Hoppy Converter Problem

zoom45 · 11-09-2008, 08:45 PM

Anyone had trouble with your Hoppy trailer wire converter? Mine has decided to quit working on the left blinker and the wire coming out for the left blinker is hot all the time. I haven't towed the trailer in a while but it worked fine the last time I did. I just made the new box to go on the receiver hitch. I was wiring the lights for it and now the converter is messed up. The lights on the bike still work fine. It's something inside the converter box.

Zoom45

cactusjack · 11-09-2008, 11:13 PM

Yes. This happened to the first one I installed. I ordered another to replace it with and have yet to return the original converter to Hoppy for warranty. They have a lifetime warranty from Hoppy, I believe.

zoom45 · 11-10-2008, 03:54 PM

I called Hopkins to see if they have a warranty and he said they don't for the model I have (46255) because they don't list them for a motorcycle. I thought that was a poor excuse but he said a better one for using on a motorcycle is a 46365. Oh well back to the store or either find a different brand converter.
Zoom45

cactusjack · 11-10-2008, 05:42 PM

You shouldn't have told them you installed in on a motorcycle. I don't plan to mention that to them when I warranty mine.

zoom45 · 11-12-2008, 08:45 PM

Got an email today from Hopkins that makes the Hoppy converter. He said it has a 90 day warranty and he will replace it free. Wish he had told me that when I called them and they said it's not warranted if used on a motorcycle. I already bough another one.
Grrrr!
Zoom45

cactusjack · 11-13-2008, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by zoom45

Got an email today from Hopkins that makes the Hoppy converter. He said it has a 90 day warranty and he will replace it free. Wish he had told me that when I called them and they said it's not warranted if used on a motorcycle. I already bough another one.
Grrrr!
Zoom45

I tried to find where I read it carried a lifetime warranty, but all I could find was a 90-day warranty. I guess I'll send mine in and when I get it back I'll either keep it for a spare or sell it on eBay.

zoom45 · 11-16-2008, 07:16 PM

Got my new converter from ebay. It is in a NAPA box but it is a Hoppy 4255 same as I had. I paid $10 for it new in the box.
Zoom

11-09-2008, 08:45 PM	#1
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	Hoppy Converter Problem Anyone had trouble with your Hoppy trailer wire converter? Mine has decided to quit working on the left blinker and the wire coming out for the left blinker is hot all the time. I haven't towed the trailer in a while but it worked fine the last time I did. I just made the new box to go on the receiver hitch. I was wiring the lights for it and now the converter is messed up. The lights on the bike still work fine. It's something inside the converter box. Zoom45 __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-09-2008, 11:13 PM	#2
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Hoppy Converter Problem Yes. This happened to the first one I installed. I ordered another to replace it with and have yet to return the original converter to Hoppy for warranty. They have a lifetime warranty from Hoppy, I believe. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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11-10-2008, 03:54 PM	#3
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	Hoppy Converter Problem I called Hopkins to see if they have a warranty and he said they don't for the model I have (46255) because they don't list them for a motorcycle. I thought that was a poor excuse but he said a better one for using on a motorcycle is a 46365. Oh well back to the store or either find a different brand converter. Zoom45 __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles
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11-10-2008, 05:42 PM	#4
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Hoppy Converter Problem You shouldn't have told them you installed in on a motorcycle. I don't plan to mention that to them when I warranty mine. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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11-12-2008, 08:45 PM	#5
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	Hoppy Converter Problem Got an email today from Hopkins that makes the Hoppy converter. He said it has a 90 day warranty and he will replace it free. Wish he had told me that when I called them and they said it's not warranted if used on a motorcycle. I already bough another one. Grrrr! Zoom45 __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-16-2008, 07:16 PM	#7
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	Hoppy Converter Problem Got my new converter from ebay. It is in a NAPA box but it is a Hoppy 4255 same as I had. I paid $10 for it new in the box. Zoom __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles
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