I added some front and rear side marker LEDS.
All you have to do is pick up +12v and a ground to supply power to these pods and your good to
go. The trick is to do it so it doesn't look like you did or at least minimize
the wires as best you can. It may sound silly but I try not to confuse other
drivers with lights that do not follow DOT guidelines, so in keeping with the
general rule of thumb for light placement, I have amber
for the front and red on the rear of the bike.
Wiring for the rear was not
too bad. I snaked the lead wire though the plastic on the rear of the bike
down to one of the two "run leads" for the one of the bulb plugs and spliced
in there. Ground was picked up via an available grounded bolt. The
front unit was a bit more cumbersome, Off comes the plastic again. I am
getting pretty good at removing it and reinstalling. Anyway I grabbed my 12
volts off one of the running light leads above the headlight and ground was
picked up off the metal arm which use to hold the stock horn in place. (Stebel
horn is there now). Rather than run a wire up each fork side, I brought the
lead and ground wires from the left side over the top of the fender and tie
wrapped it to those metal brake lines on the top rear of the front fender.
From there, wired in parallel so that only 1 cable routes up the brake line
to a service look, to allow for full wheel turning and then to the
connection mentioned before.
As a side benefit, there is a
slight degree of rear view ability on these as you can see in the pictures
to the left.
16-110R Round Reflector LED Lights - Red $35.96
16-109A Round Reflector LED Lights - Amber $35.96
2 1/8" round LED lights will
replace most round reflectors, making it a universal light. Seventeen bright
LEDs for maximum visibility. Sold as a pair.
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