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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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Unhappy Flush mounts not blinking!

I got a 2008 CBR600rr and I installed LED flush mounted turn signals, they light up fine (running lights) but when i press the signal left or right it doesnt blink it looks like the bulb goes out, but when i turn the signal back off the running light comes back on. So I bought a LED flasher relay and all the did was make by tail light blinkers back to original flash rate! any ideas would be helpful!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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Did you install the diodes so you can run all 3 wires or did you simply tie both power leads together?
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:40 PM
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i was reading up on some other post about those diodes i didnt know about those yea i just tied the wires together!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by WangDangger
i was reading up on some other post about those diodes i didnt know about those yea i just tied the wires together!
That is your problem right there.

You have 2 choices

1) Do the diodes and have running/turn signals.
2) Connect just the turn signal wire and tape off the running light wire and have them always off and blink when you turn.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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The diodes cost you a few bucks at radio shack.. Will solve the problem. Check the sticky in the how to section
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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Or what jeffjones said lol
 
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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ok so i got the diodes, installed them now i have running lights and blinkers but now the blinker indicators on my guage cluster stay constantly lit and so do my back blinkers, it didnt do that before?
 
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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ahh ha i figured it out they were staying constantly lit cus where the two wires tie into the diodes then u twist the other end of the diodes together to then feed out to one wire, well i forgot to seporate the two wires when taping them up (oppisite side of the one wire lead out) so they were touching so i simply taped the two wires and diodes seporately so they wouldnt touch and WALA problem solved!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 02:01 AM
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Great info guys thanks for the help as I am trying to sort out the signals myself.
 
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