I felt inspired

[Fatcycledaddy]

I read a thread about a 2 hour farkel and felt inspired.
I ordered 6 - 12" amber light strips from Ebay for $8, waited for them to come in and then installed them today.
I took the mirrors off, slit small holes to slide the LED strips into and test fit them.
Thanks to MOTOSWAMI for the idea of using dental floss and the vacuum to suck it through, then tie to the wires and pull them through. Worked great!!
I installed the LED strips, sealed around them with black silicone.
Used heat shrink butt connectors on the wiring and installed them and checked out my handiwork.

I love this site and the ideas and help on here. I can now see my blinkers even in the bright sun and the cost was less than $10.00 total.

 

[Bfromla]

:congratsiy farkle & good pics.

 

[tip]

farkles

Congratulations! Nice job!

 

[Chupaca]

Nicely done...

Well done. looks great..congrats..!! :2thumbs:

 

[Bob Denman]

And now; you can FINALLY tell that you've got your turnsignals on! :clap: :2thumbs: :congrats:

 

[Purple Guy]

Nice Job! :thumbup:

 

[bmwlarry]

I did the same on the 2011 I used to have and thought some may not know this. Your lights work good and serve the purpose. I found LEDs at Autozone that were "side emitting" instead of the ones you used. Just as bright but smaller.

 

[cptjam]

Sweet!

Nice. Now, take the mirror off. Drill holes to route the wire in the plastic webbing. The way you have it will result in the mirror inside cutting the wire. I have repaired plenty of these where people skip that step. Takes 15 minutes, saves the wire. Joe

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

Nice. Now, take the mirror off. Drill holes to route the wire in the plastic webbing. The way you have it will result in the mirror inside cutting the wire. I have repaired plenty of these where people skip that step. Takes 15 minutes, saves the wire. Joe

Thanks I beg to disagree with you. The wire does not contact the mirror or the mirror mounting bracket in any way. That is why I drilled the hole and went through the bottom and not the top. That is why you will notice that one of the mounting clips is missing on the mirror. I removed it so i could see inside and make sure the wire was routed away from the mirror and away from the adjustable bracket the mirror mounts to.

 

[easysuper]

inspired

Glad I inspired you, I did my wifes new bike this weekend for a valentines gift. And installed a outlet for her heated gear.Made major points Sunday !

 

[seaweed]

Nice. Now, take the mirror off. Drill holes to route the wire in the plastic webbing. The way you have it will result in the mirror inside cutting the wire. I have repaired plenty of these where people skip that step. Takes 15 minutes, saves the wire. Joe

Joe what do you mean by "route the wire in the plastic webbing".
I plan on putting some LED turn indicators on my Spyder so all help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Marr]

Got me to thinken

What did you connect them to ? Did you splice them onto your individual turn signal wires ? If so, was it hard to find the wires ? Thanks

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

What did you connect them to ? Did you splice them onto your individual turn signal wires ? If so, was it hard to find the wires ? Thanks

I spliced then into the turn signal wires coming out of the mirror that in turn plug into the connector on the bike.