Having trouble installing Protons (custom wiring)
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They're bullet connectors for quick disconnects. The flush mount used probably didn't come with oem plugs so the had to be cut off the stock signals. They were reattached with the bullet connectors to make it easier to remove the fairings. That's what it looks like anyways.
Should I just cut the wire from the old turn signals and re-use those same bullet connectors? The same bullet connectors are in the bike already it seems (i'm not sure what they did to the old connector in the bike) I just don't know what wire needs to be wired to what. The old turn signal has 2 black wires and 1 red..
The harness on the bike has a black on each side and a blue, the other color varies on either side of the bike. The black is your ground, blue is the running light and the other color is your positive. If they're crimp on connectors you'll need to buy some new ones.
I'd stay with the bullet connectors since they're already on there. We can help you determine the wiring. Post pics of the proton wires and I'll tell you which color they're going to connect to.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's:
Proton red - bike blue
Proton black - bike black
proton orange (strobe) - bike brown (left side)
2nd pic are the old bullet connectors.
1) What type of bullet connectors are these?
2) Assuming I can't find them at Home Depot, should I reuse the old turn signal wires? Only problem with that is I would need to figure out their wiring as well. As I mentioned, they're two black and one red. A google search shows that they're cheap, BikeMaster flush mounts. Only problem is that I wasn't able to find install instructions for them to know what wire is what.
3) ill probably need a wire crimper as well.
Black = Black
Blue = Red
Brown = Orange
Note: If you have a green wire not a brown wire the green to the orange wire.
Yellow is used in place of the orange if you want it to strobe.
You shouldn't need to figure out the wires from the old flushmounts since you're not using them. Crimp bullet connectors to the protons and then plug them in according to the colors up above. Just take notice which one is male and which one is female. Not sure why they didn't use all female on one side and all male the other to make it easier. You could take one the the bullet connectors off the old signals and take it to Radioshack to see if they can find that size. I don't think they're reusable since they should have been crimped on. You will definitely need a crimper/stripper. You can pick one up at radioshack while you're there getting connectors.
Thanks for the advice. Seems like they used two different sized bullet connectors as well - i'm going to need to make another home depot run later.
The proton wires slip all the way through whereas the old ones were much thicker and stopped at one point in the bullet connectors. Does it matter what size the wire is when inserting into the bullet connectors?
Yes, they are only designed for certain gauge wires. The signal wires are between 18-22 gauge I believe. Lower gauge means bigger diameter so a 12 gauge bullet connector would be way to big to crimp on a 22 gauge wire. They are usually sold in gauge ranges. I believe 18-22 or 24 is the range you need. I used some t-tap connector in the same range for my signal wires when hooking up my retrofitted headlight and my light pods which go to my signals.
i have a thread that tells you EXACTLY how to wire this
http://www.600cc.org/forum/f91/how-install-proton-flush-mount-turn-signals-la-z-man-way-25402/
http://www.600cc.org/forum/f91/how-install-proton-flush-mount-turn-signals-la-z-man-way-25402/