Indicators problem :/

[ukdan92]

i cant get my indicators to work for longer than a day.. i have led indicators all round and the correct relay for it, but the wiring loom is so messed up from the previous owner im thinking, can i run a seperate mini wiring harness just for the indicators?

im thinking Battery > Relay > indicators > switch and then all of the connecting wires and just leave the old wiring loom for it dormant?

thanks in advance for your help!!

[Black_peter]

Yeah sure, the turn signal wiring is pretty simple. Almost as you describe:
Power >>Fuse >> Relay >> Switch >> bulbs.
If I had to guess your problem is after the relay.. But hey, you know better than I how messed up the loom is.

[steves]

It's probably just a rubbed through wire under the tank. It would be easier to track that down than to create new separate wiring for only the signals IMO.

[GodJockey]

I have the same problem, but only with my right turn signal, usually if I push the harnesses together it'll work again but sometimes not. I don't know why all but one would work.

[ukdan92]

I think i will give it one last go at tracing all of the wires because sometimes going over a bump my signal one one side will flash so i guess its shorting out somewhere, the relay is definitely fine and wired in correctly

[GSXFJim]

usually if I push the harnesses together it'll work again but sometimes not.

Sounds like a short to me.. dig into the harness carefully and find the issue...

[Wild-Bill]

I'm a big fan of cleaning the connectors. That's where I usually find problems. Next time you've got the fairings and tank off just start running through the wiring, looking for bullet connectors. A little 220 grit sandpaper on the male sides and a Q-Tip in a Dremel loaded with some toothpaste (the white, gritty stuff, not the gel) or a paste made from Ajax/Comet and oil for the female ends. Follow up with a squirt of dielectric grease and reconnect.

It can either be an all-day project or just something you do whenever you're in the middle of something else. I went through my entire electrical system like that (over about 6 months) and guess what, gremlins went away!