Harley signal lights not flashing problem FIXED the right way!
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2018
- This is on my 2000 harley sportster and should work with most harleys i ordered the parts from
m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R...
It came with 2 resister for about $5
Its cheap and better than using a car resister which will not work right
Please message with any questions i will be more than happy to help !
My man! Saved me from such a headache! Just installed led turn signals on my 98 sportster and now they work amazingly! Thank you for the video and recommendation!
Thanks! I was thinking about doing something like this on my '97 1200c, but I wasn't sure if it would work.
I'm glad that you proved that a cheap fix will work out!
Glad i could help hope it works out !
Major thanks. Other research "told" me how, but your video showed me how. I now have properly functioning rear blinkers
Good video. Helping the fellow riders. Thanks.
This worked perfect for me. Thanks! Also note to folks who don't want to run front blinkers this still works for the rear only. On some Harleys you can't run the rear without the front plugged in. This works perfect.
So doing this will turn off my fuel light cause I don’t have front signals on my bagger
Hey man your a big help thank you very much. Im restoring a 2002 sportster and i have fitted after market turn signals and same problem, no flashing, so i wasn’t sure what to do until i seen your video, I’ve ordered 2 flasher cans. Thanks again and take care 👍👍
Glad i can help!
Thanks so much dude, I got the same problem on my 99 Sportster, I’ll try that solution 🤙🏻
Thanks for making a vid without music drowning out everything you say.
Thanks for the great vid I got the problem this saved me a lot of trouble shooting headache!
Dude... i LOVE how your just like "fuck it ill build my own set up 😎" I love it man! Keep on with it!
My 2003 Sportster does this same thing. Engage either side turn signal and it is steady on. I basically would manually engage/disengage with my thumbs to simulate a proper signal while turning. Probably not the safest thing to do. I wasn't sure if a load equalizer box would even help. I don't have LEDs. I will try this out. Thanks man!!! Much appreciated for the video.
Hey ! So if u dont have any LED and its doing that i would cheapest.. 1. Replace all bulbs 2. Make sure your connectors to each bulb is secure (because the solder could break loose on one) , 3. Check fuses and if all is checked out ok no corrosion on the contacts for the bulb the check that grey box that i was showing in the video
Mine is doing the same thing. Did it work ?.
Excellent, easy fix it tutorial
Thanks for the vid. Trying this out on my 99' Dyna.
Thanks 🙏🏾 a million bro your video helped me with my 2000 sporty
Im happy that helped ! Cheapest solution !
Worked perfect on my 94 wide glide. Thanx for the video
Im glad it helped !
Great video really helped me out thank you!
Thanks from Costa Rica
I have a 2000 Dyna Low Rider, and my right turn signal acts funny too. With my bike, if you just turn the key to on position, the signal works fine. But as soon as the bike is running, it just stays on solid and does not blink, only the right turn signal lol. Anyway, I will give this a shot and let you know if it works, thanks for the vid!
3 years later….. you ever figure out what the problem was. I’m having the exact same problem. 2002 XL1200C. Thanks and Aloha! 🤙🏽
@@eez3536 I actually tried this and didn't have any luck, it still acted the same way unfortunately. I don't know if it was something to do with vibration when the bike was running, could never get it to work unfortunately. Best of luck man, hope you get it working!
First of all O-H!
Second of all thanks for the video! Having the same issue with my wife's 03 Sportster. I am gonna try this and hope it works. Thanks man!
I-O hope it works out for you! Im sure theres other ways but this was the cheapest
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Bless you brother for sharing your success for our benefit. This is a huge help and an easy fix, thanks to your generous sharing :-).
Thank you! I really appreciate it if anything I can share in the future or any questions just let me know !
THANK-YOU VERY MUCH SIR , YOU THE MAN !!!.....PLEASE BE SAFE AND CAREFULL RIDING.,,,,ALL YOU CATS.!!!!
Thanks ! Hope it helped and ride safe !
