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Old 01-21-2010, 03:59 PM
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hi guys as the title says i wonder if anyone can tell me where on the f4i the flasher relay is b4 i strip the bike down looking for it same old story led indicators flashing like they on speed brought new relay need to swap it cheers
 
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Old 01-21-2010, 04:09 PM
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If you have LED lights you will need to install resistors to slow them down. The relay is between the headlights. It is attached to the right HL with a little rubber grommet.
 
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Old 01-21-2010, 07:10 PM
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You dont need resistors if you install a LED relay.Relay will take care of it.
 
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Old 01-22-2010, 12:31 PM
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lol resistors would work aswell but relay is so much easier cheers guys just waiting for it to come through the post
 
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Resistors can cause problems, since they put more load on the electrical system. I had resistors on my led's, but the current draw was so high, the other lights on the bike would dim every time a signal would flash when the engine was at idle. Changing to a relay got rid of that problem. Also, the relay is plug and play.....no splicing into each turn signal wire and no worries about where to put the resistors so that heat from them won't melt plastic somewhere. The only drawback is having to remove the front fairing to get to the relay between the headlights.
 
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Well some of you obviously dont know how to wire the resistor up. The LED lights put less load on the system & thats the reason they blink so fast. If you put the resistors in they equal out the load that was originally in the system & thus slow the blinks down. The LED relay is an option but sometimes they are hard to find & more for the automotive side of things. I've put many many LED lights in with resistors with absolutely no problems at all. The resistors themselves do get a little warm but no where near hot enough to melt the plastic or wires they are around if installed correctly.
 
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My LED relay has worked flawlessly for over a year. I'd recommend it over resistors when it comes to LED turn signals.
 
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can someone tell me,where the turn signal relay is located on an 03 954? im trying to install a led relay.lights blinking so fast,they stay on
 
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:13 PM
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i got mine from ebay off a a r6, 06 r6 use the same type of relay to so check ebay.
 
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Originally Posted by rondrue
can someone tell me,where the turn signal relay is located on an 03 954? im trying to install a led relay.lights blinking so fast,they stay on
The flasher is part of the gauge cluster. Not replaceable, though you can bypass it with an LED relay.

Here's a thread from way back explaining how to do it.
 


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