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Title: Select Filament:
Post by: flipher on March 16, 2008, 09:36:33 AM
DUEL       SINGLE what does that mean when buying turning markers i was looking in to them and not sure what to pick http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chaparral/product_family.asp?family%5Fid=5211&gift=False&0=assets%2Fhtml%2Fd%5Fstreet%2Easp%2CnavId%3Dd%5Fstreet%2A0%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D%2CStreet&1=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D827%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D0%2CStreet%20Electric&2=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D3392%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D1%2CLighting&3=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D2865%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D2%2CMarker%20Lights&4=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D4760%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D3%2CLockhart%20Phillips%20Marker%20Lights&mscssid=52323C027C8C4484ACFC2839C81DBE89 tell what the mean and what you think of them
                                                        thanks flipher
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: GeeP on March 16, 2008, 11:28:12 AM
The 96 GS uses dual element bulbs in front, I assume that's true across the board.  One element is for the running lights, the other, brighter element serves as the turn signal flasher.  So, if you're going to replace them you want a dual element replacement.

There will be three wires coming from the turn signal:

A common ground

Flasher filament wire

Running filament wire

:thumb:

Oh...  Can you shorten your link, please?

Remove the quotation marks in the URL tag:

["url=http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chaparral/product_family.asp?family%5Fid=5211&gift=False&0=assets%2Fhtml%2Fd%5Fstreet%2Easp%2CnavId%3Dd%5Fstreet%2A0%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D%2CStreet&1=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D827%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D0%2CStreet%20Electric&2=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D3392%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D1%2CLighting&3=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D2865%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D2%2CMarker%20Lights&4=dept%2Easp%2Cdept%5Fid%3D4760%26menu%5Fid%3D%26Tree%3D3%2CLockhart%20Phillips%20Marker%20Lights&mscssid=52323C027C8C4484ACFC2839C81DBE89]Turn  signals[/url"]
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: flipher on March 16, 2008, 11:32:15 AM
thanks geep if i get the ones from that link i put do you think they will just plug in to the old stop and work with out having to change anything
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: GeeP on March 16, 2008, 11:59:34 AM
It looks like they have the same bullet connector on the wire ends, so I think so.  As long as they fit your fairings, that is!

Worst case, you might have to cut the connectors off and use a crimp terminal or a solder terminal to connect the wires.  On the E's, there's plenty of wire stuffed in there for that.
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: galahs on March 16, 2008, 03:54:19 PM
My 2005 GS has single filament bulb bulbs in my turn signals (1156), and dual filament in the tail lights (1157).
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: GeeP on March 16, 2008, 04:12:47 PM
Well that's weird!  My 96 had dual filament bulbs.

Sounds like you should take off a front turn signal cover, pull out the bulb and count the filaments. 
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: ben2go on March 16, 2008, 05:33:03 PM
GS doesn't have running lights.They should all be single filament bulbs.The signals you need are 2 wires.power and a ground.
Title: Re: Select Filament:
Post by: CndnMax on March 16, 2008, 07:54:14 PM
you can use either one just cut off the runing light wires- the ones i have are dual