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Installing new turn signals and getting sparks
07/07/14 at 15:08:29
I'm new to electrical work. I'm installing mini bullet front turn signals and when I bolt them in tight they don't work. When they are in loose, they will short out. Some of the metal to metal contact is producing sparks. Any recommendations? There isn't a lot of room between the light post and the slot to wrap the post or use a rubber insert.
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07/07/14 at 15:19:40
Pics of lights?1 wire or 2?If they are a single wire that would be to hot and ground through the housing.
These are 2 wire and grounded through the housing.They are 2 element.Run and turn.
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I'll post a picture of the lights but yes they are two wires like the ones in the picture. I believe they are single element.
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These are the lights
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009E9DJRE/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item
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Take the bulb out and see if it has 1 or 2 contacts on the base.If it has 1 then the black wire should be your ground.Bolt them on.Hook red wire to turn signal wire in harness and touch black to a good ground.They should work then.They might not be internally grounded through the light's body.
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07/07/14 at 18:31:37
Reverse your wires. You wired your hot wire to the ground and it's a direct short circuit the the frame
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07/07/14 at 18:38:36
You might find this hard to believe.....but Suzuki uses a solid black wire for the power to the left turn signal for 2004 and later bikes.....the black wire with the white tracer is the ground.
Here is a link to the wiring diagrams in the Tech Section. Different years have different colored wires.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1294779818
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07/07/14 at 23:00:36
Thanks Denim, Dave and Seaweednh.
Great advice. I had the wires crossed. I had the solid black going to my ground. I didn't realize it right away because I didn't think the lights would work at all with the wires crossed. I switched them and have installed the signals and they work great.
Thanks again.
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