Cray** · 09-03-2013, 08:38 PM

I'm missing something here. If it was plugged to original light, why won't it plug to new light?

**Rees Guide** · 09-03-2013, 08:42 PM

Turn it over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Handicrappie** · 09-03-2013, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Turn it over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please let it be that..... be almost as good as an upside down ducer:D

**KDAVID1** · 09-03-2013, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by cray

I'm missing something here. If it was plugged to original light, why won't it plug to new light?

the old light was quite a bit deeper than the new ones so the once on the left side (for some reason) either way you turn it is about 1 inch short. I figured out the grounding issue--will just ground withe the mounting bolts for the side markers on that side.

**KDAVID1** · 09-03-2013, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

Please let it be that..... be almost as good as an upside down ducer:D

HAHAHA--you and I both couldn't be that lucky

**Cray** · 09-03-2013, 10:04 PM

Mike, did your new lights not come with new plugs? If so just cut off old plug and splice in new one.

**KDAVID1** · 09-03-2013, 10:39 PM

The tail lights did. The marker lights only came with one wire--which I haven't figured out yet because the light itself has two receptacles?
The single wire ones so far looks like will be for the two on the rear frame and the rest will be two wire--I should be able to just plug in the new marker lights other then the ones I have to redo the main hookups. But the one side marker I did a trial run with worked until I turned the blinker on then it went off and wouldn't come back on--not sure what that is about unless it was the wrong type of light? The way they look they all appear to be universal?

**Cray** · 09-04-2013, 06:12 AM

That marker could have lost it's ground. Sounds like they may be designed for self grounding. Might try taking a short piece of wire,clean a spot and try grounding it to see what happens. If not take one of those lights to work. Go up to KW on Millbranch. They should have a plug harness to fit it with 2 wires. Most all clearance and tail have the same type plug on them. If I can help just holler.

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