Custom Dynamics LED and Plasma Rods Install on a 14 Street Glide Warning Lots of Pics
#71
12-13-2013, 12:00 PM
Road Master
#72
12-13-2013, 01:02 PM
14 FLHX....
You have inspired me
With my longer turn signal bar - the plasma rods would not have looked right, their light would be broken up by my signal bar... So Today.... I installed a short bar. Step one complete. Now, I gotta wait and hope my wife gets me the plasma rods for my Birthday in Early January
You have inspired me
With my longer turn signal bar - the plasma rods would not have looked right, their light would be broken up by my signal bar... So Today.... I installed a short bar. Step one complete. Now, I gotta wait and hope my wife gets me the plasma rods for my Birthday in Early January
#75
12-15-2013, 10:27 AM
Stellar HDF Member
#79
12-16-2013, 12:59 AM
To cover the big ugly chrome holes on a 2014 FLHTK.
Last edited by Brykwil; 12-16-2013 at 01:25 AM.
#80
12-16-2013, 02:21 AM
We are problem solvers aren't we!
To be totally honest my first set I made up was countersinking the bolts.
But I came up with a problem.
I have noticed that guys like to change their rides and or sell them frequently. Me personally have had three bikes in the last year and a half.
We all know when your trading your bike to the dealer, they don't give you any extra money for your extra parts, so we like to sell them or switch them over to the new ride.
I fabbed up a bracket just like you did (countersinking) and then stuck 3M tape to it let it sit overnight. Here it what i found, the nylon locknuts were stronger than what the tape could hold when you were loosening the bolt, then they started spinning.
So here comes the problem, a guy wants to change it up and take the lights off or switch it to his new ride.
You now risk wrecking the plasma rods because you have to peel the 3M tape off of the bracket because you can't get the bolts off because they are spinning behind the plasma rods.
So that's when I came up with welding the bolts to the bracket and then using nylon locknuts to secure it. You can take them on and off, switch them from ride to ride without risking wrecking your plasma rods.
If you plan on keeping the plasma rods on that bike forever, countersinking will work just fine.
Thanks for sharing your idea.
To be totally honest my first set I made up was countersinking the bolts.
But I came up with a problem.
I have noticed that guys like to change their rides and or sell them frequently. Me personally have had three bikes in the last year and a half.
We all know when your trading your bike to the dealer, they don't give you any extra money for your extra parts, so we like to sell them or switch them over to the new ride.
I fabbed up a bracket just like you did (countersinking) and then stuck 3M tape to it let it sit overnight. Here it what i found, the nylon locknuts were stronger than what the tape could hold when you were loosening the bolt, then they started spinning.
So here comes the problem, a guy wants to change it up and take the lights off or switch it to his new ride.
You now risk wrecking the plasma rods because you have to peel the 3M tape off of the bracket because you can't get the bolts off because they are spinning behind the plasma rods.
So that's when I came up with welding the bolts to the bracket and then using nylon locknuts to secure it. You can take them on and off, switch them from ride to ride without risking wrecking your plasma rods.
If you plan on keeping the plasma rods on that bike forever, countersinking will work just fine.
Thanks for sharing your idea.