justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/26/17 at 08:51:37:That's a good setup.
How about a shot of the rear bracket?
How hard was it, can ya see them in the daytime, and how much Munneee did it cost?
Hafta have a flasher?
Thanks JoG,
It wasn't difficult but took some time.
I made working drawings before making the bracket. However, the placement of the lights was a pretty tight fit, and bending the aluminium produced about a 5mm variation in two directions, in practice, so it was a bit hit and miss (I had about five goes at it, including breaking two of them). In the end I made the arms on the bracket longer than necessary and fitted it so I could mark the length and the mounting holes for the lights in situ. The spacers were made on a lathe at work from aluminium bar.
Once I had all the parts it was easy. My son's an electrician so he gave me a hand. However, it was just splicing wires so I probably could have done it myself but it would have taken a lot longer. I got the electronic flasher because I read on here that the LEDs would blink too fast without it. I don't think I tried it myself with the old flasher.
As for cost, the lights weren't cheap. I didn't want to skimp on lights.
Tail Light: $45
Turn Signals: $100 a pair
Flasher: $12
P Claps: $14
Spacers: Scrap
Bracket: Scrap
The indicators are not as visible in daylight as I had hoped. I thought, at that price, I should have been ok. I could have got a set of "E-Rated" signals for another $50 a pair but they weren't quite the style I wanted so I went with these ones. From the front and back they're ok, but from the side they're not (like when you want to move to the middle lane and someone in the far lane wants to as well). I'm going to see if I can get some brighter bulbs for them. They're OK, but if I can brighter ones, I will.
I'll post a couple of photos of the bracket, and of the lights when flashing.