4 Wire tail light converter

Hello Everyone,

I have been religiously roaming around here for about 2 months ever since I found this forum, after buying the XJ I now ride for $750. I bought it to get back on the road from a 8 year drought. This was ganna until i could get something nice...What I got was one of the best bikes I have ever ridden. I have already relocated the turn signals behind the plate so my saddle bags would fit a week after i got it. Now I am embarking on a new project to change the saddle bags to 20MM ammo can. (thanks Buffalo great idea) Now here is the question.

I want to add 3 wire flush mount stop/turn to the back of each bag and remove the stop light and turn signals. I got a 5 wire to 4 wire converter from the store and the lights. Has anyone done this before and will it cause issues for the flasher or auto cancel? the converter is a Uriah brand model UE727030. When I get it done I will post Pics of the results and if it works.

By the way english teachers are unwelcome as I know i can't spell.

 

you spelled that wrong.

i couldnt resist....

anyway, i install the boxes all the time. i cant seem to find your model you posted, but ill spew info anyway!

unpowered style- the unpowered boxes will use the power from the light circuits to illuminate the lights. this WILL cause a blinker problem when you have the brakes applied. when you apply the brakes, the box will stop drawing juice from the blinker circuit and now your flasher thinks you have a bulb out.

powered- i prefer these, however they are more money and still have bugs to work around. bug #1 is that the powered boxes dont draw any power from the light circuits, they use the voltage as a reference or signal only. the juice used to illuminate bulbs comes from a hot B+ or ignition lead. your blinkers will function as if there is a bulb out. the work around for this is to wire in a solid state electronic flasher bulb. works PERFECT with any amount of draw from .25 amp up to 25 amps.

hope this helps!

 

Look at all the stuff you can get from these folks:

http://www.signaldynamics.com/

 

Got the bags got mounted this weekend and progress is slow. hoping I can add the lights in the next couple weeks.

Rick-that stuff looks awesome

Zookie- I don't know if it is powered or not but we will see and fix any issues when they come up.

 

ammo cans make for such a cool looking "bagger". i love them, and i had never seen them until this forum! gotta finish my bike and get mine mounted!

 

I got the project done today and I was shocked on how well it turned out. The key peice I wanted to share is that the 2 prong automotive flasher I got pluged right in. I removed the canceler as no signal was going to it anymore and works like a charm. turn side still flashes when the breaklight is on. While I was in there I replaced the fuse box with someing i found at the parts store.

 

nice!