Installing AsianCycle flush-mounts: Difference between revisions

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Wiring: The black wire gets connected to the yellow/black wire (ground), and the red wire gets connected to the green wire (hot). Yellow and black wire is ground throughout the bike.

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==Preparation of the fairing==

~~If you are familiar with~~ these flushmounts, ~~you already know that~~ the bulb socket is tilted in a manner that requires a small section of the fairing to be cut away. There are rubber bases that go between the fairing and the flushmount provided with the signals. These provide nice templates for the section that will need to be removed. Please note that the baseplate design has changed since these photos were taken. The newer ones look like this, and involve a simple circular cut of your fairing.

With these flushmounts, the bulb socket is tilted in a manner that requires a small section of the fairing to be cut away. There are rubber bases that go between the fairing and the flushmount provided with the signals. These provide nice templates for the section that will need to be removed. Please note that the baseplate design has changed since these photos were taken. The newer ones look like this, and involve a simple circular cut of your fairing.

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Here ~~is an~~ external ~~picture~~ of the finished alteration of the main fairing. If the fit is just a bit tight, use small sanding drums, your cutoff wheel, or a file to make it slightly bigger, until you're satisfied with the fit. Yellow paper is used ~~here~~ to make the cutout area more visible.

Here are external pictures of the finished alteration of the main fairing. If the fit is just a bit tight, use small sanding drums, your cutoff wheel, or a file to make it slightly bigger until you're satisfied with the fit. Yellow paper is used on the left to make the cutout area more visible.

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Internal picture of the same. Notice that a small part of the inside of the circular section was taken out to allow for a proper fit. The flushmounts can be installed and removed without feeling that you're putting a strain on anything, but the fit is still nice and snug.

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 [[Image:IMG_0691.jpg|170px]]
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 Wiring: The black wire gets connected to the yellow/black wire (ground), and the red wire gets connected to the green wire (hot). Yellow and black wire is ground throughout the bike.
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 ==Preparation of the fairing==
-If you are familiar with these flushmounts, you already know that the bulb socket is tilted in a manner that requires a small section of the fairing to be cut away. There are rubber bases that go between the fairing and the flushmount provided with the signals. These provide nice templates for the section that will need to be removed. Please note that the baseplate design has changed since these photos were taken. The newer ones look like this, and involve a simple circular cut of your fairing.
+With these flushmounts, the bulb socket is tilted in a manner that requires a small section of the fairing to be cut away. There are rubber bases that go between the fairing and the flushmount provided with the signals. These provide nice templates for the section that will need to be removed. Please note that the baseplate design has changed since these photos were taken. The newer ones look like this, and involve a simple circular cut of your fairing.
 [[Image:baseplate.jpeg|170px]]
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 [[Image:IMG_0698.jpg|170px]]
+[[image:100_0953Before.jpg|170px]]
-Here is an external picture of the finished alteration of the main fairing. If the fit is just a bit tight, use small sanding drums, your cutoff wheel, or a file to make it slightly bigger, until you're satisfied with the fit. Yellow paper is used here to make the cutout area more visible.
+Here are external pictures of the finished alteration of the main fairing. If the fit is just a bit tight, use small sanding drums, your cutoff wheel, or a file to make it slightly bigger until you're satisfied with the fit. Yellow paper is used on the left to make the cutout area more visible.
 [[Image:IMG_0701.jpg|170px]]
+[[image:100_0954HoleDrilled.jpg|170px]]
 Internal picture of the same. Notice that a small part of the inside of the circular section was taken out to allow for a proper fit. The flushmounts can be installed and removed without feeling that you're putting a strain on anything, but the fit is still nice and snug.
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+[[image:100_0957After.jpg|170px]]