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Old 05-22-15 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by noglider
No, I didn't. I ended up running the cable over the rear rack to the tail light.

I could take an ohmmeter to the fenders to see if it is correct. I won't be able to do it until next week.
I just checked. As I suspected the aluminum is encased in plastic. There are 3 foil sections (left, right, and center) separated by 2 plastic sections, but the braces for the fender stays connect the 3 sections - not well, electrically speaking, but it looks like a high impedance short to me. Bad photo follows.

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