converting tail blinkers to running lights with Blinker Genie

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I have a 2005 BMW R1200GS and trying to convert the blinkers to running lights (will put also LED bulbs to avoid over heating blinkers plastic covers)
So this is what I have

I have 5 wires coming from tail harness
Brown goes to stop and blinkers
Blue White go to one blinker
Blue black to other blinker
Grey to red stop light
Grey to black running tail

I have two wires at blinker
Brown
Blue/white on right blinker or blue/black left blinker

question, should I connect:
Yellow from Genie to brown at blinker
red from genie to brown (of harness or blinker does not matter)
White from genie to Blue/ white or Blue/black (of harness or blinker it does not matter)


Am I correct? see pictures
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Fit LED bulbs with external ballast resistors and you wont get overheated lenses.

Brown is earth. However messing with the wiring is inviting CanBus issues. You will also find that British drivers to not really notice an indicator that flashes while it's opposite side remains on. We are programmed to see a light where there was previously no light.

If you want low power daylights have you considered LED halo rings on the fog lights? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-60mm-1...hash=item25b7ede9ca:m:m5YS8Vuv6suttTm4t6b6jNQ

Use the plastic covers and fill the back with body panel acrylic mastic.
 
Got Corrected by Genie Blinkerguys ,
Found this for BMW bikes
note – BMW is all over the map on tail and brake. Especially on single wire tail lights.
tail – gray w/black stripe OR blue w/gray stripe OR black w/gray stripe OR red/yellow/gray
brake – yellow w/gray stripe OR gray w/black stripe
left signal – blue w/red stripe
right signal – blue w/black stripe
high beam – white
low beam – yellow
ground – brown

That means brown is ground!!!!

So incoming:
white to blue white from harness,
red to a 12 v continuous running light so need to check what color feeds the tail running light.
Black to brown from harness

Outgoing to blinker
Yellow to blue with stripes from each blinker
 


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