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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
I'm going to have to check my front ones now.....I'm not sure they stay on.
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Front yes, back, no.
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
I sure do appreciate all the replys from everybody but now I have a tougher question.

After breaking my passing lamp I went ahead and replaced my blinker (right side) because it had a slight scratch it. Anyway, the wire colors are completly different and I've blown about four fuses trying to hook them up. Enough to think I might have a short somewhere but I would like to know for sure that I have it hooked up right.

Do you guys know of anyway to determine which blinker wires are which. The ones coming off the bike are easy enough to test but the wires coming off the bulb it'self is little harder.
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
What color are the wires from the bulb??? You should have atleast one that is black.. so that would be simple. The other 2 shouldnt be to hard to figure out.
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
O man, i thought this was a thread about gettin flashed
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
You can convert your rear signals to turn/running lights by putting a set of front dual element lights on. I did that to mine and now have red running lights and turn signals on the rear on all the time. Also have a break light license plate in addition to my regular break light.
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
Thanks Curt! Never thought about putting in a dual filament bulb in the rear. Was gonna do the flasher thing anyway but you just added icing on the cake. Chocolate, my favorite, too!

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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
On the bike the color code is: blue for running lights, green for RH turn, brown for LH turn, and black for ground. The new fixture probably is red, white, and black: black is ground, white for running, red for turn.

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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
The older 03 and below use 1157 bulbs the newer user those stupid three prong bulbs. I bought my passing lights, bar and front signal lihts of e-bay for $73 and they were from the older model. I took my front lights and put them on the rear and wired them up. You can take an 1157 buld and grind one nib off the bulb (I think it is the lower one) and use it in the three prong sockets. Beats paying the dealer price for a three prong. You can also buy the regular two prong bulb sockets at an auto parts store and put them in your housings.
 
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Re:A question about flashers 4 Months, 3 Weeks ago  
I'm going to have to check and see what color the wires are again. I had to add some wire to them. My thought was that black would be ground and the other two woudn't matter. I actually had it hooked up where the broken right front flasher was staying on and flashing when it was supposed to. I thought everythng was alright until I noticed that the brake light also flashed when the turn signal did!

I'm going to look at the wires again and see if there wired like Clifford said. It helps a lot to know how their supposed to be wired and I "hope" their wired wrong now. Right now it flashes but doesn't stay lit.
 
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