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Offline JPaganel

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Turn signal connector
« on: September 26, 2018, 12:53:38 AM »
So, I'm trying to mount up the headlight nacelle for the naked K.

I have the two separate wires with spade terminals, while the signals in the headlight cover have this three prong connector.

Anyone know where to get the female side of it? Not the bit in the picture, the thing that mates to it.

Alternately, I could just pick up a generic Weatherpak and use that. Would that be the better option?
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Re: Turn signal connector
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2018, 04:37:49 AM »
So, I'm trying to mount up the headlight nacelle for the naked K.

I have the two separate wires with spade terminals, while the signals in the headlight cover have this three prong connector.

Anyone know where to get the female side of it? Not the bit in the picture, the thing that mates to it.

Alternately, I could just pick up a generic Weatherpak and use that. Would that be the better option?
I need some clarity here. The Weatherpak would be a better option than what?

The turn signal connector that mates with the one pictured should emerge from beneath the tank. Is it under the tank somewhere?
What colors are the two separate wires with spade terminals? They might connect to something else entirely. The same color wires that attach to the connector pictured are attached to its missing mate, according to the wiring diagram found on this site. If you find those wires separated without a connector then you could choose to create a new connection using Weatherpak components for each side.
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Offline JPaganel

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Re: Turn signal connector
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2018, 11:35:14 AM »
I need some clarity here. The Weatherpak would be a better option than what?
Than trying to find the original connector.

The turn signal connector that mates with the one pictured should emerge from beneath the tank. Is it under the tank somewhere?
Not that I noticed.

This bike originally had the big RT fairing and therefore has the long harness with spade terminals.  I'm sure there is a different harness for the small headlight. I could make one, but I would need that connector.

What colors are the two separate wires with spade terminals? They might connect to something else entirely. The same color wires that attach to the connector pictured are attached to its missing mate, according to the wiring diagram found on this site.
They are blue and brown, same as what's on the connector.  I am reasonably sure they are the turn signal wires, as that's where they connected to in the original fairing.

If you find those wires separated without a connector then you could choose to create a new connection using Weatherpak components for each side.

That's what I'm getting at - is it possible to get the connector/pigtail, or should I just give up and  use a Weatherpak?
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Re: Turn signal connector
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2018, 01:43:14 PM »
They are blue and brown, same as what's on the connector.  I am reasonably sure they are the turn signal wires, as that's where they connected to in the original fairing.
 
That's what I'm getting at - is it possible to get the connector/pigtail, or should I just give up and  use a Weatherpak?
Attached is a diagram of pre-88 RT/RS wiring. It verifies your observation that a local connector can be missing but it shows a connector at which all three wires converge, indicated by the red arrow I've added. The diagram also shows three colors involved—one color for the left, a different color for the right and the brown ground wire. Yours might be a patch job. It looks like tracing the wires and verifying the sources are parts of this task. Max BMW's fiche doesn't seem to offer individual connectors. Certainly connector substitution (spades, plugs) is an option, or identifying the maker's part number then searching for it. That's about all I've got.
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