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Soldering advise Tail light

b0bl00i

b0bl00i

2012-06-26 17:54:00 UTC

Hello,

I'm converting my SDR 2010 into a two seater so my wife can come along.
Just a bit curious on how to best solder together the bike with the SD headlight I got.

The SDR tail light is integrated into the fairing and has three wires,
power (yellow), ground(brown), signal(green/white)

Whilst the my SD tail light has six:
Brown, white for left small bulb
Green/white, brown for middle, main(large) bulb
Brown, white for left small bulb

SDR Brake Light plug which connects with the main branch of the bike.
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SD Brake Light which I somehow want to connect to the bike using the above plug(if possible)
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My idea is to cut the wire harness from the SDR tail light so I can use the plug that fits with the main cable branch on the bike.
Will it work combining all browns / whites (power/ground) and leave the green/white (signal) as it is?

Tips tricks and ideas are greatly appreciated!

Br
B0bl00i

ktmguy

ktmguy

2012-06-27 07:21:00 UTC

Not much replies here dude!
I believe the main harness on the SD and SDR is the same so I 'don't know why the plugs under the seat for the rear light should be different?!
Never worked on a SDR rear so.....but did you trace the wires far enough back?
Download the electrical diagram from the how to section, the wires are colour coded and the colours are on the diagram.
That is the best advice I can give you is, if you have the time order the plugs and make a conversion harness so you don't have to cut wires and leave the harness original.

jmann

jmann

2012-06-27 12:59:00 UTC

Ive done the reverse. You can solder things together but as Ktmguy suggests a nicer job might try to be non destructive.
You can get the connectors from KTM and if you need the part numbers and the reference is on this forum somewhere. If
you can't find it ask Bert

PM me if you want to get rid of the single seat and plastics Etc.

DGShannon

DGShannon

2012-06-27 18:05:00 UTC

The white plastic connector, and pins, in your photo are SUPER common. Any electronics supply should have them, and the pins just crimp on, so no soldering should be required.

Purely guessing on my part, but the plug you show has three wires. Appears to be brown, orange and white/green. Looking at your taillight wires, you have six. Each of the 3 brown wires are likely ground. Combine all three together, and join to the brown wire, on your three pin plug.

That leaves you with two white wires, and one white/green wire. Your white/green should go to the white/green on your three pin plug, as the power for the brake light, I imagine. That leaves you with the two white wires, that are likely the power for your two running lights. Those two could likely be joined, and plugged into your orange wire, on the three pin plug.

Look at the wiring diagrams, to see if that guess has any merit at all. If so, then get the needed plugs and pins, and make an adapter harness. No damage or cutting required to your existing wiring.