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Before I start drilling....

OverHillAndDale

OverHillAndDale

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I bought a set of TricLEDs rearview mirror LEDs - Amber LEDs that will blink with the turn signals. One reason is for visibility to drivers behind me, but the other reason is so that I can see when the turn signals are on. The dashboard indicator is barely visible during the daytime.

So, any tips or tricks such as "don't drill the hole for the wire where the instructions indicate", "make sure you xxxxxx when you glue down the strips", etc.

Normally, by the time I finish a project I know how I SHOULD have done it, so I'm hoping to learn from your experience.
 
OverHillAndDale said:
I bought a set of TricLEDs rearview mirror LEDs - Amber LEDs that will blink with the turn signals. One reason is for visibility to drivers behind me, but the other reason is so that I can see when the turn signals are on. The dashboard indicator is barely visible during the daytime.

So, any tips or tricks such as "don't drill the hole for the wire where the instructions indicate", "make sure you xxxxxx when you glue down the strips", etc.

Normally, by the time I finish a project I know how I SHOULD have done it, so I'm hoping to learn from your experience.
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Dale let me know how you do it cause I want to do it also...... I'm having a BUNCH of lighting farkles installed this week by Pat Bedford in Lynchburg.... Will post pics when I get the bike back.
 
Hi Dale,
I tried to answer over in the "Other place", but was having trouble getting things to load up properly... :opps:
I've got a set of those... I mounted mine across the top inside edge of the mirror housing. I did that in order to hopefully minimize the amount of moisture that could get through the hole that needs to be drilled. :shocked:
CLEAN the place where you're mounting them... about twelveteen times! nojoke No oils or chemicals should get in the way of the tape's ability to stick and hang on. Where you put the hole; is pretty self-evident. I tried to make it as short of a distance from the light as possible... less wire to be exposed means (hopefully), less chance of hooking it with something! :yikes:
Fishing the wire around and through the mirror housing is the most... interesting part of the project! It's kind of like pushing a rope uphill: in the dark!
But it finally will pop out in the right place! :thumbup:
Just don't forget to post some pictures of the glorious results!
 
I paid my dealer to install mine, and the whole project is the biggest $277 I ever wasted! Like you, I wanted to see them in the daytime to alert me when they shouldn't be left on. But, like the dash indicators, they only only show up at night. And I almost never ride at night! :banghead:

Now I THINK the problem is that the LEDs are directional, and mine are oriented so they shine inward instead of outward. So be SURE to mount them on the proper side of the bike, so you don't get them backwards, like mine. This is NOT evident in the instructions, so be sure to test them and see which way they are brightest. Ignore the UP or DOWN orientation of the letters printed on the LED strip, and mount upside-down if necessary. This depends on whether you mount to the top side or the bottom side of the mirror housing.
 
Mine aren't REAL visible either; that may have been intentional... They don't want the light in the mirror housing to distract you, or obscure the view in the mirror.
 
If you follow the instructions they will work as advertised.
Mount them on the top I think is the best.
Also again follow the instructions or you will not be happy.
Mine are visible day and night.
 
I mounted mine on the bottom so I could see them really well during the day. Any water that enters the hole that you drill will immediately drain out the underside.
 
Mine are mounted at the top. I sealed the hole with silicone. I also used butt connectors and heat shrink tubing to do the wiring. As for visibility, they are very visible, even in bright sunlight.
 
I mounted mine on the inside edge of the mirror closest to the Spyder. They are clearly visible in the daytime and at night they do not obstruct my vision. They may not look as nice mounted there but I'm more about function than form. We installed them on my Spyder and on my friend's at the same time. When we were on our trip to FL we both wondered how we ever survived without them.
 
samewok said:
If you follow the instructions they will work as advertised.
Mount them on the top I think is the best.
Also again follow the instructions or you will not be happy.
Mine are visible day and night.
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Careful...

IF it's true that the LEDs shine brighter from one side than the other side... and

IF it's true that the instructions don't tell you this... then

You have a 50-50 chance of getting it right by "following the instructions".

I'm glad you got lucky. I didn't.
 
I finished the installation last night

Straightforward, other than "pushing a rope" through the hole as Bob Denman described. The mirrors are easy to remove and re-install ... once you know how. And yes, the LEDs are directional. I tested them by poking the wires in the open end of the connector on the bike. Also, you can look and see which side houses the LEDs - the LEDs are visible on one side, and there is writing on the other side.

I installed them on the top and they are at least as bright at the regular turn signals, probably brighter. Haven't ridden the bike with them yet but I'm looking forward to it.

All in all, an inexpensive and worthwhile project.

Pics coming soon.
 
LED's

SpyderAnn01 said:
I mounted mine on the inside edge of the mirror closest to the Spyder. They are clearly visible in the daytime and at night they do not obstruct my vision. They may not look as nice mounted there but I'm more about function than form. We installed them on my Spyder and on my friend's at the same time. When we were on our trip to FL we both wondered how we ever survived without them.
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:agree: with Ann , this was the easy less likely to break anything option.......and at night the LED doesn't make the mirror useless because it's to bright when flashing....JMHO
 
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