LED Turn signals

[Flying Scotsman]

I bought some LED turn signalls but they dont work on my bike.What do I need to do to get them to work.

[rktmanfj]

I bought some LED turn signalls but they dont work on my bike.What do I need to do to get them to work.

Probably a solid-state flasher or some resistance in the circuit.

LEDs don't have enough resistance to make a mechanical flasher work.

Adding resistance is probably the easier way to go on the FJ, else you have to engineer a way to retain the self canceling feature, or lose it.

Randy T
Indy

[Flying Scotsman]

How many resistors do I need what size and how do I wire them in.I put up some pics in the gallery signals are about the size of a bic lighter.

[Travis398]

this post may be helpful also,

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1570.msg12204#msg12204

[Flying Scotsman]

ebay

Item number: 130448285904

I may try these but my signals dont flash fast they dont flash at all.I dont want to wait on shipping though.

[andyb]

Leds are polarity sensitive, so switch the leads and see if they light at all.

A heavy-duty truck (read: semi) flasher unit will work, and is available locally.

[Flying Scotsman]

They do light I tested them at the battery.I will figure it out I think I need the resistors.

[Flying Scotsman]

Turn signals are working I used the old turn signal bulb as a resistor.

[FJmonkey]

Turn signals are working I used the old turn signal bulb as a resistor.

So you jumped out of the frying pan and back in to the same frying pan...Kind of...Your resistor (the bulb) is gonna burn out and your LEDs will stop blinking. Why not measure the resistance of the bulb and put in equal resistance that won't lose a filament some dark night? Or is this just temporary?

[Flying Scotsman]

Its temporary I will buy resistors now .

[SlowOldGuy]

Turn signals are working I used the old turn signal bulb as a resistor.

So you jumped out of the frying pan and back in to the same frying pan...Kind of...Your resistor (the bulb) is gonna burn out and your LEDs will stop blinking. Why not measure the resistance of the bulb and put in equal resistance that won't lose a filament some dark night? Or is this just temporary?

In the last 25 years, I have replaced 1 brake/tail light bulb. 

DavidR.

[andyb]

I switched to LED taillights in the FJ's tail because I was going through at least one per week.  Depends on your riding, roads, luck, etc etc.

[rktmanfj]

In the last 25 years, I have replaced 1 brake/tail light bulb. 

DavidR.

My '89 has 74k miles, and I've replaced the right side one several times.

AFAIK, the left one is still the original.     

The Stanley bulbs from the dealer seem to last the longest.

Randy T
Indy

[Flying Scotsman]

Love the Blinkers they are awesome.Super bright I have a second set that I dont need they are $24 on ebay from China.They took almost a month to get here but they blow the old ones out of the  water lol....If anyone needs a set let me know.

[FJmonkey]

Love the Blinkers they are awesome.Super bright I have a second set that I dont need they are $24 on ebay from China.They took almost a month to get here but they blow the old ones out of the  water lol....If anyone needs a set let me know.

I am interested, how can we work this out?