No resistors needed

KulSecHskY · Jun 24, 2006

There are a lot of threads on here about the faster blink rate from LED turn signals. Wiring up resistors work but if you don't wanna deal with all that wiring and the heat from the resistors you can just put in a new relay.

Parts List:
CustomLED.com flasher relay
20 gauge wire
Solder
Heat shrink tubing
Electrical Tape
Double sided tape
Rubbing Alcohol

Special tools:
Soldering Iron

I got the relay from CustomLED.com but I'm pretty sure you could find a comparable relay at your auto store. I don't know the specs of the CustomLED relay so I can't help you there.

First you have to get to the harness going into the gauge cluster so it would be best if you removed the upper cowl competely. I'll leave this up to you as it is covered in detail by the service manual.

- Pull back the rubber dust cover from the connector.
- Cut the white/green wire.
- Cut the gray wire.
- Cap the white/green and gray wire coming from the connector. I just used a piece of heat shrink tubing.
- Solder a lenght of red 20 gauge wire to the white/green wire.
- Solder a lenght of black 20 gauge wire to the gray wire.
- Heat shrink both connections.

- Cut a hole in the rubber dust cover.
- Work the red and black wire through the hole in the dust cover.

- Find a place for the relay and cut the wire accordingly.
- Solder the wires from the harness to the relay. red to red, blk to blk.
- Heat shrink the connections
- Wrap the wires with electrical tape to produce that OEM look.

- Attach the relay using double sided tape. Clean the surfaces with rubbing alcohol first.

I attached mine to the inside of the headlight casing.

Now you're done. No more resistors!

You can wire up from running lights modules from watsen design if you want running lights also.

HomegrownPerformance · Jun 25, 2006

nice writeup... im opting for the non-resistor route also

hopefully someone will come up with the comparable relay so i can buy it locally.

IRoN_RR · Jun 25, 2006

does it hurt anything if you have a fast blink rate?

600rrrider · Jun 25, 2006

IRoN_RR said:
does it hurt anything if you have a fast blink rate?

I have Watsen's LED's up front and a C/W Fender Kit in the rear and I think my blink rate is perfect. It has been this way for several months and I haven't had a problem.

600rrrider · Jun 25, 2006

Oh, and great write-up. Thanks.

KulSecHskY · Jun 25, 2006

Yeah I don't think the fast blink rate will hurt anything. I just don't like it personally. A little to 'ricey'.

nickbass · Jun 25, 2006

What is the advantage of having a new relay over using resistors? Looks like more work putting in the relay than it would be to use resistors.

xxumattuxx · Jun 25, 2006

nickbass said:
What is the advantage of having a new relay over using resistors? Looks like more work putting in the relay than it would be to use resistors.

resistors get hot and theres alot of wiring imo. this is cleaner. personally i bought the honda specific relay from motrax but have not recieved it yet ill report back.

sampsonvr6 · Jun 25, 2006

resistors

i used resistors and it was much easier than taking off the front end i dont have a problem with heat

davetx · Jun 26, 2006

xxumattuxx said:
i bought the honda specific relay from motrax but have not recieved it yet ill report back.

The Honda relay from Motrax won't work on the 600rr unless you do the splice and cut thing like KulSecHskY did.

KulSecHskY · Jun 26, 2006

nickbass said:
What is the advantage of having a new relay over using resistors? Looks like more work putting in the relay than it would be to use resistors.

I didn't feel like wiring in resistors at all four corners. I think it's less work and looks a lot cleaner with the relay. I mean you have to pull the cowl off to put in the front turn signals anyways. Just a couple more screws and its totally off your bike. In all honesty I would rather do a little more work and get a cleaner more reliable result than taking short cuts on my bike. I enjoy working on it as much as I do riding it so it really isn't a big deal to me.

kurizma · Jun 27, 2006

Nice. I'm going to install the hotbodies flushmount and motrax led rear blinkers this weekend with the motrax signal relay.

