Hey, I'm changing my gs500 to more of a cafe racer type theme, and have done a whole bunch of modyfying the frame and changing things around. I've bought and change my indicators and now my brakelight came in the mail today and I'm at this predicament. I need to know which wires are what. Brakelight/ground/running,(on both gs500 stock and new) so I can figure out which wires to un-crimp and put the plugs onto the new brakelight.. And which plug should be inserted into the plastic holder from looking at it from the direction of the photo. Thanks.
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Stock wires- brown / whiteblack / blackwhite
Aftermarket- brown / black / red
Do a search for "gs500 wiring diagram". I don't think the wires changed for the brake light (all years). For the new wires, you'll need to find the negative / ground. Are they integrated led lights, or do they take 1157 bulbs?
Just from memory: stock ground wire is black / white, parking lights are brown, so brake lights are white / black. And there's a good chance that the black wire on the new light is the ground, but there's no guarantee unless you test it.
I managed to get the indicators in and now the new brakelight installed. At First the brakes were so bright hitting the brakes hardly did anything. I just switched the the two cables and now its brighter when I hit the brakes.
Now I just need to change the seat or get a new one and it will look a lot like a cafe racer style.