06-04-2016, 04:16 PM | #1 |
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Adding brake lights with 4-wire turn signals - Part 2
At last, I got the connectors I ordered and was able to finish installation of my 4-wire LED signals. This part was really simple and they work great!
If you wanted, you could do the whole thing with quick splices. But I hate to cut stock wiring unless I have to. This way, everything is easily disconnected if something fails or I need to remove it. Here's the parts list:
Here's a link to my turn signal installation guide. It's time-consuming because you have to take the tail end apart to access the bolts. http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=16749
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06-04-2016, 04:27 PM | #2 |
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Step 1: Prep a triple connector for the tail light
Turn the key off to do electrical work like this. 12 volts isn't enough to hurt you (you can't even feel it), but you could still short out something by mistake. Many recommend disconnecting the battery.
For the tail lights, you need a constant power source. The license plate light is a good choice for this. In this step, I turn the clamp on the 3.5mm triple connector into a bullet so it can plug into the license plate power wire.
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06-04-2016, 04:43 PM | #3 |
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Step 3: Plug the triple connector into the tail light wiring
The goal here is to plug the white tail light bullets and the brown license plate bullet into the triple connector, and the triple connector into the license plate power wire. We only need the power wire. We already connected the turn signal's ground wire in Part 1.
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06-04-2016, 04:48 PM | #4 |
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Step 4: Test the tail light connections
Before you move on, test your connections.
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06-04-2016, 04:58 PM | #5 |
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Step 5: Prep the second triple connector
Prep the second triple connector for the brake lights.
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06-04-2016, 05:08 PM | #6 |
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Step 6: Tap into the brake light wire
Use a quick-connect to splice onto the brake light. The brake light is the large 3-wire harness inside the big rubber boot. The quick-connect punches a pin through both wires and creates a secure splice.
Don't worry about the ground wire. The 4-wire turn signal uses its own ground wire and we hooked it up in Part 1.
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06-04-2016, 05:13 PM | #7 |
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Step 7: Connect the brake lights
Last step!
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06-04-2016, 05:16 PM | #8 |
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Step 8: Test the brake light
Now test your connections.
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06-04-2016, 05:16 PM | #9 |
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Step 9: Pour yourself a cold one
... Or go for a ride.
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06-04-2016, 06:09 PM | #10 |
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Absolutely fantastic Detours !
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06-04-2016, 11:25 PM | #11 |
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Thanks! I think this will really help visibility from behind.
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06-05-2016, 09:06 AM | #13 |
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Ordered my Detours Lighting Kit this morning
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06-05-2016, 04:16 PM | #14 |
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Detours, thank you for the most excellent tutorial.
Now that it's hot here in the desert (record breaking 117 yesterday!) my riding is curtailed - working in the garage won't be fun in this kind of heat, but at least it will keep me touching the bike and what luck, I have some spare quick splice connectors from when I had to fix my pinched wire problem affecting my cooling fans |
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