Just a wild thought - Clear Tail Light Lenses etc
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Just a wild thought - Clear Tail Light Lenses etc
While following behind an R6 at the week end, I really quite liked the combined tail/stop/indicators....
now humour me
I have not taken the tail light assembly off BUT...
I reckon there should be room in there for a flasher - on each side... and with a clear lens, and amber/red bulbs as appropriate, I reckon that would look fairly cool....
Thoughts? is it possible?
now humour me
I have not taken the tail light assembly off BUT...
I reckon there should be room in there for a flasher - on each side... and with a clear lens, and amber/red bulbs as appropriate, I reckon that would look fairly cool....
Thoughts? is it possible?
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Re: Just a wild thought - welcome additions please
That was the route I was heading down for a while and still thinkit's doable, but I've changes tack and (kids permitting) I'm going to make up some LED jobbies with the indies in them.Aladinsaneuk wrote:While following behind an R6 at the week end, I really quite liked the combined tail/stop/indicators....
now humour me
I have not taken the tail light assembly off BUT...
I reckon there should be room in there for a flasher - on each side... and with a clear lens, and amber/red bulbs as appropriate, I reckon that would look fairly cool....
Thoughts? is it possible?
I've got a clear lens (gotta get a dig in at D-Rider wherever poss) and chromed stop and tail bulbs so they don't show. I've got some chrome side repeater bulbs and holders that I was gonna fit into the light assy with a divider.
It would mean hacking the backof the light assy a bit to fit the indies in (well drilling a couple of holes).
Another solution I thought of was to use a divider and some stick on led indicators in there, less hacking involved.
Let me know what your thoughts are once you've had a look in there and don't buy anything before asking I've got various bits and pieces you are welcome to.
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currently I am thinking a little more laterally
Stick on indicators/leds are easy to find now - so am investigating running a set of stick ons around the tail light - to make a < and > shape around the tail light cluster
not sure on how feasible yet but may be a simple solution that requires little drilling etc but will have the desired look
watch this space :)
Stick on indicators/leds are easy to find now - so am investigating running a set of stick ons around the tail light - to make a < and > shape around the tail light cluster
not sure on how feasible yet but may be a simple solution that requires little drilling etc but will have the desired look
watch this space :)
Thats going to be this winter coming, as I've far more important things to do, like ride the bike.sabestian wrote:i think that we have to MAKE Gio fabricate those clear lenses. And now, Alandisuk, we've got a candidate for voluntair on making a base for bulbs
I'm hoping that they won't cost much each either (I loathe being charged £30 for something that costs £1 to make)
I'll have oneGio wrote:Thats going to be this winter coming, as I've far more important things to do, like ride the bike.sabestian wrote:i think that we have to MAKE Gio fabricate those clear lenses. And now, Alandisuk, we've got a candidate for voluntair on making a base for bulbs
I'm hoping that they won't cost much each either (I loathe being charged £30 for something that costs £1 to make)

We also dont have MOT in the Netherlands....
I use LED bulbs http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/1156-x30.htm
Also an electronic thing that lets my tail and brakelight blink likewise US cars.Offcourse all that behind a smoked lens
It is not allowed but the coppers are far too busy with speeding tickets to look at my blinkers...but just to be sure I think that I want a ring of amber leds arround the LED bulbs, or at least an amber led so I can say I DO have a blinker......

I use LED bulbs http://www.superbrightleds.com/specs/1156-x30.htm
Also an electronic thing that lets my tail and brakelight blink likewise US cars.Offcourse all that behind a smoked lens

It is not allowed but the coppers are far too busy with speeding tickets to look at my blinkers...but just to be sure I think that I want a ring of amber leds arround the LED bulbs, or at least an amber led so I can say I DO have a blinker......
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