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Stan Dulemba
01-27-2006, 07:54 AM
No, not about flowers.

02 R1150RS. Battery new and in excellent shape. No other issues at all.

The left rear turn signal works intermittently. I have changed the bulb, and bent both connectors (front and rear) so that contact appears to be good. When I have bent the front one, I have made the signal work again. But only for a while.

The bulb that is currently in use was purchased at a convenience store, and is probably meant for autos. Do BMW turn signals use a different (but similar looking) bulb than autos do?

I am using a turn signal bulb, not a brake light bulb. That I know. I accidentally bought a brake light bulb the first time I went into the convenience store, so I know that part. The original bulb I replaced MAY not have been bad, as the same symptoms were apparently occuring before I threw the baby out with the bathwater.

Any help for this minor tech problem will be appreciated.

Boxer
01-27-2006, 08:51 AM
Stan
Try the Max BMW parts fiche:

http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/MainDiagrams.asp?mospid=47993

It says its a 12V 21W bulb. Probably an 1156. Some of those you get in convenience stores don't have large enough nibs on them, I believe.

BHaycock
01-27-2006, 09:13 AM
I use the plain old 1156, single pole bulb on my bikes - same base connector and same wattage output -

Stan Dulemba
01-27-2006, 09:29 AM
Will get an 1156 and try it.