954 front signals don't blink
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954 front signals don't blink
building this ****** up from scracth...(not scratch but bike was wrecked)
anyway, put in some gregg's flushmounts in the front. and the rear has integrated tail/signals.
LED all around (i'm 99% sure)
the rear works fine regardless of wether the front(s) is/are connected or now.
but with the front connected, when i turn on the bike, the flushmounts act as running lights and stay on...and when i activate lets say left signal, it turns off. as soon as i de-activate left signal or switch to the right. it goes back to solid on..
in other words, the front signals always stay on and don't blink..
and NO, i do not have the hooked up wrong. or to the running light wires.
did some research (googling) and I came to the conclusion that I have to buy 2x "20 Watt 8 ohm" resitors and put them in-line for the front signals.
Can anyone confirm that this will work? or perhaps give me another solution?
anyway, put in some gregg's flushmounts in the front. and the rear has integrated tail/signals.
LED all around (i'm 99% sure)
the rear works fine regardless of wether the front(s) is/are connected or now.
but with the front connected, when i turn on the bike, the flushmounts act as running lights and stay on...and when i activate lets say left signal, it turns off. as soon as i de-activate left signal or switch to the right. it goes back to solid on..
in other words, the front signals always stay on and don't blink..
and NO, i do not have the hooked up wrong. or to the running light wires.
did some research (googling) and I came to the conclusion that I have to buy 2x "20 Watt 8 ohm" resitors and put them in-line for the front signals.
Can anyone confirm that this will work? or perhaps give me another solution?
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Re: 954 front signals don't blink
Find the turn signal flasher and pull the plug, gently clean the contacts with ultrafine sandpaper and re assemble. Your contacts can corrode or get a light coating of oxidation.
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Re: 954 front signals don't blink
My bad..I forgot the relay is built into the dash/gauge...Just go to radio shack or a similar place and get 4, 6ohm resistors, and 8 splice taps. Just connect one end of resistor to hot, other end to ground for each light assembly. No need re wire anything.
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Re: 954 front signals don't blink
Srsly, though, you do need a resistor, because the flasher can only make your turn signals flash if there is a decent load put on it. because there is barely any load on the flasher, it will act like there is a light out and not flash (a safeguard telling you that a light is burnt out). I bet if you put a regular light in it it might flash very quickly, or as it would be if it were normal. Give it a try.
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