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tycham
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 3:08 pm    Post subject: Wire colors Reply with quote

I am hooking rear lights up according to wiring diagram. I am trying to figure out how to tell the difference between stripes and band colors. for example I have black wire with white band and black wire with white stripe.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 4:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Wire colors Reply with quote

Black with a white trace should be the left turn signal wire.
It's possible that the rear harness came from a different supplier than the front harness.
I have seen a few rear harnesses with "tiger stripe" traces which run perpendicular to the wire vs. standard trace wires where the trace runs parallel to the wire.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 4:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Wire colors Reply with quote

That is what is confusing in that I have both markings
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