Installing AsianCycle flush-mounts: Difference between revisions
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Flushmount turn signals are a relatively simple addition to your EX250. This installation guide will help answer any questions you may still have once you open the package. Please read the [[I want to put flush-mount flashers on the front|main flushmounts article]] for more information on this modification. | Flushmount turn signals are a relatively simple addition to your EX250. This installation guide will help answer any questions you may still have once you open the package. Please read the [[I want to put flush-mount flashers on the front|main flushmounts article]] for more information on this modification. | ||
==Tools== | |||
*Wire Strippers/Cutter | *Wire Strippers/Cutter | ||
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*A #2 Phillips screwdriver: to fasten the flushmounts onto the fairing | *A #2 Phillips screwdriver: to fasten the flushmounts onto the fairing | ||
==Supplies== | |||
*Solder | *Solder | ||
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*Electrical tape | *Electrical tape | ||
== | ==Preparation of flushmount signals== | ||
Many people probably won't take as much time, or be quite as concerned with details, as this guide is. If you find something that you think is overkill, then by all means cut a few corners. | Many people probably won't take as much time, or be quite as concerned with details, as this guide is. If you find something that you think is overkill, then by all means cut a few corners. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
== | ==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. | 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. | ||