PokeyGuzzi
Tuned and Synch'ed
I’m currently waiting on a few parts that will put me at a partial conversion. I’ve ordered the TTK from Todd, which has an LED tail light, along with Rizoma IRIDE rear indicators/running lights. I’ve also ordered Rizoma Sguardo bar end indicators. None of this is installed yet.
My original plan was to remove front indicators and just use the bar end indicators. Now, I’m thinking about replacing the existing front indicators with another pair of IRIDE running lights/indicators for some more visual presence (safety) on the road.
Eventually I think I’ll get an LED bulb for the headlight to round the whole thing out.
So, down to the questions. Over the past few weeks I think I’ve seen mixed opinions on if the stock system will just work with all LED indicators, or if the included resistors will actually be needed. I don’t mind either way, just looking to omit unnecessary parts. If resistors are necessary to get the blinking to work correctly, I’d guess I only need to use one set of resistors that will handle both the bar end AND front indicators. How does that sound?
What’s the current consensus for which headlight LED bulb to go with? Reading through the forum, it sounded like there was a bit of a trade off between the options provided, but I may have not found some of the more recent discussion, and if there’s a new “best option”. Thanks!
Edit: I found the thread at the below URL which is making me question if resistors are needed or not. The last post says they are not, but wondering if the author may just be speaking from experience with a product that had built in resistors, or maybe mixing LED w/ incandescent.
https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/rizoma-iride-front-turn-signals-on-a-v9.18577/#post-145996
Edit 2: found another thread (https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/gtm-v2-0-fender-elim-kit.17852/page-3#post-152204) with someone talking about a full Rizoma IRIDE indicator conversion, and not requiring the resistors. So, I think I’ll just go with that plan. Does anyone know how the IRIDE indicators/running fronts can be wired so the running light works? Stock indicators don’t usually have running capability. Do you just need to add a third line that has +v spliced from somewhere? I couldn’t find a wiring diagram for that model anywhere.
My original plan was to remove front indicators and just use the bar end indicators. Now, I’m thinking about replacing the existing front indicators with another pair of IRIDE running lights/indicators for some more visual presence (safety) on the road.
Eventually I think I’ll get an LED bulb for the headlight to round the whole thing out.
So, down to the questions. Over the past few weeks I think I’ve seen mixed opinions on if the stock system will just work with all LED indicators, or if the included resistors will actually be needed. I don’t mind either way, just looking to omit unnecessary parts. If resistors are necessary to get the blinking to work correctly, I’d guess I only need to use one set of resistors that will handle both the bar end AND front indicators. How does that sound?
What’s the current consensus for which headlight LED bulb to go with? Reading through the forum, it sounded like there was a bit of a trade off between the options provided, but I may have not found some of the more recent discussion, and if there’s a new “best option”. Thanks!
Edit: I found the thread at the below URL which is making me question if resistors are needed or not. The last post says they are not, but wondering if the author may just be speaking from experience with a product that had built in resistors, or maybe mixing LED w/ incandescent.
https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/rizoma-iride-front-turn-signals-on-a-v9.18577/#post-145996
Edit 2: found another thread (https://www.guzzitech.com/forums/threads/gtm-v2-0-fender-elim-kit.17852/page-3#post-152204) with someone talking about a full Rizoma IRIDE indicator conversion, and not requiring the resistors. So, I think I’ll just go with that plan. Does anyone know how the IRIDE indicators/running fronts can be wired so the running light works? Stock indicators don’t usually have running capability. Do you just need to add a third line that has +v spliced from somewhere? I couldn’t find a wiring diagram for that model anywhere.
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