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Old 07-28-2024, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by nn0wheremann View Post
Yamaha wiring is not good. I think the wiring harness uses 20 gauge wire, which is inadequate. My 2009 cart came with halogen headlights. With the headlights on, pressing the brake pedal would dim them. I put them on a separate dedicated circuit, with its own fuse, using some leftover 14 gauge house wire from the battery to the light switch. No more dimming lights. Six years later I find the insulation on the original wiring from the switch to the lights is heat damaged. The factory wiring is just inadequate.
Our 2014 EFI had the same problem with the factory halogen lights. The light switch got hot when the headlights were on (which made for a good hand warmer during the colder winter months). Switching the halogen lights to LED headlights both solved the problem and significantly helped with night vision.