Wind Deflector Carbon Fibre Covering DIY Project

[NorthStar]

I have been looking for a way of altering the appearance of the upper and lower clear plastic wind deflectors on my RT, without resorting to purchasing chrome deflectors.

My first effort was to try and dye the plastic with black clothing tint but that ended up transforming the plastic to a lovely shade of light blue. A nice look if I had a blue RT but not the look I was going for on my black RT. Next, I tried using Nightshade lens tinting paint, but that just totally colored the deflector a glossy black. Looked OK but it tended to show the existing scratches on the deflectors.

Recently I installed the Black/Grey carbon fibre dash kit from Pete and I really liked the look of the carbon fibre on the dash. Got me to thinking that applying a matching carbon fibre wrap to the deflectors might be the way to go.

So, I ordered a small sheet of the 3D black/grey carbon fibre vinyl wrap (approximately $10.00 per sheet and available in many colors) off of an ebay supplier. Removed the deflectors from the RT and traced the outline on the back of the sheet. Cut the vinyl, peeled off the backing and applied to the previously cleaned front sides of the deflectors. As a final touch I painted the screw channels black to finish off the project. See attached pictures.

Total cost of this mod was less than $15.00 and I finally got the look I was going for.

 

[CyncySpyder]

Interesting - - - Great "Cheap" mod, Thanks for post'n

Can you add some more pics, of the whole front of the Spyder now? I just cant picture how it would look from the front of the byke :dontknow:

 

[Bob Denman]

I thought I remembered that you had turned those parts into a nice shade of blue... :thumbup:
This looks like another successful experiment... :thumbup::thumbup:
And some more pics puleeeze! ray:

 

[fastfraser]

Nice bit of work there NorthStar.:thumbup:

 

[NorthStar]

A few more pictures

Here are a collection of pictures showing a front view, side view and upper and lower deflector close ups. The front view also shows the blacked out windshield bracket that I had painted a few weeks ago along with the tinted headlight and turn signal film inserts available from Pete.

 

[Gordy]

looks good :yes:

 

[bluestratos]

Wow, some great ideas there, good work on thinking out of the box. I especially like the black painted winshield bracket.

 

[capt.jim]

Looks great, much better than the clear and the black windshield bracket looks good also, had to take a second look.

 

[BentGamer]

Wow that looks nice! I'm thinking mud flaps and rear fender.

 

[Bob Denman]

Another HOme Run! :2thumbs::2thumbs::clap::firstplace::yes:

 

[spyder3]

That looks sweet! Very nice.