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Rear indicator earth connections question?

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
As you might expect both the earth terminals on my rear indicator brackets/ears are broken off whats the best method to work around this - I can't get enough heat on the bracket to make the solder run to attach a male spade.

1. Drill a small hole in the bracket and bolt on a terminal with a bolt head on the outside so it's not too obvious.

2. As 1 but pop rivet the connection

3. Run an earth from the lamp clamp into a dedicated earth. (You would see the wire)

3. Take the lamp apart and run an earth from the lamp unit.

My lamps are not the originals but the DS type cheaper units.


.rear indicator ears by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

Athame57:
I might be considering buying new units, DSS has OE ones.

royhall:
I usually make up a lead with an eyelet that goes to the screw that holds the bulb carrier inside the light. I usually run extra earths to a lot of the components like that, bad earths are one of the biggest causes of breakdown on these old bikes. Corroded joints to the frame don't pass electricity as well as a direct cable.

Seabeowner:
500s had a ring terminal that attached to the bolt that clamps the indicator to the stem I think but I have later indicators (marked Stanley) that have an integral earth wire.

Bryanj:
Dont remember any seperate earth wires on Honda indicators

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