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	Don’t cut the wires as close to the connector as is shown in the picture, so you have some wiggle room if you have to cut or strip them more than once. After you have the extensions in place, connect them to your switch with the appropriate crimp connectors. Make sure to use [[Waterproofing your electrical connections\|dielectric grease]] on the contacts and connectors to keep moisture out. Also make sure that there is no way the metal parts of the switch can contact any metal on the bike.		Don’t cut the wires as close to the connector as is shown in the picture, so you have some wiggle room if you have to cut or strip them more than once. After you have the extensions in place, connect them to your switch with the appropriate crimp connectors. Make sure to use [[Waterproofing your electrical connections\|dielectric grease]] on the contacts and connectors to keep moisture out. Also make sure that there is no way the metal parts of the switch can contact any metal on the bike.

	Hook it all up, make sure it works, then mount the switch permanently.		Hook it all up, make sure it works, then mount the switch permanently. To use your new flashers, flip your switch on, then activate either the right or the left turn signal. The idiot light in the gauge cluster will not flash. It flashes just fine under normal (turn signal) operation, just not with the flashers active.