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Old November 10th, 2007, 03:55 PM   #1
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I am installing a shift light will it light up if I rev it but its not in gear?Or do I need to be in gear for it to work?Its only 3 wires and I cant get the damn thing to work it is very frustrating.Thanks for your help
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Old November 10th, 2007, 04:46 PM   #2
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the green wire goes to the negative side of the coil. every time you rev it should come on reguardless of being in gear or not.
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Yea I had ran the cable to the coil but the distributor was also in the wiring and it wasnt working I ran it were it is going straight to the negative on the coil where the plug is.
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Red= battery+, Black=battery-, Green=coil- that should work. What brand is the shift light?
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its a summit shift light I will run it directly to the coil tomorrow early morning so I can have it for the track.
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Old November 11th, 2007, 04:27 PM   #6
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I finished it today I love my shift light.LOL
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Cool deal, there bright as hell

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it will light up when you rev it no matter if its in gear or not
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