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Title: parking lights?
Post by: anoopb on December 11, 2012, 09:22:35 PM
I noticed around my headlights that i've got an extra set of wires.

I don't know what it belongs to. Everything on the intrument panel works. headlight (low and hi), horn, signals. all of it.

I'm not sure what they belong to.

The only thing i can think of is parking lights. I think my signals are aftermarket and maybe that's where these wires belong?

http://i.imgur.com/bjI1i.jpg

you can barely see it.

Question is: does anyone know if those wires belong to something other than parking lights?

if so, any recommendations on cool-ish affordable signal/parking light combos?

thanks!
Title: Re: parking lights?
Post by: adidasguy on December 12, 2012, 12:21:02 AM
You do not have a front parking light on your model. You do have a rear parking light in the rear tail light.
The brown parking light wires go nowhere. On European bikes and 2004+ models there is a front parking light in the headlight.

This was a photo game photo so ignore the adidas headphones. You can see the parking light as a small light in  the lower center of the headlight. this is a European headlight I used. The wiring is there but not used on US models until 2004.
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500/DSC02586.jpg)

2009 showing the amber parking/running light
(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/GS500/DSC01213a.jpg)
Title: Re: parking lights?
Post by: applecrew on December 12, 2012, 06:33:10 AM
The only thing the parking light is good for is draining your battery. Don't ask me how I know!
Title: Re: parking lights?
Post by: anoopb on December 12, 2012, 08:48:34 AM
well, that's a shame. is the battery different on the european models?

i wonder if i could use it for something. or should i just not do that?