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How do you wire up a Suzuki motorcycle turn signal relay?
I have a 1982 Suzuki GS1100GL and I’m having one heck of a time with the turn signal relay (flasher) wiring. What happened was that the turn signal relay died and i’ve been searching for a replacement, but instead of buying OEM, i’ve been looking for alternatives. I read somewhere that people have used car turn signal relays on your motorcycle and it will work. I tried that (twice) and it didnt work. The guy at the parts store got the old one working again, so I put that on and the turn signals started flashing, so it appears i have the wiring itself taken care of. Now, to the crux of the matter… I bought a "universal" turn signal relay for motorcycles since it was still cheaper than OEM. Anyway, i popped it in there (which it fit perfectly) but the turn signals wont come on. Eventhough the old relay wont flash, the lights did come on, with this one, there is nothing.
I have a picture of the wiring diagram for the motorcycle and there are three wires coming off of the flasher. One wire goes to the turn signal switch, one wire hooks up to several other lights in the harness (which i’m assuming is the power wire), and the last wire goes directly to the turn signal control unit. That universal one i bought has three prongs and it has one prong going to the turn signal switch, the power wire, and the ground. I tried several combinations of hooking this thing up, but i still get nothing. Any ideas as to which wire goes to what prong, or do i have to break down and buy the OEM one? Does suzuki have some sort of special relay or special way of hooking these up? Any information would be appreciated.
I’ve been fooling around with the aftermarket stuff just because of the cost. The car turn signal relay was $10, the universal was $20, and the OEM is $45. Its why i’m messing around with the others so i can find a cheaper alternative.
Oh yeah, It was Nippondenso (or however you spell it) that made the original
Universal may have 3 prongs like the OEM-but prongs may not be same position for switch/power/ground. Sometimes the cheapest way to go on parts is to dealer for the factory replacement/OEM– if it doesn’t work you may have a warranty policy to get replacement. From parts counter days with car dealer and aftermarket store- parts books need to be checked for cross references and use of replacement, this will get 1/2 the other uses, still leaves a lot of ‘it looks the same don’t work right’ parts. Suzuki probably didn’t make the electrical part- Nippondenso or Hitachi, maybe Tokyo Electric were likely the maker for Suzuki as well as other brands. If you can get the original makers part number and order as such instead of Suzuki part number you may save a fair amount of money. Dennis Kirk outfit has some replacements this way, I used to do the same by ordering LeeceNeville part numbers for some generators and Paris Rhone or Ducilier ignition numbers for the French cars at dealer, saved over half cost. Ordering 55amp Delco alternators from factory distributor was cheaper wholesale than getting same unit through Jeep/AMC warehouse.
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