Good Job ! For me I'd rather use extended turn Signals . That single unit in the rear doesn't indicate as well like the extended Signals Indicators on the front > NEVER FORGET ! there's way to many people out their that should have NEVER Been Issued a Drivers License in the first place ... Just Sayin ..
Ha I have the same exact issue. I just installed mew rear bullet style blinkers. They turn on but don’t flash. However they will flash when I use the hazard signals. I guess I’ll have to try this. Thanks man!
Yea mine did that also and this def fixed it
Great video! I assume with the LED tail light install, running light and brake light all worked except for turn signals? I ordered a new replacement tail light that's LED for my 2011 dyna and was anticipating this problem. All my other lights, turn sigs included are stock bulbs. Hopefully this fix will work on my bike also. Thanks again!
Спасибо ))) ты помог мне решить эту проблему )))
good info,thanks
I hope it works for u!
hauling the wheat....love it
I had the same issue when I installed new 1157 bulbs instead of the ge198’s. I had to swap the wiring around at the connector to get everything back to normal.
Thats interesting i never thought that would be an issue thanks for the info for me and also to everyone else
Cool man same as me
Having a faulty OEM turn signal canceler on my XLH 883 Deluxe, I'm planning to install a Badlands ATS-03-A Canceler which is also a load equalizer, then I can use it with classical bulbs or leds without any further change. My guess is that adding a relay for having leds to blink is just a nice workaround, but the root cause being the load not adapted for leds, a load equalizer should be the proper solution.
Thats another way to do it which ever works for you if its cheap and easy then why not . This is just a solution that worked for me and many others and cheap .
Great video would this process be similar to do on a 2000 harley davidson softail standard? and by any chance do you happen to have the link of the part you used ?
Thanks! And yes the process should be the same or very similar on the 2000, when watching the video there should be a drop down showing descriptions i also left a link of where i got it on ebay. Hope this works out for you!
I just replaced my harley turn signals they were working great when i just did the rear but when i replaced the front too 2 wire turn signals too avoid using running lights now they just stay on solid when i hit the turn signals. Do you think this will work too get them flashing ? Or should i just order the 3 wire turn signals for front and hook up the running lights
I would try this method because its the cheapest route but im not sure myself because mine was only because my rear lights were L.E.D. and had both signals connected . Try this method and keep me posted . hope it works
Lee soofunny i just tried this method today and the turn signals work great now. Thank you
Awesome ! Glad that worked for you .
So do I have too buy 2 of those boxes ??? Anyone please help me out
Hi, I just watching your clips and I want some help from you.
That’s I understand with the brown color and purple. So I wanna know the other color that you use in this clips.
Thank you for your kindness.
So the brown wire and purple are the only 2 i used but it maybe different for your bike but on the little grey box make sure it says either LT or RT (left tail, right tail) and thats the wires you would use. Hope it works out !
Does the sportster 48 2010 I have same issue does this bike has that box?
They all should have it for the light and signals
I got a 2002 883 Sporster my blinker lights are stock and my turn signal dont worck should i try doing this ,tanks REGARDS from Puebla México !
Hi, if its stock and blinker doesnt work i would start with checking all of the bulbs and connections most likely a fuse somewhere. And if all fuses are good could be that grey box in the video that needs replaced
Just bought a 2002 sportster one of my turn signal in the front just stays on the hole time .any idea on why just one light stay on?
If its just one side could be a shortage or the bulb itself all of my signals wasnt flashing due to having stock signals in front and led in the back and maybe could even be that grey box in the video i was messing with could be going bad but start cheap with new bulbs
How the indicator line get connected where the switch is not stuck. Is there any relay or senson for indicator
I dont think there is a sensor
Hey buddy, I’m trying to do the same, I followed what you did and the turn signals are blinking but when they’re not activated all the bike lights turns Off, the flashers that I bought are just DC12 not DC12vfy do you think that could be that 🤔 ?? Thanks in advance
Hi, personally i dont know the difference between the two but it wouldnt hurt to buy a second pair and try it out and if that is the problem give me an update .
