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Nighthhawk Flasher Relay MOD

Since the stock flasher on my NH would not work correctly with LEDs, I was forced to come up with a new flasher that would, the following is how I did it.

First I went to Advanced Auto Parts and bought a $12 Electronic Flasher that supports Variable Load, this will allow it to flash no matter what draw the bulbs you use, unlike the stock flasher. My old flasher had 3 connectors, so I got the 3 connector replacement, you need to check yours and see if it has 2 or 3 connectors, then buy the proper replacement flasher.


The new flasher has small connectors, so, I found these gold plated audio crimps that would work well for $4 in Advanced Auto Parts while I was there.


I did not want to cut the stock plug off, and I couldn't find the small male connectors, so, I used these connectors and cut half of them off with wire cutters, they fit in the stock connector well like this.


I used a bit of wire and made my conversion wires to go from the stock connector plug to the new flasher.


I sanded around the seam of the new flasher and used a hot glue gun to seal it, this part is made to be inside a car/truck and probably wouldn't enjoy getting wet, so, I sealed it up to make sure if any water got on it it would not get shorted out.


Here is the old flasher unit, it is on the right side of the bike a few inches behind the shock.


Here it is pulled out.


And the connector after I pulled the flasher off.


I have now plugged the new flasher in using my conversion wires.


I used a hot glue gun to protect and hold the conversion wires onto the stock connector plug, and I used liquid wire tape to protect the connectors I plugged onto the new flasher unit.


I then wrapped the stock connector and the wires with electrical tape.


Here is the finished job. The LEDs work great now.



I hope this helps anyone else that may be considering switching to LED lights. :)

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