Dummy Bulb for LED Lights on Sidecar

[Danssidecar]

Hi All. I have LED lights on my hack but my 2002 BMWk1200LT is complaining. I have removed the right incandescent bulbs on the bike and installe LED lights on the hack, but I get a fast flash on the bike as it is looking for a higher load on the circuit I think. If I soldered a resistor to a bulb socket and installed it back in the turn signal socket on the bike do you think that will fool the BMW electronics and give a normal flash duration? This bike does NOT have the CAN bus.

Thanks.

-Kevin

[eastbloc]

I don't use LEDs for flashers, as their increased illumination rate doesn't buy you much, but a resistor should work. I'm not sure what the resistance of a typical blinker bulb is, but you can measure it easily enough with a multimeter.

For better or for worse, I also left the bike right-hand blinker bulbs intact. I figure it's more visibility if nothing else. We'll see if I pass NJ inspection if I ever go to NJ inspection

[lout]

Put a resistor between your + and - wires to the blinker, you are basically replacing the filament in the bulb.

You need a resistor for each blinker that has a LED in it.

[rathackman]

I don't kow about a K12ooLT but on my Oldwing 1983 GL1100/Ural I installed LEDs in all my turns/stop/tail lights and found that I needed to use an electronic blinker unit instead of the mechanical type...depends on the flasher in your bikes system I guess...
Rathackman

[RedMenace]

quick and stoopid, 'til you figure it out-put the bulbs back in the bikes blinkers and paint them black, leaving them hooked up(don't ask me how I know this)

[SilkMoneyLove]

You need a variable load blinker. Locate the blinker unit on your bike, take it to your auto parts dealer and find the variable load equivelant (different blinker units have different configurations). All lights will work as normal. Cost is about $6.