1999 FXSTB Night Train - Front turn signals.
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1999 FXSTB Night Train - Front turn signals.
so unfortunately, i went down a few weeks ago. hit a gravel patch on a sharp entrance to a highway. scraped up my bike pretty bad, only thing broken was my front turn signal.
since they were the original stock signals from '99 i thought this would be a golden opportunity to upgrade.
now for the questions:
1) what do i need to do to convert to LED turn signals. Are there any special mods i need to do since i'm stepping down the voltage?(is that correct terminology)
2) if it does have to be a bulb, any recommendations to a lower profile, smaller, brighter light, the stock ones were pretty crappy.
i'd rather do this project myself, but if its something a shop should do let me know.
thanks for the help everyone.
since they were the original stock signals from '99 i thought this would be a golden opportunity to upgrade.
now for the questions:
1) what do i need to do to convert to LED turn signals. Are there any special mods i need to do since i'm stepping down the voltage?(is that correct terminology)
2) if it does have to be a bulb, any recommendations to a lower profile, smaller, brighter light, the stock ones were pretty crappy.
i'd rather do this project myself, but if its something a shop should do let me know.
thanks for the help everyone.
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If you buy the Kuryaken (sp?) kits, they come with a load equalizer you might need to connect. Try them first and if they blink funny, plug in the equalizer. You can find direct replacements with LED for your signal. The wiring is plug and play if you buy the right ones. No more than a one beer (two if your thirsty) job.
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If your going to be replacing the entire turn signal, housing and all.
Its pretty much what cwhite6 said, a plug and play deal.
There is no 'voltage' thing to worry about, the originals and the replacements both run off 12VDC.
The only issue you might have is the flasher rate.
LED's look like a short circuit to the bike's electrical system causing them to flash or blink at a much faster rate than normal.
To fix it you need to put an equalizer resistor into the circuit to 'simulate' the load of a filament bulb.
Go to one of the web sites that specializes in LED replacements for bikes like Custom Dynamics or Biketronics.
Most of them will have a bunch of info on what you need to convert to LED signals.
You can also do a search here and you'll find its been discussed a lot over the years.
Good Luck and ride safe.
PS one thing you do need to be aware of that's not well known is if you do use an equalizer resistor.
You need to locate it somewhere that it can 'breath'. By that I mean the damn things can get very HOT.
So you need to put it in a place where a hot part isn't going to make trouble for you later on.
So don't bundle it into a bunch of wires hiding under the tank or its going to melt things on you.
If you can't do that, or just want to take the easy way out.
Biketronics makes an electronic equalizer that directly plugs into the existing wire harness that doesn't heat up.
It's not cheap, but the good stuff never is and they do make quality products.
Its pretty much what cwhite6 said, a plug and play deal.
There is no 'voltage' thing to worry about, the originals and the replacements both run off 12VDC.
The only issue you might have is the flasher rate.
LED's look like a short circuit to the bike's electrical system causing them to flash or blink at a much faster rate than normal.
To fix it you need to put an equalizer resistor into the circuit to 'simulate' the load of a filament bulb.
Go to one of the web sites that specializes in LED replacements for bikes like Custom Dynamics or Biketronics.
Most of them will have a bunch of info on what you need to convert to LED signals.
You can also do a search here and you'll find its been discussed a lot over the years.
Good Luck and ride safe.
PS one thing you do need to be aware of that's not well known is if you do use an equalizer resistor.
You need to locate it somewhere that it can 'breath'. By that I mean the damn things can get very HOT.
So you need to put it in a place where a hot part isn't going to make trouble for you later on.
So don't bundle it into a bunch of wires hiding under the tank or its going to melt things on you.
If you can't do that, or just want to take the easy way out.
Biketronics makes an electronic equalizer that directly plugs into the existing wire harness that doesn't heat up.
It's not cheap, but the good stuff never is and they do make quality products.
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