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Ok, I meticulously checked each element, and on the yellow side, discovered a smashed wire that was apparently grounding out to the brown running light wire.
The plastic insulation along all of the new wiring seems to be brittle, of inferior quality, and prone to break and crack.
So I bought a new harness and carefully rewired it. It all works fine now.
Thanks for the help!
sorry to hear it but glad to hear you got it all sorted out!