Triton R4 Turn signals - gotta love em...

[bigjeff]

Me again!!! :sos:

Soooooo.....putting the final touches on my R4 restore and get this:

If you turn on the turn signals, they do not work.....unless......you leave the turn signal on for awhile and THEN magically the flasher/signals start to work.....usually about a minute but not always.

I am thinking it may be the flasher because it may use the metallic strip heating method and it is corroded and takes awhile to heat up? Maybe. Your thouhts? :help:

Anyway, all the connections are clean and tight, and the turn signals works great oncethey have been turned on for a minute or so....wierd.

Anyone know of a way to wring out a flasher relay?

So I was thinking of putting one of these autozone $7 turn signal flashers in. I read on another board they work good on scoots. The scooter online parts stores want like $30 for thiers. Real proud of them I guess. Ha!!

[90GTVert]

I'd say just buy the flasher. If it's not the problem, you have a spare. That should work fine. Some scoots have a different connector, but both of my Tritons have a connector that works with a standard flasher. No sense in paying $30 in that case. Even the others can be found for about $10 if you look hard enough.

[bigjeff]

Yeah they really vary in price on the internet, but Autozone is right down the street and no wait or shipping charges. Off to the zone. The Autozone part # is LL552 if anyone reads this down the road and wants one.

[2strokd]

Great find man, and good idea saving some $. I did the same back when Skeedr was a DD and i needed one. Mine had one of the flashers that would beep every flash and it was less than pleasing to say the least. I went to the "Zone" and got the cheapest 12v flasher with the same style plug i could find ($2.50) and it worked great! And with no beep!

[bigjeff]

Back from the zone....they had the $2.50 ones too that 2strokd mentioned with the same 2 blade terminals as the scoot - 12 v in and to the lamps. The package said the cheaper one uses the metalic thermal strip - which is not so so good in the Florida humidity caused you can't open them up to clean the contacts. The $6.99 one is solid state and probally will last longer in my climate.

I'll try it out this evening when I get home. Got it on my lunch break.

[bigjeff]

So I put in the new #6.99 Auto Zone turn signal flasher and BINGO!!!!!! The whole lighting system works PERFECT now. It even makes the awesome automotive clicking a turn signal relay should make. hose cheep metal strip thermal ones suck.

BTW - it is a direct plug in to the Vento harness plug. No mods needed. Just zip tie it some where convenient and you are good to go.

BTW - a good new flasher will show continuity with an ohm meter. The bad one showed an open. (removed from harness in your hand)