Flasher Relay???

[latony007]

BOOM!!!! I learded somethin tudayyyy.....

Thanks for all the replies. These lights were not cheap and I didn't want them to be. I'd like my bike to be a sexy *****, not a cheap whore. I've been shafted by E bay before....

I hear you but several members had already tried them out for me so I knew the quality was good. The protons look great I just thought they were too small, the ones I got (you can see on my photo) covered a larger area. Those protons are almost invis from the front too so a lot of people add signal mirrors or LED strips in the scoops.

 

[Bozman]

Well noted, thank you

 

[Bozman]

Y aknow I just thought of something..... I wonder if the FE kit will have the same type of technology..... I may have to get that relay anyways.....

 

[latony007]

Y aknow I just thought of something..... I wonder if the FE kit will have the same type of technology..... I may have to get that relay anyways.....

If they are LED, which most are, then you will. If they are standard bulb type you wont. I put gsxr mirrors on mine that had standard bulbs in the mirrors and it slowed the rate back down of all the blinkers. I am too short though and couldn't see enough out of them so I took them out and put the stock mirrors back and added the led strips in the scoops which looks cool and was easy enough.

 

[Bozman]

I was wondering what to put there..... Seems like a badass mod!!!! How does it look???

 

[latony007]

I was wondering what to put there..... Seems like a badass mod!!!! How does it look???

it actually looks really good, check out this picture. I have the flush mounts connected as running lights and turn signals but the LED strips just as turn signals but you could have them as running as well if you wanted. Cost all of about 6 bucks I think, like 3 for the strips and 3 for some outdoor double sided tape which I cut into a thin strip to fit behind the strips so its unseen, secure, looks great and is def. noticeable from the front, I don't have any nighttime ones sorry. And shout out to Scott Thomas who I stole this idea from

 

[Bozman]

OK cool!!! I was thinking of getting them inside a little more. Guess I'll just experiment with it. Would also like to do the exact same thing on the back somewhere.

 

[latony007]

OK cool!!! I was thinking of getting them inside a little more. Guess I'll just experiment with it. Would also like to do the exact same thing on the back somewhere.

its hard because of the curvature. Another member, I think it was Rabbit when he had his fz6r put small flush mounts up in there but had to drill a hole and I think the strips actually look a little better. It was a bad *** blue bike though. Good idea on the back, I might look for some place to add something but I haven't really started to mess with the back yet. Looked like a pain to get them off but I said that about the front ones and that wasn't too hard.

 

[Bozman]

It's pretty easy to remove them. I just took them off for my FE kit coming in the mail. Take ya less than 10 minutes. Just like a large lego!!!

 

[latony007]

It's pretty easy to remove them. I just took them off for my FE kit coming in the mail. Take ya less than 10 minutes. Just like a large lego!!!

ok ill be contacting you for instructions when I get some

was looking at these
Red Motorcycle LED Turn Signal Indicator Light Lamp for Honda Suzuki Yamaha Bike | eBay

 

[lwclancers]

You are correct, if you get the rear LEDs you will wind up needing the relay.

For example, I got front flush mounts, but they had their own inline resistor, thus I didn't need a relay. Once I added the rear signals, the fast flash occurred...I then needed a relay.

I should have just gotten cheap signals up front, at that point the resistors weren't needed.

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[Bozman]

At least the proton series can be adjusted for flash rate. Buying a resister and installing it won't take much time at all.

The rear light assembly has to come off and then the side pieces (Sorry about my terminology) come off. There are small plastic pins on the underside FYI..... Then you can simply unplug and play!!!!

 

[Bozman]

Quick update on this thread..... The competition werks FE kit is not LED and will not change the flash rate. SO, with the proton light kit for the front it appears that I will not need a relay OR resister inline with any lights.

 

[latony007]

Quick update on this thread..... The competition werks FE kit is not LED and will not change the flash rate. SO, with the proton light kit for the front it appears that I will not need a relay OR resister inline with any lights.

Cool, let us know how long it takes you to put the kit on, I don't hate the fender as much as a lot of other people though.

 

[Bozman]

I'll try and guage the real time. I will most certainly be doing some cleaning along with it. I'll post pics too, if I can figure out how to do that.

 

[Chucker]

You don't need a relay or resistors for Protons. However, if you install Protons on the front and other LEDs on the rear, even with resistors, you need an electronic relay. I put Oxfords with resistors on the rear while I was waiting for my Protons to be delivered. The Oxfords had normal flash rate. After installing the Protons on the front, the rears started fast flashing, even with resistors. I replaced the relay with an electronic relay and now fronts and rears flash normal. I haven't removed the resistors from the rears, but I plan to as I don't believe they're necessary anymore and they get awfully hot if the signals are on for long.

 

[Bozman]

OK so here's my update..... Competition Werks FE Kit..... If I went hard with no interuption I'd say 45 minutes doing a quality job. BUT, they come with this cool little kit that allows you to put "T" clips into the main harness!!!! In MY opinion that's a really BS way to do it. I certainly would not ever do it that way. I cut into the harness, cut off their stupid connectors at the proper length, used a soldering iron to make a great connection, and used shrink wrap to seal it all. It looks great, works perfect, and it looks factory. Best of all, no weird blinker issues. Cheers!