Any idea why turn signals cancel way too early. Thanks dude . Your a mr fix it.
Im thinking it may have something to do with the switch itself
I fixed my harley that had the left blinker staying solid. If 1 wire breaks it will do that every time.
Mine had a broken wire under the rear fender where the wires was rubbing on the tire.
Its a Harley 883 issue by not running the wires in a different location
i have aftermarket turn signals with standard bulbs in them, even the stock turn signals will not blink anymore, but the emergency flashers work, but the signals just light up but do not blink. So what is the two black boxes?
The two black boxes are resisters that tells it to blink and also could control speed give it a try for a couple bucks should work also check your grey box to make sure everything is plugged properly and if u havent changed out bulbs you might want to try that first also
Did you fix it yet?
Does the wire to the actual rear blinkers run and plug into the white plastic plug that you unplugged ?
Yes so the plug has wires running from the rear and front to the plug and plugs in to the grey box on the grey box will have RT=right tail LT= left tail
@@ohsoofunny4763 thank you really appreciate it , very helpful
UPDATE: Found a good link for the relay search in ebay 2Pin Adjustable LED Flasher Relay Turn Signal Blinker Light For Motorcycle 12V
What's the link?
@@jacobgastelum2061 www.ebay.com/itm/394038642098?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=4ckhkbm_spk&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=jEwWHBA5T8m&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
I went to intergrated l.e.d. tail light with 5 wires(3 wires for brake with harness, 2 wires for turn signals, 1 wire for right and 1 wire for left). I removed the stock rear turn lights so I could just use the intergrated l.e.d.. should I do the relays? With the new light providing only 1 wire each and the old light having 2 for each, is it possible it's not a ground issue? Thanks man
Well all depends this method is for when the signal lights come on but it doesnt flash if thats the problem the get a resister. But if its not coming on at all then maybe a geound issue
@@ohsoofunny4763 all lights go on but no flash. Same as yours. I ordered the relays this morning. Perfect video Lee, thanks for the reply🤘
All is good. Relays 👍
Glad it worked out for u!
@@sogrim4816 I bought intergraded tail light. All light come on, but flash if needed. Blinkers stay on like running lights. You think this will help
i recently installed these to replace my rear turn signals to LED and it worked perfectly. today i replaced the front turn signals to LED and im back to hyperflash. any idea whats going on?
On the resister itself you should be able to adjust it to slow down
@@ohsoofunny4763 damn i dont think i even tried that. i will have to check again tomorrow
was this an LED problem? The fronts look incandescent. Mine just quit, first the left then the right within 4 days. Are those just blinker relays? mine are NOT LED. Thanks
My front lights are original the signals stop working when i put the LED tails then when i put on the relay it fixed my signal problems if yours is all original i would check the fuse or maybe the grey box u see in the video is going bad
I think it is the module, I have checked the fuses and everything checked out good. Thank you for the help.
Yeah I'm trying to wire a shovelhead to make sure the to make the turn signals work somebody had to remove them. Just looking up videos I guess I could wire a more modern module into it maybe
My running lights come on but when I hit the blinkers they don’t brighten like yours did? I can’t get them to blink or brighten?
Try switching the connection on the resistor
The back flasher light is led? The front flasher light .....is it led? were the flasher boxes for led flashers?
The front is reg and the back is LED thats what makes it intergate different
Did you have to do both lights? I did one still no signals on 1 side 🤔
I did 2 resisters one for each and dont for get to adjust the flasher speed
Here is a rehash of the video: Guy puts an LED tail light on the sportster, eliminating the 2 stock turnsignals on the rear of the bike and discovers that the led goes into either a hyper-flash mode or a frozen mode. Buying the adjustable relay flasher cured the problem. The frozen light now flashes as if normal because there is a load stabilizer built into the signal flasher. Problem solved.
Hi can you send me the link or write how can i find this resistor?
