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Red Turn Signal Lenses, round

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BassCliff

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Hi,

I'm looking into upgraded LED lighting for my bike. So that I can use the existing turn signals for running lights and blinkers, I will need to install red lenses on the rear. Do you folks know if I can get red replacement lenses for my bike? 1980 GS850GT - It's got the round lenses.

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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
These look promising

These look promising

I found these at Dennis Kirk:




Now I've got to do a little more research to see about the diameter and screw hole spacing. These are the Kuryakyn replacement lenses, mostly for Yamaha it seems. I'll have to try and find the Kuryakyn website for measurements.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
doctorgonzo said:
I've thought about this... But how would you wire it?
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Hi Mr. doctorgonzo,

I'm hoping to replace the sockets in the turn signal stalks, to keep the stock look. Somewhere among my bookmarks is a procedure to replace the stock sockets with 1157-type sockets. Or you could just replace the entire assemblies with three-wire units (my stock blinkers are two-wire). Wire the blinking filament to the existing connections and wire the running light filament to a switched "always on" source, like the tail light. There is a hot wire in the head light bucket for the front assemblies. Using an aftermarket electronic flasher and high intensity LEDs will not stress the charging system. I'll see if I can find that link on one of my other computers.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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BassCliff said:
Using an aftermarket electronic flasher and high intensity LEDs will not stress the charging system.
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just be sure to keep your old guts, unless you get a good quality multidirectional bulb, led's when seen from the proper viewing angle are brighter than incandecient bulbs, however, they do not have the ambient light that a incandecient puts out, and that can cause issues with being able to be seen from other angles than directly behind you.
 
But the lens will help to refract the light in many directions. I think it should work just fine and I'm stoked to see how it turns out.
 
Another possibility is placing a ring of red, high-intensity LEDs around the current incandescent turn signal bulb. The red LEDs will show through the yellow lens quite nicely, and the turn signal bulb will overpower them when it turns ON. An alternate wiring scheme would ground the LEDs through the turn signal wire, that way they will turn OFF when the signal comes ON.

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Steve said:
Another possibility is placing a ring of red, high-intensity LEDs around the current incandescent turn signal bulb. The red LEDs will show through the yellow lens quite nicely, and the turn signal bulb will overpower them when it turns ON. An alternate wiring scheme would ground the LEDs through the turn signal wire, that way they will turn OFF when the signal comes ON.

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and your lights will look sort of like a tequila sunrise
 
Steve,

I don't believe grounding the running lights to the brake lights negative will cause the running lights to go out. It is still making a connection between positive and negative. You would have to throw a normally closed relay in the circuit.
 
Skyboy8950 said:
Steve,

I don't believe grounding the running lights to the brake lights negative will cause the running lights to go out. It is still making a connection between positive and negative. You would have to throw a normally closed relay in the circuit.
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No,
Steve is right.

You "ground" them to the POSITIVE on the bulb.

When the bulb is off, that point is floating, and the other end of the bulb is at ground. Because the resistance of the bulb is MUCH lower than the LEDs, it pulls the + end of the bulb to very near ground. So the LEDS go to ground through the filament of the bulb and turn on. (And light the bulb incredibly dimly too ... maybe a rattlesnake with infrared vision could see it)

When you activate the brake, the Positive of the bulb is connected to the battery via the brake switch. So the bulb turns on. but now both ends of the LED are connected to 12 volts, so it doesn't have any voltage across it, and it is turned off.

All that said, I would not go to any "trouble" to connect it that way.
If its just as convienient, sure go ahead. If its harder dont bother.
Cause the bulb will easily swamp the LEDS when it turns on either way.
 
Steve said:
Another possibility is placing a ring of red, high-intensity LEDs around the current incandescent turn signal bulb. The red LEDs will show through the yellow lens quite nicely, and the turn signal bulb will overpower them when it turns ON. An alternate wiring scheme would ground the LEDs through the turn signal wire, that way they will turn OFF when the signal comes ON.

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I really really like this idea !!!

One of the issues I have with the red lenses for running lights is that yellow turn signals are more recognisable than red.
As beat to death in this thread

This idea gives you red running lights and yellow turn signals, and keeps the stock hardware.

SWEET !!!
 
just buy the solution

just buy the solution

BassCliff-

I am blocked from google right now at work, but if you search for "integrated LED lights" or similar, there is a manufacturer that makes a ready to install 3-wire setup with both amber and red loghts, set up to be a running light/turn signal, with multiple LED's for visibility in each color. They are round, and come in 3" and 5" sizes (from memory) and are about 35 bones a pair. When I get home, if I find it, I will post it.

afast
 
seuadr said:
just be sure to keep your old guts, unless you get a good quality multidirectional bulb, led's when seen from the proper viewing angle are brighter than incandecient bulbs, however, they do not have the ambient light that a incandecient puts out, and that can cause issues with being able to be seen from other angles than directly behind you.
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Also, if doing tail lights, transition from LED taillight to brake light is MUCH less attention grabbing than with normal incandescent bulbs. Just a thought if you go this route with the brake/tail light combo as well.... :)
 
afastman said:
BassCliff-

I am blocked from google right now at work, but if you search for "integrated LED lights" or similar, there is a manufacturer that makes a ready to install 3-wire setup with both amber and red loghts, set up to be a running light/turn signal, with multiple LED's for visibility in each color. They are round, and come in 3" and 5" sizes (from memory) and are about 35 bones a pair. When I get home, if I find it, I will post it.

afast
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Very cool. Thank you Mr. afastman. If I can find some three wire replacement blinker stalks that look close to stock, I think I would be happy with that. I'll be shopping around too. Thanks for your help.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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