Turn lights By bobf (Read 417 times)

[bobf]

On my 2008 MC 54 250B I can barely, if at all, see if my turn signals are operating. This is the Honda clone version. In my garage they look fine but in the sunlight - nothing.

Is there any way to brighten the lights so that I can see if I have them on or off or the left not the right without spending a lot of time looking for them. As I am approaching a turn I have plenty on my mind such as those folks following too closely or the folks in the right angle lanes, left and right, that look like they might just start to move as I start to turn. I don't want a lot of unnecessary distractions and want to make sure my turn lights really are working for me.

A bulb change? A different type of bulb? I even thought of putting a bulb on top of the green turn light indicator. Just a small but bright light that I could wire into the system, maybe a bright yellow over the green background.
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[Cruiser]

Many motorcycles have used a beeper for an audible indication of the turn signal. My 1978 Suzuki had one.

[turtle8]

I also have a hard time seeing my in dash turn indicators on my 250B. I am going to try and replace my bulbs with LEDs.

[bobf]

Turtl8, if your LED change out works please post your results in detail. Like an explanation of how you can get into the dash wiring area. Any rewires you had to do. Was it worth the effort.

Getting into the dash wiring area knowledge would likely be helpful for more than just me. I have not studied the scoot panel yet and I imagine there is a best way to approach this area.

Right now I won't have much time to make any changes as we are in the process of buying a house and moving to Arizona from Colorado. It might be two or three months till all gets settled in for us. So asking for information is not an attempt to push you or anyone else for how to information.
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[smokindawg]

Bob, I've had my scooter down to the frame several times working on a charging issue.

On my scooter to be able to change the bulbs, you have to take the windshield off, a couple other pieces on the front and then the entire dash can be removed. The speedometer just screws off and all the front plastic can be removed with screws. Then you just need to turn the instrument panel over and unplug the wiring harness leading to it to completely remove it. You can then easily remove and replace the bulbs.

[bobf]

smokindawg, thanks for that description. Something I was afraid of. I would think that something that has a potential for rework or maintenance would have a clearer and easier way to get to it. I look at my dash and see several screws and hoped that removing them would get me into the lamp and wiring positions. So I will wait till after we move before attempting to fix my problem. I hope that turtle8 has a successful effort and can put together a nice clean follow up report. A few photo's would be very helpful too.
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