OEM LED turn signals

[bigjohn72]

Just bought a set of LED turn signals for my '07 GSA since one of my old ones was sheared off the front by a block of wood bouncing down the highway after it jumped off a flatbed trailer. The signals have a plug in on each one of them but upon inspection I can't find a plug on the wiring harness, though I have not split the tape down any. Has anyone put them on a 07 that can tell me if I need to splice them in or if there is a plug buried deeper in the harness? I know the 09 has a plug per a video I found on YouTube.

Thanks

 

[915e]

Did your bike come with LED turn signals? Just wondering because my 08 has all incandescent bulbs except for the tail light which is LED. If you switch over to LED they might not work correctly with the flasher unit.

 

[Paladinwest]

The BMW LED turn signals fit on my 2008 GSA with no problem and no need to have the dealer adjust any computer settings. The front signal connections were quite far back along the harness but were not taped inside the harness (I think I had to cut 2 or 3 tywraps to free the turn signal wiring as it ran back along the harness to the plug). I understand that at some point BMW changed the connector for the turn signals and that the LED uses the newer connector. I think there was an adaptor that had one connector to plug into the harness on the bike and another for the LED signal. When I purchased my LED's I was told that if I had the wrong connector I could just remove the pins from the LED plug and stick them into the bike harness and then tape the whole thing together but my 2008 had the newer connector and I didn't need to do that.

 

[bigjohn72]

Ok they are on and running great. I spoke with my BMW dealer in Dallas and ended up having to splice them in, 2008 was the first year the connectors were out. However nothing else needed as the LED blinkers from BMW come with the resisters built in each one, so blinking at normal speed. Soldering, heat shrinking, and zip tied, all 4 done in less than an hour. And this was a switch from the bulbs. They look great, and now I want the LED tail light hehe. If you buy aftermarket stuff you will have to do resisters and all that fun, I think I will stick with plug and play, as it will probably reduce headaches down the road.


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[bigjohn72]

However the rear lights were ALL on one connector, turn signals and tail light, but to use it you have to get them all at the same time with a later year model nomenclature/part number to use plugs


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