Turn signals rewire problems

germ · Post by **germ** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:58 pm

I attempted to rewire the oem and the dot turn signals together as per the directions to a post to this site and something has gone wrong. Now I have not power. I have to kick start the scooter and then it runs but everything that runs off the battery is wacked out. When I rev up my lights get brighter and when I let it idle the lights dim. Now none of the blinkers are working. I am wondering if something got shorted. I have put all connections back the way they were and still have the problem. Anyone have a clue what is wrong?

KidDynomite · Post by **KidDynomite** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:09 pm

Ouch.....I had no problem with mine.......perhaps you criss-crossed the wires and shorted it. I don't know about scoots, but on a newer car/truck, there is also a fuse before the battery (not in the fuse box).

vitaminC · Post by **vitaminC** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:10 pm

Check your fuses. It sounds like the scoot is not getting any juice from the battery, which is why you're getting the current behavior. I would also carefully look over your connections to make sure any changes you've made are okay.

castleton · Post by **castleton** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:25 pm

Did you ground BOTH the front wires and the back wires? When I did this, the original turn signals were ok, but the add ons were dim. Then my big brother pointed out that I had not grounded the add-on turn signals. It made all the difference!

whattheheck · Post by **whattheheck** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:39 pm

If you released the turn signal wires from the connectors and attempted to force both wire ends into one connector, you may not have proper contact with the wires. This is a very tight fit requires precision. It may be better to cut and splice the wires using wire nuts or other wire connectors to be sure all the connections are secure.

The headlight will dim at idle and be brighter at throttle - that is normal on this scooter.

The turn signals should seem the same at all times.

germ · Post by **germ** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:40 pm

I actually have the signals wired the way the scooter came. I spliced and re-crimped the right turn signal in case a had damaged the connections. Where is the fuse located?

ps: Thanks for all of your help.

mlee10018 · Post by **mlee10018** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:33 pm

the fuse is located under the floor mat next to the battery.

germ · Post by **germ** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:28 pm

Well I found the fuse and it is blown. Thanks for all of your help. Will I be able to find this fuse easily or do I need to go somewhere specific.?

thanks again ya'll

germ · Post by **germ** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:28 pm

Problem solved. Thanks for all the advice. Ya'll halped me fix my bike and now both front blinkers are working. A word of advice though. Don't waste your time trying to do this with out cutting the wires. It is silly and actually way harder. Just cut them all and putt all three together and use one of those plastic screw style waire caps. I was done in a few minutes. And a word of advice on fuses. The fuse that comes with the scooter is an 8amp 250volt fuse. They don't make these in the states. I bought a 10 amp fuse and although it is longer than then stock fuse if you break out one side of the plastic in the fuse house then it fits and closes perfect. Actually it looks like the stock fuse was too small.

markontour · Post by **markontour** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:25 pm

germ wrote:Problem solved. Thanks for all the advice. Ya'll halped me fix my bike and now both front blinkers are working. A word of advice though. Don't waste your time trying to do this with out cutting the wires. It is silly and actually way harder. Just cut them all and putt all three together and use one of those plastic screw style waire caps. I was done in a few minutes. And a word of advice on fuses. The fuse that comes with the scooter is an 8amp 250volt fuse. They don't make these in the states. I bought a 10 amp fuse and although it is longer than then stock fuse if you break out one side of the plastic in the fuse house then it fits and closes perfect. Actually it looks like the stock fuse was too small.

Germ, did you have any problems with the 10amp rather than 8amp fuse? (since it has been 8 months). I want to hook up both sets of signals, and want to make sure I don't blow anything, but if I need a new fuse it'd be good to know if the 10 will work.