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Link to my DIY HOT FOOT HEAT DEFLECTOR
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After a short ride today, my lovely missus suggested we try to find something to stop the heat from the right side. Even she was feeling it. We have a ride with our church coming up this Sunday, so when we got home I immediately did a search for Spyder heat deflector. The result showed the link to your project. As I was looking at it, the previously mentioned lovely missus was asking me if there was something I could do without buying something. So your project inspired me.
A quick search of my garage revealed an unused black plastic tray for a tool box. Some calculations indicated it could be used as a deflector, although not exactly as you had made. So, a multi-tool, Dremel tool, belt sander, and finishing sander later, I had my deflector. Its color is close enough to the black portion of the Spyder that it may look like it wasn't jury-rigged by me. But, I still need to attach it. I figure at least 4 screws on top and three on the bottom. But, how did you screw it in. I'm guessing some type of 90 degree drill/screwdriver and self-tapping screws?
Here's the pics of my project.
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After a short ride today, my lovely missus suggested we try to find something to stop the heat from the right side. Even she was feeling it. We have a ride with our church coming up this Sunday, so when we got home I immediately did a search for Spyder heat deflector. The result showed the link to your project. As I was looking at it, the previously mentioned lovely missus was asking me if there was something I could do without buying something. So your project inspired me.
A quick search of my garage revealed an unused black plastic tray for a tool box. Some calculations indicated it could be used as a deflector, although not exactly as you had made. So, a multi-tool, Dremel tool, belt sander, and finishing sander later, I had my deflector. Its color is close enough to the black portion of the Spyder that it may look like it wasn't jury-rigged by me. But, I still need to attach it. I figure at least 4 screws on top and three on the bottom. But, how did you screw it in. I'm guessing some type of 90 degree drill/screwdriver and self-tapping screws?
Here's the pics of my project.
Suggestions??
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Glad you figured something out!
My material is only about 1/16" thk. so it was easy to just get a small pointed phillips head screw about 1/4" long and using a fat handled short screw driver, I just hand drove the 5 screws in. I did remove the black bottom scoop piece first which gave me some hand room.
My material is only about 1/16" thk. so it was easy to just get a small pointed phillips head screw about 1/4" long and using a fat handled short screw driver, I just hand drove the 5 screws in. I did remove the black bottom scoop piece first which gave me some hand room.
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