there are cheap led replacement indicators specifically for the 310 available from ebay, they come in pairs and are typically priced at $30 per pair or less, check out my other post on the forum about rear indicator replacement, I've got step by step instructions, should take you less than 30 minutes.
2023 rear LED signal unit broken in a fall; has anyone found a solution / fix? LED is the key difference here
I see, on this forum many have had turn signal damage, and suggestions of what to do have been offered. Mine's a little different, because of the evolution of the 310.
I dropped my 2022 (I don' wanna talk about it - lol) while doing very low speed tight turns. That damaged the bar weight, and snapped off the clutch lever at the molded-in break point, as engineered. I took a nice, photogenic flight and hit the ground rolling along and snapping up onto my feet, as if I'd been a trained gymnast. Pretty good for a 76 years old porker (applause here, please). The helmet didn't touch the ground either. No tanky touchy, either. I thought the lever and bar end were the sum of my troubles.
At home, grinding, then sanding the lever end smooth, I somehow noted the rear right turn light dangling. A closer review showed that the wires had been broken, too. "No problem", I thought, "I can splice 'm". Then I saw that the end of the stalk is solid. It's not a hollow, pipe-like thing. The wires are very thin and one is flush with the end of the stalk. That leaves no room to solder or splice. May I can just pull it out or open the light or stalk. Nope - Seems to be one solid unit with the clear lense fused to the black surrond, with no cracks / opening lines visible.
The 'nub' or tapered part that fits into the mount on the bike is intact. This part of the molding, that has a bore to accept the connecting bolt, was cracked, but I joined the break with my soldering iron, and then melted black zip tie material to it as a means of lightly strengthening it. So that part of the unit should be good 'to go'.
An online search shows very little (nil) in the way of replacement for the 2023 LED. I emailed the local BMW bike outlet, and no reply all day yet. There are other mounting methods out there, but not like this system. Perhaps no BMW replacement exists yet outside of the production line.
I'm wondering if anyone here has gone the curiosity route and cut open the 2023 rear LED signal housing, to find it hollow, and where such hollow begins and ends. I was hoping maybe I could run wires along the outside, even in a 'trench' to conceal it. Pehaps you found a way to link to the wiring right behind the reflector. Whatever you may have found would be (pardon the expression) enlightening.
I dropped my 2022 (I don' wanna talk about it - lol) while doing very low speed tight turns. That damaged the bar weight, and snapped off the clutch lever at the molded-in break point, as engineered. I took a nice, photogenic flight and hit the ground rolling along and snapping up onto my feet, as if I'd been a trained gymnast. Pretty good for a 76 years old porker (applause here, please). The helmet didn't touch the ground either. No tanky touchy, either. I thought the lever and bar end were the sum of my troubles.
At home, grinding, then sanding the lever end smooth, I somehow noted the rear right turn light dangling. A closer review showed that the wires had been broken, too. "No problem", I thought, "I can splice 'm". Then I saw that the end of the stalk is solid. It's not a hollow, pipe-like thing. The wires are very thin and one is flush with the end of the stalk. That leaves no room to solder or splice. May I can just pull it out or open the light or stalk. Nope - Seems to be one solid unit with the clear lense fused to the black surrond, with no cracks / opening lines visible.
The 'nub' or tapered part that fits into the mount on the bike is intact. This part of the molding, that has a bore to accept the connecting bolt, was cracked, but I joined the break with my soldering iron, and then melted black zip tie material to it as a means of lightly strengthening it. So that part of the unit should be good 'to go'.
An online search shows very little (nil) in the way of replacement for the 2023 LED. I emailed the local BMW bike outlet, and no reply all day yet. There are other mounting methods out there, but not like this system. Perhaps no BMW replacement exists yet outside of the production line.
I'm wondering if anyone here has gone the curiosity route and cut open the 2023 rear LED signal housing, to find it hollow, and where such hollow begins and ends. I was hoping maybe I could run wires along the outside, even in a 'trench' to conceal it. Pehaps you found a way to link to the wiring right behind the reflector. Whatever you may have found would be (pardon the expression) enlightening.
