Signal light upgrades/trouble

Hey guys, First I changed my stock rear signal lights to LEDS and they would not flash. Took fellow XJers advice and installed electronic flasher, and lights started flashing again. I decided to change my front sig lights to the same LEDS, and now I get the same problem. Everything lights up, but no flash. I know that I must not be getting enough output or whatever for the flasher to recognize it, in order for it to flash. So I pulled the bulbs from the original housings & wired them in with the new lights, and now they flash again. But I've got the extra tacky bulbs hanging there. I tucked them behind the headlight to keep them hid. Any ideas on how to make the flashers work without this tacky rigging? I know other guys that claim that after installing the electronic flasher, theirs worked. Thanks.

 

Is your flasher like this one? In order to run all LED's you need a flasher like this.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalo ... ess+Wiring
The standard electronic flashers rely on a ground connecton through the bulbs. You loose that connection with all LED bulbs.
You can also install a bypass resistor in place of the light bulb, I saw some at Autozone but I can't find them on the website.

 

No, I am using the EL-13 Tridon Slant. But I will probably get one of those, even though that is a little pricey. Thanks.

 

Will the Painless LED flasher plug in to my stock flasher plug? Is it 3 prong?

 

The good people at "Signal Dynamics" make a LED Conversion Module that allows you to run LED all over the Bike and KEEP the resistances needed for indicators and canceling units to still work like normal.

http://www.signaldynamics.com/

 

Hey Rick, This site looks great. Which one of the modules do I need to get?

 

Browse "Light Modules" "Brake Lights" etc.

I got the one that Flashes a trio of Red Led Strips 5 times ... every time you touch the Brake Lever.

I could have the Brake Light flash, too ... But, its a tungstun filament bulb. So, the Brake Light comes-on steady.

There are 4 or 5 Modules for Turn Signals and Having Rear Turn Signals come-on with the Brakes of Wig-wag when you decelerate.

Lots of cool stuff.

 

Thanks Rick