Hi the link is in the description drop down under the video
Don't know if you still have this bike or not but she's beautiful
Thanks! Unfortunately i dont i was in a hit n run and bike was a little broken apart
@@ohsoofunny4763 damn dude... that blows, but atleast your still here!
You can buy or build another bike if you haven't already
Yea thats my next plan
@@ohsoofunny4763 another sporty? Dyna ? Bagger ? Are you going to the dark side and getting a crotch rocket ? Hahaha jk
@@jtmarshall i was actually thinking older kz1000 cafe or goldwing cafe
You can take this guy's advice but you should check inside your headlight housing 1st that's where my oem flasher relay was I replaced it now all set, and I could have avoided cutting any wires under my seat
What bike did you do this to?
Hey man, trying to fix this problem on my bike. When you click the E-Bay link it pops up nothing but a search for "motorcycle" can you give me any information on this relay to help me find and buy it? Like a name, or link? Does it even matter or will a different work that you can recommend?
It changes I'll find another link and send it to you
@@ohsoofunny4763 thank you so much man
The link in the description doesnt work anymore
So I have too buy 2 boxes??? I just got 1 like you have
Are your front turn signals also led? Or are they stock?
My front ones are stock the problem started when i installed the LED rear lights. After i did this everything work after
@@ohsoofunny4763 I had the exact same problem, I believe I installed the same taillight as you. But your fix didn't work for me, I installed the exact same relays but now my lights are completely unpredictable. Sometimes they don't work at all, sometimes they flicker, sometimes they flash incredibly fast, sometimes super slow, sometimes they strobe after 4 or 5 flashes.....
@@LB-sy8zk try to only install 1 resister and adjust the blink speed at the bottom of the resister
@@ohsoofunny4763 will do! Thanks
I got 2000 Sportster 1200 after got stuck in rain my speedometer and tachometer isn't working no low beam headlight but got high beam turn signal lights working but don't blink im stuck at a loss anyone got any ideas
Hey sounds like theres a short somewhere but i would start cheap first check all lights and make sure no water got to it because if one light is out could cause a short to the other ones . Notice even turn signals should have 2 diff coils inside one for running and one when its flashing
Also how did yiu figure that all out??
It was all trial and error i tried diff things and with experience i figured with reg bulb to LED needed a resistor
Where did you get those 2 black relays at.
I got it from ebay for 5 bucks try looking up flash relays or something like that i have a link in the description but i think it may have expired by now
I found it search in ebay 2Pin Adjustable LED Flasher Relay Turn Signal Blinker Light For Motorcycle 12V
$6.99/eaFree Shipping
Ok. I appreciate that. Think you eliminated the module by doing that rite.
The Badlands should also fix this. Plug and play. But...60 bucks..
he doesnt mention what the two black boxes are, he provides a link to ebay but its just a bunch of bikes, its not a link to the actual parts he has on the bike, does anyone know what it is?
The 2 black boxes are resister boxes. link that was provided was the exact link i had got from ebay unless they dont have it on there anymorex i just searched flasher resister box and thats what came up. if u look it it up should only be a few bucks but mine came with 2
My blinkers work BUT, the front blinkers stay on !. Got a fix ?, or is that the same thing you had ?.
Yea similar to what i had try this out and should work also make sure all bulbs are good
2003 1200 XL Sportster, Are the front blinkers suppose to be on when the bike is on?. The rear blinkers are not. My Harley mechanic says they are. I have never noticed that and I bought it NEW in 2003.
@@robynmcdonald3942 yea my front one does but the back one doesnt and its always been that way since i got the bike. Only thing i had issues with was when i installed LED brake and signal back lights then it stopped flashing so i found this method that works
What was that
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Did your hazards work after you did this?
Yea my hazards still works . Is it didnt try with just 1 resistor instead of 2
@@ohsoofunny4763 sweet, much appreciated!
