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Posted by griz01
- July 24, 2011, 09:41:12 AMNow that I see the plate frame; it does not have a light for the plate; so I think you have it! wire the two ground wires to the metal frame, and the side wires to signal wires.
Are those LED lights? can't tell from pic: if they are you will probably have your turn sighanls flash too fast. Load equalizer will need to be wired in.
Posted by plevine1
- July 23, 2011, 22:28:48 PMQuote from: griz01 on July 23, 2011, 18:43:51 PMThere are only 2 wires? No way 2 wires will give you both turn signals and plate light; you have to have at least 3 wires to do that! This unit did not come with any wiring diagram?
Here is the plate I bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TURN-SIGNAL-4-x-7-License-Plate-Frame-Motorcycle-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem415b127e6bQQitemZ280700812907QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
Each side has one wire.
The stock signals have 2 wires on each side. So Im assuming the black wire is the ground for each side. I'll run the hot line on each side to the single line on each side of the plate then run a line from each side of the ground back to a screw on the plate.
Posted by griz01
- July 23, 2011, 18:43:51 PMThere are only 2 wires? No way 2 wires will give you both turn signals and plate light; you have to have at least 3 wires to do that! This unit did not come with any wiring diagram?
Posted by Troll
- July 23, 2011, 18:42:00 PMThe problem is probably an incomplete circuit. The drifter fender is plastic, and the turn signals are wired, as is the tail light, through the common plug on the left side. the power wires and the grounds actually run to the main harness through the junction block. Your new license plate uses a ground from the METAL fender it would be mounted on, and the wires it has are all power. You need to supply a ground for the plate, and then it should work
Posted by plevine1
- July 23, 2011, 17:35:20 PMThe new license plate has one wire on each side. There are 2 wires for the stock turn signals. I assume one is hot and the other ground. I tried each wire alone to the one license plate wire without luck. Maybe I'll try wiring one to the ground.
Assuming I didnt blow the fuse yet.
Posted by griz01
- July 23, 2011, 16:57:02 PMFactory turn signal has a hot lead and ground lead, on my 99 the ground lead is black with a yellow stripe. left turn is green, right is green with a yellow stripe. Not knowing how many wires you have on the new setup but there has to be more than 1. I believe somewhere you will need to have at least 4 connections or wires; 1 left turn, 1 right turn, 1 plate light and a ground.
just wire all the grounds together and connect to the new ground. If no seperate ground is on ths new fixture, hook wires to a metal part on the new plate frame
Posted by plevine1
- July 23, 2011, 14:23:04 PMMy new saddlebags knocked off my rear turnsignals. I purchased a new license plate with turn signals built in. I pulled the two wires through the old housing. The new plate only has one wire. Now:
when I turn my key on the turn signal indicator on the dash doesnt light. When I connect either of the 2 existing wires to my one wire on the new plate nothing happens.
Is the fuse for the rear turnsignals dedicated? All my other lights work fine. I assume if I connect the new license plate to a 12 volt source I should be able to confirm that the problem isnt with the plate (before sending it back). Would this be a correct assumption?