After my bike-fall-over episode I have ordered some of these. The blue and red ones are only 99p a pair but black ones are 9.99ukp a pair. I'm having blue ones and spraying 'em with black enamel spray!!!!!!
Postage is 4.95 but still a cheap deal I reckon.
http://www.mandp.co.uk/home.aspx?cmd=sh ... xmas_home2
Cheap 'flush' mounted indicators. 99p a pair + postage!!
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LotusSevenMan
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Cheap 'flush' mounted indicators. 99p a pair + postage!!
"Only ride as fast as your guardian angel can fly" !!!
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Stormin Ben
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Good spot!!
I've got a set of these fitted myself and as you can see form the pic they do a good job of keeping the fairing off the deck
Top tips for fitting
1. Get a sharp knife/ file and modify the shape so they fit properly with the curve of the fairing. If you just stick 'em on flat they look sh1te
2. Get a piece of thin metal or plastic larger than the hole in the fairing so you can sandwich the fairing between the metal and the indicator for a nice solid fit
3. Put a dab of vaseline on the connectors coz they can be a tight fit to remove
I've got a set of these fitted myself and as you can see form the pic they do a good job of keeping the fairing off the deck
Top tips for fitting
1. Get a sharp knife/ file and modify the shape so they fit properly with the curve of the fairing. If you just stick 'em on flat they look sh1te
2. Get a piece of thin metal or plastic larger than the hole in the fairing so you can sandwich the fairing between the metal and the indicator for a nice solid fit
3. Put a dab of vaseline on the connectors coz they can be a tight fit to remove
I've got an inferiority complex
But its not a very good one!
But its not a very good one!
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Stormin Ben
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LotusSevenMan
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LotusSevenMan
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The indicators arrived today (four sets) and one pair are drying from being sprayed black as I type now!
Very good quality (especially at 2.23ukp a pair once postage is taken into account). Comes with a rubber surround, aluminium body (blue or red etc) with a sticky pad if required to fit under the unit and fixing screws.
The main chassis is plated steel with a decent bulb fixing. Interesting too is that the small bulb is a 23 watt one. Now I have only seen 21w bulbs as normal in indicators so these should be very bright.
By the way, it is very easy to remove the plastic lens etc so as to able to just spray the aluminium blue/red body. No masking off required.
Top one in pic is a blue one modified using spray enamel.
PS They came with a five pound off next purchase code from M & P too.
Very good quality (especially at 2.23ukp a pair once postage is taken into account). Comes with a rubber surround, aluminium body (blue or red etc) with a sticky pad if required to fit under the unit and fixing screws.
The main chassis is plated steel with a decent bulb fixing. Interesting too is that the small bulb is a 23 watt one. Now I have only seen 21w bulbs as normal in indicators so these should be very bright.
By the way, it is very easy to remove the plastic lens etc so as to able to just spray the aluminium blue/red body. No masking off required.
Top one in pic is a blue one modified using spray enamel.
PS They came with a five pound off next purchase code from M & P too.
"Only ride as fast as your guardian angel can fly" !!!
I just ordered a set of these.. After trying to catch the bike on my ankle yesterday and popping the right front lens off. Again....
Do they fit nicely to the bodywork, or leave gaps and look like Halfords accessories?
Yay for proper leather boots. Bruised Achilles tendon instead of snapped.
What a plonker.
Do they fit nicely to the bodywork, or leave gaps and look like Halfords accessories?
Yay for proper leather boots. Bruised Achilles tendon instead of snapped.
What a plonker.
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LotusSevenMan
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Glad to know you survived without too much damage to yourself or the 'Storm!!
Well I think these are OK. I have drilled the actual metal backplate and fitted a shallow headed bolt. This is so that the indicators can be fitted with a large shaped 'penny' washer and a wingnut through the standard oval hole for easy positioning & returning to std indicators if ever required.
See
And
Seem OK eh?
Well I think these are OK. I have drilled the actual metal backplate and fitted a shallow headed bolt. This is so that the indicators can be fitted with a large shaped 'penny' washer and a wingnut through the standard oval hole for easy positioning & returning to std indicators if ever required.
See
And
Seem OK eh?
"Only ride as fast as your guardian angel can fly" !!!