Semi-DIY - Convert stock signals to flushmount

[ScorpionNinja]

you always could use 'Liquid nails'

[BEELINE12000]

Originally Posted by Nemy

welcome to the site beeline! I always wondered how you got it so flush against the fairing. Cause I needed the black rubber to hide the leftover gap. You actually trimmed the chrome piece to fit inside the clear piece? I might give that a try when the light burns out and I have to take it apart.

yup had to trim that up, around the outer lip of the chrome part.
the only "bad " thing is that once you cut you cant put back on...but hey i never like the turn signal sticking out so much.

great thing about using the silicone sealant was when i painted the bike it was really easy to clean up

[demp]

Great job, I will be doing this when I get some spare time

[want1sobad]

here's mine, i shaved the bulb housings to fit inside the lens as suggested by BEELINE - i think it turned out well.

[BEELINE12000]

bump

[tac12345]

all the images has been removed from your post BEELINE ... can you re-upload them ? thanks.

[BEELINE12000]

[want1sobad]

nicely done! looks good

[Tofergstaff]

Nice mod! I will be doing this when I get some free time and pick up some auto sealant.

One Question, is the sealants suppose to keep the clear lid and crome piece together? I have never used auto sealant/adhesive before so Im not sure exactly what its like but it doesnt seem like much surface area to hold the clear lid on.

[want1sobad]

silicone sealant works fine. reflector and bulb just rest inside the lens (clear piece), it's the lens you're attaching/adhering/mounting to the fairing. easy mod, just takes a little patience.

[Tofergstaff]

ahh okay i gotcha, right now I have the fenders off the bike and the lens and reflector/bulb apart, Just have to get some Sealant on my way home from work tomorrow and work on filing down the plastic around the crome plastic

*crossing my fingers*

[Tofergstaff]

So I started the project and so far have one of the turn signals filed down to where I want it. Still need to adhere it but here are some pics of the housing up close and personal.

I went with Beelines method and filed down the outside of the housing to fit inside of the lens.







Here it is on the bike (not yet adhered to the bike)





And Here Is the First one All Stuck on and Cureing.



Just Adhered the second one and used some handy dandy duct tape to hold it on until it drys.



hope these pictures help

P.S. I'm on my way to the store for some electrical tape to wrap around the ends there so the wires stay on a bit better.

P.S.S. Also make sure you put the wire on the turn signal before you adhere it... Don't want anyone to make a stupid mistake

UPDATE:

Alright The Sig's are all nice and mounted and the fairings went back on with no problems So here some pictures of the final product.





And a video of them actually working :P lol

Link to original page on YouTube.

[ricochet08]

I know what I'm doing tomorrow

[NiNja!!]

do you have to take the fairing off? lol im a n00b

[want1sobad]

easier = yes

necessary = no

[Buffalony]

Can you still get bulb access?

[NiNja!!]

ahh thanks man i filed down the crome part im gettin the glue tomorrow

[toua70]

The adhesive sealant ate right through my paint when i tested it on a small spot.. can i use something else like silicone sealant or something? anyone have any suggestion so it won't eat the paint?

[Bob2010]

Cool ! I was wondering what to do with my left over rear turn signals after the HBR undertail install

Im going to try this. Thanks

[Nemy]

So I've since come up with a cleaner way to mount it. It involves drilling into the fairing, though, so make sure you're ok with the look and measure 5 times!

First, I used Beeline's method of filing down the chrome section and once I got it to fit snugly I also filed down the two ends of the clear part so that it's level with the rest of the piece (one side has a screw hole, the other has a clip/hinge thing).

Then you line up the assembled piece into the hole. The chrome section has 2 parts that stick out - these will actually keep the turn signal from moving. The other side has the screw hole that I used the stock screw to mount into the fairing. I just lined it up and drilled a small hole for the screw and screwed it in.

It's much cleaner, no glue/adhesive to deal with, easier to remove/change bulbs and there's no more gap to cover up with foam/wrap.

Here's a pic of it (sorry I didn't take progress pics but I'll add them when I do the other side) and a pic of my original design after 5 years. You can see the original design has come loose and has adhesive that needs to be cleaned up.

[Somchai]

Amazing

[risingsun]

anyway to get the original pictures back? thanks.