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Well, thanks for the advice. I noticed elsewhere that you'd given the same advice before. I tried then to find it, to no avail.there are cheap led replacement indicators specifically for the 310 available from ebay, they come in pairs and are typically priced at $30 per pair or less, check out my other post on the forum about rear indicator replacement, I've got step by step instructions, should take you less than 30 minutes.
Today's start for the search had me go through the first twenty, which are not related, out of 499, when I searched "Porth".
Did you note that I stated these are LED?
I understand the 310's only went in the last couple of years to LED. If whatever is buried in the 500 entries you have are related to other than the late model years, the $30 units are likely just incandescent, and not nearly as bright as the 2023.
As well, in my search I noted a comment about current draw being different and affecting the computer control system, potentially givng a shut down or other warning alarms which creates another problem to track / solve.
Probably you know best on how to find your entries that pertain to enquiries.
Why not just provide a link for us? I'm not proficient at searching, and if the 488th entry is the one, imagine how much irrelevance there is, and the time, when already we're pretty frustrated?
Can YOU find and give links to your relevant entries? THAT would be better help? Is it focusing on stalks such as I decribed, being SOLID, not hollow?
As I stated at the start here, thanks.
try the following link: What did you do to your BMW G310 today?Well, thanks for the advice. I noticed elsewhere that you'd given the same advice before. I tried then to find it, to no avail.
Today's start for the search had me go through the first twenty, which are not related, out of 499, when I searched "Porth".
Did you note that I stated these are LED?
I understand the 310's only went in the last couple of years to LED. If whatever is buried in the 500 entries you have are related to other than the late model years, the $30 units are likely just incandescent, and not nearly as bright as the 2023.
As well, in my search I noted a comment about current draw being different and affecting the computer control system, potentially givng a shut down or other warning alarms which creates another problem to track / solve.
Probably you know best on how to find your entries that pertain to enquiries.
Why not just provide a link for us? I'm not proficient at searching, and if the 488th entry is the one, imagine how much irrelevance there is, and the time, when already we're pretty frustrated?
Can YOU find and give links to your relevant entries? THAT would be better help? Is it focusing on stalks such as I decribed, being SOLID, not hollow?
As I stated at the start here, thanks.
I replaced the non led indicators with led indicators early on.
Thanks for the effort, it helped to 'go . direct' for sure. I basically had done everything but install the new part.try the following link: What did you do to your BMW G310 today?
I replaced the non led indicators with led indicators early on.
I found out late last night the dealer will have them in a couple of days.
The cost for ONE signal in Canada is $105 plus tax. At least they'll match. I won't be able to get to my 'puter for a few days, so will be later this week. Car crap happening at same interval. I'm tryin' to swim. Thanks again. Very much appreciated. By the time I get 'round to it, I'll have forgotten what I was going to do.
I need bar ...
That's expensive, you should be able to get comparable ones from ebay or amazon, pretty sure they are the same for the 310 and the bigger bikes such as the R1250GS.Thanks for the effort, it helped to 'go . direct' for sure. I basically had done everything but install the new part.
I found out late last night the dealer will have them in a couple of days.
The cost for ONE signal in Canada is $105 plus tax. At least they'll match. I won't be able to get to my 'puter for a few days, so will be later this week. Car crap happening at same interval. I'm tryin' to swim. Thanks again. Very much appreciated. By the time I get 'round to it, I'll have forgotten what I was going to do.
I need bar ...
You can get four signals for that price, LED and all. And do yourself a huge favor get ones with shorter stalks (Euro spec) to avoid busting agin. Amazon is your friend. They can serve you by application as BMW uses the same units on many applications. Enjoy changing out way more disassembly than should be. Recently sprung for OEM, sticker said “made in Taiwan“ really looked like sticker on set I had from Amazon.
Check close for a bent handlebar. They seems to bend if the wind blows.
Check close for a bent handlebar. They seems to bend if the wind blows.
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