Direction Indicators
Anybody fitted some to a XR 400 ??
I tried to fit some today and failed
Here's how
All bolted up and connected to the existing colour coded bullet connectors in the loom
Relay already in place and switchgear present & working
Fired up the bike, both rear indicators worked when switching between right and left switch and cancel button worked
Nothing from either front indicator
Tested all bulbs and live feeds/earths etc with a meter
All tested ok
Tried a front indicator in the rear and it worked
What's wrong ?
All other lights working fine
XR 400 Direction Indicators
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Re: XR 400 Direction Indicators
Greetings,
Might I suggest that the earth could be different between front and rear light units
Some need an earth lead and not just earth out through their body.
TTFN
Hugh.
Ps Look for my request about Serow
Might I suggest that the earth could be different between front and rear light units
Some need an earth lead and not just earth out through their body.
TTFN
Hugh.
Ps Look for my request about Serow
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Re: XR 400 Direction Indicators
As far as I know only the Australian model came with indicators as standard, perhaps
The bullet connectors you’re using are not supposed to be used for that purpose ?
The bullet connectors you’re using are not supposed to be used for that purpose ?
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XR 400 Direction Indicators
Hi Bobboboneleg wrote:As far as I know only the Australian model came with indicators as standard, perhaps
The bullet connectors you’re using are not supposed to be used for that purpose ?
Mine is a uk ED bike, not a GermN or Oz bike (with chain guard)
Has a relay already in place and indicator switch on controls
All spare wires are coded to the corresponding ones on Indicators
Front and back
As soon as I connected it all up the tell tale on dash even worked - but only rears lit up ??
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Have you got a link Hugh? EDIT - seen it now - weird tooHugh wrote:Greetings,
Might I suggest that the earth could be different between front and rear light units
Some need an earth lead and not just earth out through their body.
TTFN
Hugh.
Ps Look for my request about Serow
When all the wiring was connected up, only the rears lit up and flashed at double rate
Dash tell tale lit up and when I operated the switch from left to right and push to cancel all works fine with only the rears lighting up
However when I disconnected the front wires then the rears stopped working - reconnect and the rears start working
Bulbs and wiring checked on fronts with a meter and all ok
So all must work in sequence
Stumped ?
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Re: XR 400 Direction Indicators
Greetings again,
How about using a 12v test lamp bulb earthed and then touched to the bulb metal bodied holder
Just thought, are the correct bulbs fitted, 12v 21w, single or double contact
TTFN
Hugh.
How about using a 12v test lamp bulb earthed and then touched to the bulb metal bodied holder
Just thought, are the correct bulbs fitted, 12v 21w, single or double contact
TTFN
Hugh.
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Re: XR 400 Direction Indicators
I will try that, good idea about test bulb
Front bulbs/indicators are oem Honda and lit up when attached to rears
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Re: XR 400 Direction Indicators
My mistake Johnny, I can't really help you more than that.johnnyboxer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:31 pm
Hi Bob
Mine is a uk ED bike, not a GermN or Oz bike (with chain guard)
Has a relay already in place and indicator switch on controls
All spare wires are coded to the corresponding ones on Indicators
Front and back
As soon as I connected it all up the tell tale on dash even worked - but only rears lit up ??
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Re: XR 400 Direction Indicators
All bulbs - we did check thoughAsgard wrote:They definitely not LEDs on the back?
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