@@tylerewalddid you try it? Do your hazards work?
i did this too, but the hazards dont work now, at all
I followed the link that says you ordered parts from which is this m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R... but get clothing and other stuff. Did it get changed? It also sends me to just a vanilla page of Motorcycle category.
I have a Dyna 04 and my life single lights are not working
Hi i would start with replacing all light , one light could cause a shortage in connection
Can't you just buy that box that's attached to the rear fender w/o having to go through the trouble of splicing and connecting those flasher modules? If that's the prob then just replace it.
The box attached to the fender isnt the problem. Problem is for some reason when you put l.e.d lights it causes everything not to flash when its supposed to so only way i know was to buy a resister that controls and make the l.e.d flash. And the problem happens when you change 1 light to LEDs or all to LEDs for some reason wont flash
@@ohsoofunny4763 I have a 03 sporty and I had only bulb lights and its doing the same thing. What's funny is when I bought the bike only one side flashed but I installed the triple play module on it to change my rear blinkers into my tail/brake light as well as blinkers but neither blinker work now.
@@joetroutt7425 usually when something like that happens i would start by making sure all of the connections to each light is connected properly and no corrosion. If there is still a problem then i would check all fuses connected to those lines and if still not work then because its all stock lights i would replace that grey box and see if that works. What i did in the video was mostly for problems with LED swaps .
Lee soofunny thanks for the help And did you install that rear tail light you should make a video of that
What is the real way to fix this problem ? This is adding flashers to the wiring harness that is not part of the original wiring system. I don't like cutting into the wiring harnesses because this can cause more problems down the road. If you are installing LED lights you should use resisters for the stock system to work right.
I am having this same problem where the signal lights light up and stay solid then the emergency lights will flash. So I will spend some time to figure out what is the problem and how to correctly fix this.
I'm not knocking this video and it is a well put together. But all I'm saying is that there has to be a way to fix this without adding flasher.
I bought the module from HD and it was not the problem. The module is 159.44 dollars out the door. lot of money to spend on a part and didn't solve the problem.
If I can not solve this problem I will resort to this fix which is quite cool and should be ok for awhile.
Thanks for the video I'm sure it's helped a lot of people.
The purpose of this video is to help solve a problem, and it works for 5 bucks. May not be for everyone but if you find a better solution thats affordable and effective please feel free to share. Hope you figure out your situation .
My turn signals aren't coming on at all
Check fuses , make sure all bulbs are good, make sure there are breaks in wires and also happened to me before check the switch itself if all checks out could be that grey box
My tail light and blinkers aren't working. Sniff.
Have you checked connection and fuses?
@@ohsoofunny4763 Not yet, but I'm going to check out a kit I installed on it to make the blinkers into extra break lights.
Change your flasher module
I have tried that before but still did the same thing didnt blink
Where is the flasher module located?
My problem is that when i turn my ignition switch on, the hazard lights come on, and I don’t know how to turn them off,
I already press both signals at the same time but nothing happens
Try switching the wires on the resister boxes and see if it makes a difference sounds like it could be a switch problem also
Everything was good until i changed my speedometer for an aftermarket one.
But Im going to try that! Thanks for answer
Also i would retrace your steps even try to put the old speedo back of it works normal then it must be something with the new speedo interference
They're 25$ each now
Whaaa no way thats insane
@@ohsoofunny4763 yea on ebay but they have so aftermarkets replicas for 12$ for both so going to try that and see how that makes out
Yea if there are cheaper option i would try that. After all they are just resisters
@@ohsoofunny4763 forgot to mention. I order it on Amazon. Hope that helps for anyone whos reading the comments
Nice much appreciated if u have a link put it in the comments
Not fixed the right way you just having people cut there wire harness up all you need is the new "grey box" custom dynamics has them so you don't have to be a hack and cut your wire harness
What ever works for you. I found this was my cheapest solution and it worked well for many people. When I made this video I couldnt find any other solution. Glad to know there is a different option.
Great video really helped me out thank you!
No prov im glad it worked out !