Stock wiring harness

[Stuckinmud15]

Just wondering if anyone knows what part(s) I'll need to hook up stock headlight and turn signals after I removed my vetter fairing. I'm assuming there is a wiring harness out there that ties the headlight and signals together and plugs into the main harness. Hope I'm not in for a wiring fiasco lol.

[SFerinTEXAS]

You have to see what you have to know what (if) you need. Depends how the fairing harness was hooked up. Some are hooked up plug and play and some are spliced and diced. You may get lucky.

[SFerinTEXAS]

I will add that even if the main harness was cut and spliced it is no big deal to fix depending on how much or little effort you want to invest.

[Stuckinmud15]

I will add that even if the main harness was cut and spliced it is no big deal to fix depending on how much or little effort you want to invest.

I'm not sure if it was cut and spliced, I'll check it out when i get home later. The connector piece on the current harness is a rectangular shaped one that plugged right into ybe vetter. Wondering if I can just buy a piece that the headlight and signals will go into that'll bring those wires to connect to the existing harness.

[crazy steve]

... The connector piece on the current harness is a rectangular shaped one that plugged right into the vetter. Wondering if I can just buy a piece that the headlight and signals will go into that'll bring those wires to connect to the existing harness.

That plug is part of the Vetter harness, and if the fairing was originally bought for an XS11 should have Yamaha-style plugs on the other end for a direct plug-in to the bike. But those can tend to disappear over the years, so it may have been spliced directly into the bike. Best bet would be to eliminate that plug/harness, and reconstruct the stock connections. That way you won't be trying trying to stuff a big gob of wiring into the headlight bucket.

[Stuckinmud15]

Ya I'd much rather have a legit harness then having to cut splice and stuff wires all over.

[SFSPECBIKER79]

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if you still have the plug on the bike wire harness it should plug right into the light bulb itself. i think.

[DGXSER]

All of the components are different connections in stock formation. Meaning the headlight is a three prong connector. There is an adaptor that plugs into that connector and plugs into the headlight itself.

The turn signals each have a separate single bullet connector for their positive wires. Male end on signal and female end on wiring harness IIRC. The ground from each turn signal goes into a double end connector that is off one ground wire on the harness.

So in essence, in stock form, there is no single connector to plug all three pieces together. You will not likely find one aftermarket either.

I'd go out and get pictures, but I just put the HID light kit on the bike and with all that packed into the headlight it is a PITA to get back together and buttoned up.

I do have a spare harness, so if you really need pics of those ends anyway, I will get what I can for you.

[Stuckinmud15]

All of the components are different connections in stock formation. Meaning the headlight is a three prong connector. There is an adaptor that plugs into that connector and plugs into the headlight itself.

The turn signals each have a separate single bullet connector for their positive wires. Male end on signal and female end on wiring harness IIRC. The ground from each turn signal goes into a double end connector that is off one ground wire on the harness.

So in essence, in stock form, there is no single connector to plug all three pieces together. You will not likely find one aftermarket either.

I'd go out and get pictures, but I just put the HID light kit on the bike and with all that packed into the headlight it is a PITA to get back together and buttoned up.

I do have a spare harness, so if you really need pics of those ends anyway, I will get what I can for you.

So the headlight can plug directly into that harness coming off the bike, where do the blinker bullet connectors plug into if that harness is being taken up by the headlight? I suppose pics may help if ya can, as I am kind of lost lol. The existing harness coming from the bike has like 6 prongs in it which the vetter previously plugged into, headlight and signals. Is there anywhere I may be able to pick up one of those vetter harnesses to use with the stock configuration? Thats the only easy way I can see this all working.

[DGXSER]

Ok, here is the picture, or best I could get for you....



Note the black arrow points to the three point connector that goes to the headlight, this is where the adaptor plugs in that has an end that connects to the headlight.

The red arrow points to the double bullet ground connector for both grounds from the turn signals.

The brown arrow points to a red and brown bullet connectors. These are extras, not used on the stock setup.

The purple arrows point to the two bullet connectors that get the positive leads from the turn signals. The one on the left side is under neath that black connector, sorry about that.

And yes, ALL of those are inside the headlight bucket, along with the headlight!!!

[cywelchjr]

So the headlight can plug directly into that harness coming off the bike, where do the blinker bullet connectors plug into if that harness is being taken up by the headlight? I suppose pics may help if ya can, as I am kind of lost lol. The existing harness coming from the bike has like 6 prongs in it which the vetter previously plugged into, headlight and signals. Is there anywhere I may be able to pick up one of those vetter harnesses to use with the stock configuration? Thats the only easy way I can see this all working.

The bike doesn't use that. That harness that plugs into the Vetter is used only for that and should be plugged into the bike harness with bullet connectors and a headlight connector. If you unplug those, the stock parts just plug in in place of that harness.

[Stuckinmud15]

This is whats coming off the bike now. To get it back to stock I'll have to find a stock harness and switch it out with the one I have correct? And if so, is that piece easy to find? Thanks for that pic too I appreciate it, you all are a big help.

[tom clisham]

OK That 9 pin piece you're holding in the last picture is the end of the VETTER wiring harness.

You need to go to the other end of that cable, & you'll find you yamaha bike wiring.
It may be plugs or spices, but you can just test lite it from there to get everything hooked back to normal. The Vetter harnes(cable) will not be used in the stock configuration.

[tom clisham]

Sorry, 12 pin piece. My bad.

Eliminate that cable!

[Stuckinmud15]

Haha gotcha. Will that stock wiring Have slack on it to reach?