Turn Signal Problem/Question
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Turn Signal Problem/Question
This afternoonI put some new blinkers on the bike. Some smaller bike master ones (non-LED). Anyways, I tested both afterI plugged them in, and they worked great. However, whenI put the seat back on, I tested them one more time, and they don't come on. The front blinkers however blinked erradically? Who's got the answer for me...?
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I think that you might have bumped the rear indicator connections when you put the seat back on. Double check that they are connected correctly. Your blinkers are blinking fast because the rears are not connected, this is normal.
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Turn signal circuits get there flash rate from the total resistance both front and rear lights so if your back lights are not working the front ones will flash fast. Check over all your wiring for the rear lights you just installed once you get that figured out. If the new lights are a differant wattage it changes the total resistance and could change the flash rate but it should be close.
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I think that you might have bumped the rear indicator connections when you put the seat back on. Double check that they are connected correctly. Your blinkers are blinking fast because the rears are not connected, this is normal.
I think that you might have bumped the rear indicator connections when you put the seat back on. Double check that they are connected correctly. Your blinkers are blinking fast because the rears are not connected, this is normal.
Front ones were normal, before the seat!
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Also verify that you didn't somehow manage to ground out your new rears on the frame. i did this when mounting some flush mounts to the rear fender, the bolts touched the rear fender sub frame, and parts of the light body itself, which caused them to ground out. They worked fine when dangling off the bike, but when mounted, no workie. If you did this, you need to insulate between the metal mountain bolts/hardware of the new lights and those metallic points that the hardware/bolts touch.
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Also verify that you didn't somehow manage to ground out your new rears on the frame. i did this when mounting some flush mounts to the rear fender, the bolts touched the rear fender sub frame, and parts of the light body itself, which caused them to ground out. They worked fine when dangling off the bike, but when mounted, no workie. If you did this, you need to insulate between the metal mountain bolts/hardware of the new lights and those metallic points that the hardware/bolts touch.
Also verify that you didn't somehow manage to ground out your new rears on the frame. i did this when mounting some flush mounts to the rear fender, the bolts touched the rear fender sub frame, and parts of the light body itself, which caused them to ground out. They worked fine when dangling off the bike, but when mounted, no workie. If you did this, you need to insulate between the metal mountain bolts/hardware of the new lights and those metallic points that the hardware/bolts touch.
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Called one of my buddies up,I think he's right. Blown bulbs. I plugged the stockers back in and they work great. Maybe a little to much juice for the aftermarket bulbs to handle...
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I installed the Bikemaster ones, and didn't blow a bulb, but I did install a sweet little plug in trick flasher unit (huh huh huh he said unit) that fixed the rapid flash, and bonus it gives you a choice of 5 flash sequences.[sm=smiley20.gif]
http://www.trickflasher.com/2005/RC_4.htm
http://www.trickflasher.com/2005/RC_4.htm
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I installed the Bikemaster ones, and didn't blow a bulb, but I did install a sweet little plug in trick flasher unit (huh huh huh he said unit) that fixed the rapid flash, and bonus it gives you a choice of 5 flash sequences.[sm=smiley20.gif]
http://www.trickflasher.com/2005/RC_4.htm
I installed the Bikemaster ones, and didn't blow a bulb, but I did install a sweet little plug in trick flasher unit (huh huh huh he said unit) that fixed the rapid flash, and bonus it gives you a choice of 5 flash sequences.[sm=smiley20.gif]
http://www.trickflasher.com/2005/RC_4.htm
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deej, were ur bike masters led ones (mine aren't)? j/w. mine didnt have the rapid flash before they "broke"
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I installed the Bikemaster ones, and didn't blow a bulb, but I did install a sweet little plug in trick flasher unit (huh huh huh he said unit) that fixed the rapid flash, and bonus it gives you a choice of 5 flash sequences.[sm=smiley20.gif]
http://www.trickflasher.com/2005/RC_4.htm
I installed the Bikemaster ones, and didn't blow a bulb, but I did install a sweet little plug in trick flasher unit (huh huh huh he said unit) that fixed the rapid flash, and bonus it gives you a choice of 5 flash sequences.[sm=smiley20.gif]
http://www.trickflasher.com/2005/RC_4.htm
