Retrofitting Front Turn Signal to Existing eBike With Integrated Rear Signals

[boba7523]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to add front turn signals to my Aniioki A8 Dual Motor. This ebike comes with headlight and a taillight that has integrated turn signal; it's just missing front signals.. The headlight and taillight are connected to the display and can be turned on/off via main ebike switche that also controls the PAS and display menu settings. The turn signal itself has a separate switch with horn.

The rear taillight which has the integrated turn signal only has one black cable, so I probably need to open it up to see what's inside. But I'm wondering if I can just splice front turn signal wire to the rear? Would I risk burning the wire or controller, or any other issues with this?

This is the front blinkers I was looking at. They come with rear which I won't be installing.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Slaphappygamer]

You can absolutely splice in turn signals to the rear signals. Just be sure to check the voltage of the supply to the rear turn signals. It could be full pack voltage. If you get 12v motorcycle lights and hook them up to a 48v supply. Sure, it could work for a bit, but the light will eventually short itself out and damage the controller. I used a similar kit to the one you linked. I just didn’t have the front portion. I used some old Ethernet cable and extended the wire from the rear turn signals to the front. I like to use 24 or 23 AWG. 26AWG is just too small.

This is a handy bracket that I’ve been looking to mount my front lights to.

 

[boba7523]

What kind of shop would do these installation? An Ebike specific shop? I'm mechanically inclined but have zero knowledge on electronics. I can follow DIYs very well but otherwise the last thing I want to do is burn up my entire controller because I wanted to add turn signals.....

 

[Slaphappygamer]

Im not sure if any bike shop would touch this install. You can call around though. You also might want to try an automotive shop, perhaps a motorcycle shop.

 

[Kilowatt1]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to add front turn signals to my Aniioki A8 Dual Motor. This ebike comes with headlight and a taillight that has integrated turn signal; it's just missing front signals.. The headlight and taillight are connected to the display and can be turned on/off via main ebike switche that also controls the PAS and display menu settings. The turn signal itself has a separate switch with horn.

The rear taillight which has the integrated turn signal only has one black cable, so I probably need to open it up to see what's inside. But I'm wondering if I can just splice front turn signal wire to the rear? Would I risk burning the wire or controller, or any other issues with this?

This is the front blinkers I was looking at. They come with rear which I won't be installing.

Thanks in advance!

Hello,
This is Dave. I am doing this with my Lectric XP trike 2. Very important and something mentioned on this talk. Make sure you know the voltage of the turn signal voltages. Mine are 48v. Also, if you want to use 12v lights on a 48 volt system you need to use 48v relays that turn on with 48v coil but pass a 12v signal. My rear light assembly uses a 5 pin (green) Julet cable which I will tap into using a 5pin Julet y cable patching the rear to the front.

WARNING! You must match your stock pin/color to the cable arrangement of the y cable. Julet cables from China do not match the USA color code. I bought my y cable from Amazon but need to test it first. To help you, I typed my questions into google and AI took over all the research. No relays required if you use the proper voltage. One last question. Does your bike turn signals use flowing or just blinking light? Your controller provides this signal and they must match. Hope this helps.

Dave Bedard
CW3, USA Signal Corp
Retired

 

[Kilowatt1]

Hello,
This is Dave. I am doing this with my Lectric XP trike 2. Very important and something mentioned on this talk. Make sure you know the voltage of the turn signal voltages. Mine are 48v. Also, if you want to use 12v lights on a 48 volt system you need to use 48v relays that turn on with 48v coil but pass a 12v signal. My rear light assembly uses a 5 pin (green) Julet cable which I will tap into using a 5pin Julet y cable patching the rear to the front.

WARNING! You must match your stock pin/color to the cable arrangement of the y cable. Julet cables from China do not match the USA color code. I bought my y cable from Amazon but need to test it first. To help you, I typed my questions into google and AI took over all the research. No relays required if you use the proper voltage. One last question. Does your bike turn signals use flowing or just blinking light? Your controller provides this signal and they must match. Hope this helps.

Dave Bedard
CW3, USA Signal Corp
Retired

 

[Kilowatt1]

Boba,

ElectricAllWheel.com sells a plug and play turn signal light kit for $99.00. If your controller has a 9 pin connecter it is comparable. I installed it on my Lectric XP3 without any issues. If you were to ask a bike shop to build it for you it would be too expensive. There is videos on installing on the XP3 and should be the same for yours if the controller is 9 pin. Dave