question about integrated tail light turn signals

I have been thinking about adding integrated tail light turn signals to clean up the rear end of my 650. I tried the search function, but ended up being more confused about this than I was 30 mins ago.
I would like to put a tail light, probably from a zx6 onto the rear end. Because it has two lights I thought it would work. I found several motorcycle integrator boxes that look like they may be just right. They're both around $45 and they also have the "pulsing" brake light which may be nice.
Will these work on my bike? I saw a post about it a few days ago, but don't remember which topic it was (where I got the idea). Will I have to make any mods, or will it plug and play?

Post edited by: genesis, at: 2007/11/14 21:06

I used a XZ6 light on my 650. I went the cheep way on integrating my turn lights. I just used some diodes to keep the circuits separated. Costs only a couple of bucks.
Mark

There it is, the bike that made me want to do this in the first place.
Man, that is one of the nocest bikes I've ever seen:woohoo:

Thank you very much, the light fits our tails real good. My bike has come a long way from this.
Mark

Mark, do you have a wiring diagram on how you set up that light, using the diodes?
Or even just a play by play and the type of diodes used?

Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/11/15 09:09

There is a way to do it with 4 diodes, but the drawback is that the rear turn signals don't work with the brake light on. It's also possible the front won't work properly when the brake light is used, unless the flasher is upgraded to an electronic type.

Other than that, I don't think there is a way to do it without relays or transistors. That is, not without altering the switch gear in some way (as it's done in old cars).

The problem with building your own, fully functional integrator, is that it costs more than the ones you can buy.




The bright filament on the 1157 bulb is the brake/turn filament and it's somewhere around 2 amps. I chose 5 amps as a safety margin, but 4 amps may suffice.

Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2007/11/15 13:57

rstnick wrote:

Mark, do you have a wiring diagram on how you set up that light, using the diodes?
Or even just a play by play and the type of diodes used?<br><br>Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/11/15 09:09

I think their called diodes, they only let the juice go one way so I put one on each turn positive wire so the juice didn't cross over to the brake circuit and one on each positive brake light wire after I split it to go to each bulb. With this set up you lose your blinker when the brake is on but only on the tail light. The fronts work normaly.
Mark

I just got one of the integrator kits off ebay for $11 shipped, so I guess we'll see how it works once it gets to me. I'll post pics as well, assuming it works. If not you'll still be reading about how upset I am that i wasted $11. If anyone else is interested there's a guy selling the kit for $15 shipped there as well. wish me well:unsure: