How To: LED's in speaker adapter ring...on the cheap
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hey i see he did not answer you i had mine done by hd forum member myride7 he has website www.gaugemods.com great guy to work with and his price is good had mine for three years with no problems.hope it helps.
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hey i see he did not answer you i had mine done by hd forum member myride7 he has website www.gaugemods.com great guy to work with and his price is good had mine for three years with no problems.hope it helps.
Hogwildbagger, goose136 has got it right, I had Martin do them. They look even better in real life, best $80 I ever spent.
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Well mglax13, I liked your mod so much that I had to copy your idea! I am very happy with the results and now my bike is that much "cooler and brighter"!
I purchased the Alpena 28" (2 X 14") LED Strips from AutoZone in white. The LED's are on one side of the strip and not in the center. I faced the LED's into the speakers to light them up!
Install was super easy as these feature 3M premium tape already attached. All I did was clean the speaker ring inside with alcohol and then went to work. I slowly pulled away the backing tape and made sure I was going straight. I took my time and it all came out fine. I then drilled a small hole in the ring to bring out the wires. I hard wired the 2 strips into the cigarette lighter wiring. I didn't want to go looking for power and ground and it worked out just fine.
LED Strip attached to the inside of the speaker ring:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6773.jpg)
LED Strip wired and powered up before installing RF Power 6.5" coaxial:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6786.jpg)
Power and Ground hard wired into cigarette lighter wiring:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6789.jpg)
All done and all I need next is my gauges!:
I purchased the Alpena 28" (2 X 14") LED Strips from AutoZone in white. The LED's are on one side of the strip and not in the center. I faced the LED's into the speakers to light them up!
Install was super easy as these feature 3M premium tape already attached. All I did was clean the speaker ring inside with alcohol and then went to work. I slowly pulled away the backing tape and made sure I was going straight. I took my time and it all came out fine. I then drilled a small hole in the ring to bring out the wires. I hard wired the 2 strips into the cigarette lighter wiring. I didn't want to go looking for power and ground and it worked out just fine.
LED Strip attached to the inside of the speaker ring:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6773.jpg)
LED Strip wired and powered up before installing RF Power 6.5" coaxial:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6786.jpg)
Power and Ground hard wired into cigarette lighter wiring:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6789.jpg)
All done and all I need next is my gauges!:
![](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/paulyarredondo3/DSC_6806.jpg)
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let's see here...
CVO speaker pods for vented lower farings... check
Polk Audio Dxi 650's... check
Rockford Fosgate PBR300x4... check
Ordered Throttle up Industries adapter rings.... check
Guess that I had better jump on the band wagon for this custom mod as well, local Autozone here I come!
Drinking the HD Forums Kool Aid taste great, but I swear it rots your teeth!
CVO speaker pods for vented lower farings... check
Polk Audio Dxi 650's... check
Rockford Fosgate PBR300x4... check
Ordered Throttle up Industries adapter rings.... check
Guess that I had better jump on the band wagon for this custom mod as well, local Autozone here I come!
Drinking the HD Forums Kool Aid taste great, but I swear it rots your teeth!
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pauly, those are the EXACT LED's I bought from Pep Boys...great find! Speakers look awesome! Let me know if they're too bright at night. I dimmed mine down becasue I was afraid of it being too bright. The face of the speaker cones is also silver, so it reflected the light a lot. Not sure what color your speakers are.
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pauly, those are the EXACT LED's I bought from Pep Boys...great find! Speakers look awesome! Let me know if they're too bright at night. I dimmed mine down becasue I was afraid of it being too bright. The face of the speaker cones is also silver, so it reflected the light a lot. Not sure what color your speakers are.
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what resisters did you use, part numbers?