New indicators different coloured wires

**bert_is_evil** · 30th April 2007, 13:48

After welding up my broken fairing with half a lego ambulance last night I managed to replace my door-knob like front indicators with some swish new fake carbon flush mounts, however the wiring from the bike is Black wire/Green wire and the wiring from the new indicators is Red wire/Black & white stripe wire. Should I connect the Red to the Black and the Black & white to the Green? or the other way around?

**ArcherWC** · 30th April 2007, 13:52

It shouldnt matter either way

**bert_is_evil** · 30th April 2007, 14:07

Ah, that's easy then - Thanks

**MSTRS:Me** · 30th April 2007, 15:03

Doesn't matter at all. Current through the bulb is not direction-specific.

**bert_is_evil** · 30th April 2007, 15:06

It's reassuring to know there's something I can't break for a change...

**gil** · 1st May 2007, 14:51

hey, true, it normally doesnt matter which way you wire them up. However...(and theres always one exception...) if buying flash little indicators - as we do these days - be aware - if they are powered by LED's, they wil only work one way, and not the other. As they are Diode's, not bulbs. This type of aftermarket indicator is becoming more and more popular, so keep that in mind if fitting different types. Hope this helps, rather than confuses!!!!???!!??

**xwhatsit** · 1st May 2007, 15:54

Originally Posted by gil

hey, true, it normally doesnt matter which way you wire them up. However...(and theres always one exception...) if buying flash little indicators - as we do these days - be aware - if they are powered by LED's, they wil only work one way, and not the other. As they are Diode's, not bulbs. This type of aftermarket indicator is becoming more and more popular, so keep that in mind if fitting different types. Hope this helps, rather than confuses!!!!???!!??

Well the lucky thing about the LED indicators is that you won't kill them if you wire them up backwards (unless you are exceeding the rated voltage anyway), they just won't work. So if they are LED indicators and aren't working, just wire them up the other way round lol.