CNI Dawg · Jul 16, 2006

This was a great help when I wired my LED relay.
I never would have figured out the "WIN in" and WIN out" wires.
I even studied the wiring diagram & shop manual & couldn't find what the heck "WIN" means.
I chose to install on the other end of the wire harness & place the LED relay next to the other relays under the left side ram air tube cover.
This way if I have to remove the upper fairing the relay is not attached to the fairing.
I had to cut the mounting 'tab' off the relay so it would fit in with the other relays
Again..... Thanks for the wiring instructions !!!

Best of all no 'stinkin' resistors :blob7:

Here are pictures:

hotcbr · Aug 13, 2008

Thank you very much, I used this method, but I wired mine to the back connector. It works good.

CNI Dawg said:
This was a great help when I wired my LED relay.
I never would have figured out the "WIN in" and WIN out" wires.
I even studied the wiring diagram & shop manual & couldn't find what the heck "WIN" means.
I chose to install on the other end of the wire harness & place the LED relay next to the other relays under the left side ram air tube cover.
This way if I have to remove the upper fairing the relay is not attached to the fairing.
I had to cut the mounting 'tab' off the relay so it would fit in with the other relays
Again..... Thanks for the wiring instructions !!!

Best of all no 'stinkin' resistors :blob7:

Here are pictures:

down1up2gone · Jul 17, 2006

load equalizers will do better than resistors.

TribalRedRider · Jul 25, 2006

I did this with the Gregg's Customs TrickFlasher relay, and it didn't work. I'm not sure if it's the ralay or what. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

CNI Dawg · Jul 25, 2006

Dunno about Gregg's relay.
I used this one:
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=MRX_FRH1_G
Only mine had 2 wires..... One Red & one black.
Is yours wired correctly?
Are you sure the wires are not opposite what they should be?

foxracing06 · Jul 25, 2006

Thanks for all the info guys! I'm gonna have to bookmark this page for when my hotbodies flushies come in.

Drunk909 · Jul 29, 2006

bump, this should be a sticky for an alternative for resistors. I used the Custom LED relay btw

Hunter73 · Sep 26, 2006

CNI Dawg said:
Dunno about Gregg's relay.
I used this one:
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=MRX_FRH1_G
Only mine had 2 wires..... One Red & one black.
Is yours wired correctly?
Are you sure the wires are not opposite what they should be?

Was this really plug n play? I have an '06 600rr and I am wanting to do this.

NeonHunter · Sep 26, 2006

Yes this should be a sticky!!!!!!! i had to find a load eq because after i studied the wire diagram i wasnt sure about which way to wire up the new relay. Btw i now know that any 12 volt **non-outage indicating** relay will work. i've found them at autozone and such for about 12 or 13 bucks.

anyway, the load eq works great!

NeonHunter · Sep 26, 2006

Also, the main reason i did this is because i changed all of my blinkers to LEDs. With all of the blinkers being LEDs they no longer will work. When you turn them on they just stay solid on. thats way more of a problem than them just blinking fast, as is what happens when you change out 2 instead of 4.

just thought it might help coming from someone who has been through this mess before.

Hunter73 · Sep 26, 2006

Do you need a load eq. for each led blinker (4)?

NeonHunter · Sep 26, 2006

Hunter73 said:
Do you need a load eq. for each led blinker (4)?

no, one works for all 4 of them. i wired mine into the back 2 blinkers and hid it under the seat by the battery.

i'll try to get some pics up today if i can.

Hunter73 · Sep 26, 2006

NeonHunter said:
no, one works for all 4 of them. i wired mine into the back 2 blinkers and hid it under the seat by the battery.

i'll try to get some pics up today if i can.

Thanks, that would be great!

03RRfire · Sep 26, 2006

hey guys i have a clear alternatives electronic flasher relay...thing is i cant figure out where to put it, it has a harness on it, with three wires coming out...i took ALL the farings off my bike trying to find something that it would work with but not dice...any ideas?

larry600 · Oct 7, 2006

can you guys tell me, when you put in the relay does it also control the blinking lights in the dash cluster you know the speedo gauge do those indicators flash at the same rate as the blinkers or do they flash fast like something is wrong. i'm asking because i have resistors on my 06 600rr and they get pretty hot i would like to change them if it's a better set up

No resistors needed

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