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Old 08-17-2009, 06:54 AM
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okay im a new member hi guys (already have a post in the f3 section)

i have had my f3 for about a month now and the other day i noticed theres what appears to be a ground wire attached to the frame where the steering column i guess you would call it goes through to the left of the fuse box on the frame, its just clipped and i would like to know where it goes so i can fix it, ill try and get a picture of necessary but its right in front of where the vin tag is
 
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What color is the wire?
 
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Old 08-19-2009, 03:32 AM
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brown tanish
 
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:39 AM
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Pictures would be immensely helpful here. Show where it is coming from, and going to.

As it stands, your fuse box does not have a straight brown wire coming from it by default, so it has to be something a PO installed. . .

Also, how do you know it's ground? Did you test it for voltage?
 
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Old 08-20-2009, 12:36 AM
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Yes, pictures might be helpful. Look for somthing that either is an add on item or something that isn't working. Could that color be blue/brown? I certainly would not ground it until you trace it back to what ever it is connected to.
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Old 08-20-2009, 02:29 AM
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i say ground because its attached to a bolt/screw on the frame... its only about 3 inch's long i forgot to get a picture ill get 1 tomorrow, but im 90% sure its a ground because 1 its connected to the frame and 2 theres no other wires around and my bike doesnt seem like anything isnt working
 
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Yep. ground. The absolute quickest way is to trace the wire and see where it goes. Everything else would be hoping and guessing.
 
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