DIY LED turn signals!
#1
DIY LED turn signals!
Been wanting to get this done for a while, finally found parts that I liked the best.
Uni-Lite Mini LED Side Marker/Clearance Light w/ Grommet - 2 Diode - Sealed - Amber w/Clear Lens Optronics Trailer Lights MCL11CAKB
Bought two of these puppies for testing
Waterproof, cheap, comes with diode, wires, and a mounting grommet (the best part!)
I decided to mount them on my handguards, drilled 2 11/16 holes and squeeeeeezed them into place! Simple, effective, bright, and fun!
Frontal
Lateral
POV...
A quick video of the blinkers in action!
Uni-Lite Mini LED Side Marker/Clearance Light w/ Grommet - 2 Diode - Sealed - Amber w/Clear Lens Optronics Trailer Lights MCL11CAKB
Bought two of these puppies for testing
Waterproof, cheap, comes with diode, wires, and a mounting grommet (the best part!)
I decided to mount them on my handguards, drilled 2 11/16 holes and squeeeeeezed them into place! Simple, effective, bright, and fun!
Frontal
Lateral
POV...
A quick video of the blinkers in action!
#3
Havent triedin the sun yet, just finished them when I took the video. Much brighter than stock thougj; however they are smaller, much smaller. The mirros I bought off amazon as blind spot mirros. I think I paid 4$ for them combines, 3" mirrors to remain legal, you could get 2" though, comes with mounting sticky stuff too!
#4
Been wanting to get this done for a while, finally found parts that I liked the best.
Uni-Lite Mini LED Side Marker/Clearance Light w/ Grommet - 2 Diode - Sealed - Amber w/Clear Lens Optronics Trailer Lights MCL11CAKB
Bought two of these puppies for testing
Waterproof, cheap, comes with diode, wires, and a mounting grommet (the best part!)
Uni-Lite Mini LED Side Marker/Clearance Light w/ Grommet - 2 Diode - Sealed - Amber w/Clear Lens Optronics Trailer Lights MCL11CAKB
Bought two of these puppies for testing
Waterproof, cheap, comes with diode, wires, and a mounting grommet (the best part!)
You gotta be kidding me!
I'm sorry, that's too easy!
How are all those Chinese people making those junky mini signals going to make a buck a day now, if everyone does this?
The idea is so ridiculous that I just ordered 4!
Brilliant, Matt!
Another thought following up on your thought. Find a flexible piece of plastic (like Hot Wheels track, soft plastic that won't break) mount a set of them in it and bolt it on behind the license plate, or something like that, for a set of rear signals.
I don't like the stock signals, because the stalks aren't flexible enough. I'm going to do this.
Did you go to an electronic automobile type relay or were the diodes enough to get them to flash? I'm not the most electronically literate individual in an empty room, much less anywhere else.
Last edited by klx678; 08-24-2014 at 01:52 PM.
#5
Another thought following up on your thought. Find a flexible piece of plastic (like Hot Wheels track, soft plastic that won't break) mount a set of them in it and bolt it on behind the license plate, or something like that, for a set of rear signals.
I don't like the stock signals, because the stalks aren't flexible enough. I'm going to do this.
Did you go to an electronic automobile type relay or were the diodes enough to get them to flash? I'm not the most electronically literate individual in an empty room, much less anywhere else.
I don't like the stock signals, because the stalks aren't flexible enough. I'm going to do this.
Did you go to an electronic automobile type relay or were the diodes enough to get them to flash? I'm not the most electronically literate individual in an empty room, much less anywhere else.
I didn't use any relay, I don't have all 4 wired up yet, only the front 2, but I have no issue with them blinking on their own (many tales of wiring them up and all lights blinking at once) So I'm hopeful no relay will be necessary.
I know about the turn signals, my left rear snapped in a parking lot tip over! Ridiculous. For my rear, I'm going to do the same as I did for the front, except drill the holes on the rear fender, that with the edge tail light should look pretty good.
The cool thing with these is that at a 45 degree or so angle (like on my handguards or when mounting directly to the rear fender) produce light 360* around (since they are circular) at about a 90* from the horizontal (being the 45* they were mounted at), if that makes sense.
Last edited by RockabillSlapMatt; 08-24-2014 at 02:15 PM.
#6
Kudos again and again for a GREAT idea for the true dual sport as well as cleaning up an SM.
I sincerely appreciate your post, you saved me about $35, because I would have done another set of Buell signals. I like them on the 650 and on my street bike, but this your RSM signal change is far cleaner and better for the true dual sport set that don't want to get rid of the signals.
I sincerely appreciate your post, you saved me about $35, because I would have done another set of Buell signals. I like them on the 650 and on my street bike, but this your RSM signal change is far cleaner and better for the true dual sport set that don't want to get rid of the signals.
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Maybe that trailer place will be like the Harley shop where I bought my Buell signals - the parts guy knew exactly what I wanted and said all kinds of dual sport and adventure bike riders bought them. Pretty soon the trailer guys will start saying "Yeah, I know what you mean, those lights the bike guys use as turn signals."
Maybe Matt could get commission on every set over 10 that are sold.
Maybe Matt could get commission on every set over 10 that are sold.
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Maybe that trailer place will be like the Harley shop where I bought my Buell signals - the parts guy knew exactly what I wanted and said all kinds of dual sport and adventure bike riders bought them. Pretty soon the trailer guys will start saying "Yeah, I know what you mean, those lights the bike guys use as turn signals."
Maybe Matt could get commission on every set over 10 that are sold.
Maybe Matt could get commission on every set over 10 that are sold.
Last edited by RockabillSlapMatt; 08-25-2014 at 03:01 AM.