Looking for sage advice... the wife pointed out that my center tail light is out.
Anyone experience this before? Doesn't light up at all anymore...
Thought is time to take to the dealer 
Center Brake Light
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Looking for sage advice... the wife pointed out that my center tail light is out.
Anyone experience this before? Doesn't light up at all anymore...
Thought is time to take to the dealer
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no answers for that one unless the flasher had been added.
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no answers for that one unless the flasher had been added.
It did light up before right? I thought it did....
Never added anything other that the 'Slingshot brake light cover'
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It did light up before right? I thought it did....
Never added anything other that the 'Slingshot brake light cover'
Let's check in with Dave@DDMWorks
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Depending on the year of your SS I think you will find that this is the part that needs to be replaced. It controls the rear center brake light and the radio antenna.
Thank you! I continued searching the interwebs and finally found a helpful video by old Sam!
I will be following his video this weekend to troubleshoot
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It did light up before right? I thought it did....
Never added anything other that the 'Slingshot brake light cover'
Actually I think there was a recall. Was it the light or the camera?
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Thank you! I continued searching the interwebs and finally found a helpful video by old Sam!
I will be following his video this weekend to troubleshoot
Let us know what you find after doing some diagnostics.
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Actually I think there was a recall. Was it the light or the camera?
Not sure how accurate this list is - but I am not seeing it in here
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.....did you check the plug to make sure it's not unplugged.....
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.....did you check the plug to make sure it's not unplugged.....
nope - stated above - my troubleshooting begins this weekend; however it will be one of the 1st checks
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Well I decided to take a break from work (love working remotely) and dig in to this issue.
Super easy to tear apart and troubleshoot!
(Need a slotted screwdriver and a T25 Torx
* Yes all connections were solid
* When switching plugs - the brake light worked (everything in Sam's video was spot on!)
* I have left the plugs switched and re-assembled
* Decision on next move - Is it really worth the money to replace, or maybe a new radio with blue tooth?
I don't really listen to much 'radio' but love my Spotify!
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Everything WILL look OK but the problem is internal due to the part being over torqued when originally installed or reinstalled. The mounting screw is overtorqued and breaks the internal circuit board.
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Maybe check the Flasher Fluid. Nobody mentioned that did they?
JUST SAYIN
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Actually I think there was a recall. Was it the light or the camera?
Camera.
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Camera.
yes the recall was for the camera, but it also could impact the tail lights - here is a quote: "Polaris Industries is recalling certain 2015-2016 Polaris Slingshot, Slingshot SL and Slingshot SL LE models equipped with a backup camera. The back-up camera may fail internally, possibly melting the voltage regulator and blowing the fuse for that circuit, thereby preventing the taillight from functioning properly."
I still haven't gotten this recall done - back when this was announced I knew it wouldn't be addressed until I made it back to the dealer so I simply unplugged the camera, frankly I haven't missed the backup camera enough to waste a day driving to the dealer. once I get on the highway in the sling there are better places I would rather ride to than the dealer
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Yes on my 2016 SL, I had the rear camera replaced with the recall. They physically swapped out the camera. I also have removed the entire stock sound system wire harness and put in my own stereo. JLAudio amps, Kenwood 10.2 Head unit, all new speakers and pods.
Been running this for 2 years without a single problem. All connections soldered to speakers. etc.
The 2016 had quite a few recalls. Even brake switches and the drivers seat base had to be swapped out. I havent had a single issue after the recalls.
Good luck.
