LED Turn Signals - Installed!

[sp3ak]

Just thought I'd share some pictures, links, and thoughts of the LED turn signals I chose for my 2015 GSXS.

LED Signals: smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073M2YWGR/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Turn Signal Relay: smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UN4FXW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
*I found this relay from searching the factory relay part number which is: 38610-03F00 - See this site: www.suzukipartshouse.com/oemparts/a/suz/5594290a87a8661220ea8a86/turnsignal-lamp

Comparison to stock:


Yup plenty bright enough:


All wired up for a clean install on the bike:


And of course a test ride to make sure they work 


So far so good! I had hyper flash at first as I didn't have the relay installed but I just put it on and they are blinking at the normal rate. Woohoo! I really love how they look, they match the bike much better and go perfectly with our LED tail light.

Just a couple random quick notes as I wasn't intending to do a full guide on these:

• On the bike the gray connectors are for the left turn signals (front and rear) and the black connectors are for the right
• The black wire with a white tracer is GROUND on the factory connector. This is important as LED's will only work when wired up correctly vs incandescent which will light up no matter which way you wire them.
• The side stand relay is located just in front of the batter and under the base of the gas tank.
• You can access the relay by removing the front seat and taking off the left plastic panel. You can reach your hand up in front of the rear peg bar and above the chain. With the seat off you'll see the top of the relay.
• Slide the relay and connector forward off the plastic mount (the rubber grommet may or may not come off with it, no big deal), then you can easily switch out the relays and reinstall.

Sorry I didn't write up more specifics, if you have a question let me know. Otherwise, enjoy ditching your stock signals!

[oespo]

unable to see your pics m8

[sp3ak]

Hopefully visible now, stupid Google.

[oespo]

Looks very nice might grab these, so you cut the ends that came with the signals and soldered it to the stock wire connectors? Was hoping for some pics of that. Good job

[sp3ak]

Thanks! So on the LED signals it came with generic plug connectors (you can see it at the bottom of the second picture). I wanted to retain the factory connectors on the bike so I did cut the connectors off from the stock signals.

The LED signals came labeled as front left/right and rear left/right. Each "side" had their own set of colors just it was with the factory signals. On the bike itself the black wire with the white tracer is GROUND on all 4 signals. On the LED signals the green'ish/teal color was GROUND. They also came with all the same length of wire so I just shortened them all up accordingly to match the length of the factory front/rear.

Here is an EXTREMELY CRUDE picture of the wiring. Hopefully it kinda sort maybe makes sense

*The colors in this diagram are not exact matches to the picture but they should get you close enough*


All that said and one terrible picture later the best thing to do to make sure that I'm not an idiot (which is highly likely) is to strip the wires down and twist them to the connectors and plug it into the bike and make sure it works before making things a bit more permanent like I did with solder and heat shrink.

OH! BTW - You can reference page 530 of the PDF service manual in this thread: gsxs.org/thread/369/2015-2016-service-manual

[oespo]

Thanks....clears things up, that pic is great. I'll probably settle with these they look very bright

[hansum-mane]

Jan 2, 2018 11:36:25 GMT -6 sp3ak said:

Thanks! So on the LED signals it came with generic plug connectors (you can see it at the bottom of the second picture). I wanted to retain the factory connectors on the bike so I did cut the connectors off from the stock signals.

The LED signals came labeled as front left/right and rear left/right. Each "side" had their own set of colors just it was with the factory signals. On the bike itself the black wire with the white tracer is GROUND on all 4 signals. On the LED signals the green'ish/teal color was GROUND. They also came with all the same length of wire so I just shortened them all up accordingly to match the length of the factory front/rear.

Here is an EXTREMELY CRUDE picture of the wiring. Hopefully it kinda sort maybe makes sense

*The colors in this diagram are not exact matches to the picture but they should get you close enough*
View Attachment

All that said and one terrible picture later the best thing to do to make sure that I'm not an idiot (which is highly likely) is to strip the wires down and twist them to the connectors and plug it into the bike and make sure it works before making things a bit more permanent like I did with solder and heat shrink.

OH! BTW - You can reference page 530 of the PDF service manual in this thread: gsxs.org/thread/369/2015-2016-service-manual

Instructions not clear. I removed my swingarm so what's the next step?

[mrstamp80]

^ lol I was having difficulty as well, every time i put the bike in gear and then put the kickstand down to get off the bike would shut off. I must have a seat sensor like a lawn mower back to lowes to get a cinder block. lol

They look good nice job sp3ak!

[sp3ak]

Nerds lol. Okay so I'll stick to riding and not writing or drawing.

One more pic to show the rear. I think it matches the stock tail light very well.

[gsr]

Jan 3, 2018 8:18:01 GMT -6 sp3ak said:

Nerds lol. Okay so I'll stick to riding and not writing or drawing.

One more pic to show the rear. I think it matches the stock tail light very well.

Looks like stock should've looked. Great job on the install write-up!

[brutalcancroid]

Looks good! Time to get shopping I reckon...

[sp3ak]

Thanks guys.

@brutal - Double check wiring for the 2018's as I'm not sure it's the same.

[hansum-mane]

Just messing. Those signals look great and that's a solid write/draw up.

[brutalcancroid]

Will do sp3ak. The flasher relay will be the interesting one to source without trial and error by the look of it, but there's always inline resistors to use - I just don't like them.

I'll report back with any differences I find. Once payday lands.

[sp3ak]

I'm having a terrible time finding 2017/2018 GSX-S/GSR parts. The OEM part # for my US 2015 GSX-S750 is 38610-03F00. It's used on tons of other Suzuki bikes but I can't confirm if it's used on the 17/18 variants as well.