The first BTBR 1200 Lighting Job....

Big Lee said:
Where did you get the waterproof PIAA switch from? is it just a cover or the full switch? I could do with one of them :thumb
BTW nice job :thumb
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Nippy Norman has them in stock now.

You just need to cut the PIAA OE plug off and then break into the signal circuit to the relay and one other connection to earth. :thumb
 
Beano said:
Was just showing the missus the pictures and the excellant job you made and she thought it was my garage till she spotted the coving on your roof and she says you must be posh to afford coving in the garage?? :D :D :rob :bow :bow :bow
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Sadly Alan's garage is cleaner than most peoples' living rooms. A fact that isn't lost on his poor, long suffering wife :D
 
Shep said:
The only problem I can see at the moment is the lack of a Migsel lightbar for a 12GSA, i picked up a SH gs bar but it will need serious modding to fit the GSA.
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Looks like I'll have to fix that.

A friend of mine has ordered himself a 1200 Adventure, so I'll have one to work on soon.

The mounting bits need to be altered to make the 1200 light bar work on the Adventure.
But as there seems to be more and more of a demand, I'll get on it as soon I get my hands on the bike.

Cheers,
Michel
 
MiGSel said:
Looks like I'll have to fix that.

A friend of mine has ordered himself a 1200 Adventure, so I'll have one to work on soon.

The mounting bits need to be altered to make the 1200 light bar work on the Adventure.
But as there seems to be more and more of a demand, I'll get on it as soon I get my hands on the bike.

Cheers,
Michel
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Good news indeed :thumb

Shep
 
BTBR said:
Hi Marty,

Well thats very kind of you to offer to fly me over just to do your lights, I am really honoured. :bow

:rolleyes: .... ;)
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Marty,

you don't want his auld mass-production rubbish. You want a true one-off installation by a master :thumb

Where do I collect my tickets? :D
 
BTBR said:
Nippy Norman has them in stock now.

You just need to cut the PIAA OE plug off and then break into the signal circuit to the relay and one other connection to earth. :thumb
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Thanks BTBR :thumb
 
BTBR said:
Also, technically HID lights are illegal on a bike because they are not self levelling. Don't know if anyone has ever had a bike fail a MOT because of it though. :nenau
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Nice job Alan ... we have to get you installing HIDs sooner rather than later ;-)

I have posted this before, but for reference sake, self levelling and cleaning requirements do not appear to apply to motorbikes. ECE 48 is the regulation that requirement appears in and it SPECIFICALLY excludes motorcycles (unless you have a 4 or more wheeled motorcycle). ECE 53, the reg for motorcycles, does not mention HIDs, self levelling or cleaning at all.

For more detail read here:
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showpost.php?p=815225&postcount=9
 
BTBR said:
Finding somewhere to "hide" the relays was the first problem. :spitfire

Not keen to have them exposed under the beak or by the battery. So these are mounted under the tank, right out of harms way. :thumb
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That does look a more elegant solution - I fitted the relays one each side of the cockpit but they are more exposed to the weather there - although no problems yet in ~ 3 months. Maybe if I have the energy I will take my tank off and re-wire the loom to re-site the relays ... (or maybe not, use the time riding instead!!) anyway, your whole setup looks really neat - excellent job.

[my setup = 2 x Hella Micro DEs + 2 x Hella FF50s with no switches (yet)]
 
BTBR said:
Finding somewhere to "hide" the relays was the first problem. :spitfire

Not keen to have them exposed under the beak or by the battery. So these are mounted under the tank, right out of harms way. :thumb
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For your informtion, I showed your pic to the mechanics at my dealership and they did'nt seem to think that it would be a problem. They have some sort of device which needs to be positioned on top of all that stuff in order to bleed the servo system, but think that it should be OK.

Can you pm your costings etc to me cos I am very interested... but after I have paid my tax bill :eek:
:D
 
GrinningGSer said:
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For your informtion, I showed your pic to the mechanics at my dealership and they did'nt seem to think that it would be a problem. They have some sort of device which needs to be positioned on top of all that stuff in order to bleed the servo system, but think that it should be OK.

Can you pm your costings etc to me cos I am very interested... but after I have paid my tax bill :eek:
:D
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You need to e-mail me so that I can send you a .pdf :thumb

Plus, even if the relays did have to be moved for any servicing purposes, :nenau they are mounted onto a 5mm stud. Just undo the one nut and it all can me moved to one side.

Ideas in action you see...........;)
 
When I did mine I put the relays in the tool tray under the seat. Easier to get to than under than tank, but it did accumulate dirt and water.

If your bike likes the dirt, maybe putting the relays inside a plastic bag (with the top tied around the cables) or something like that wouldbe a good idea.

It occurs to me that on a non servo bike, you could probably get a couple of HID ballasts in that space under the tank...
 
Mouse said:
When I did mine I put the relays in the tool tray under the seat. Easier to get to than under than tank, but it did accumulate dirt and water.

If your bike likes the dirt, maybe putting the relays inside a plastic bag (with the top tied around the cables) or something like that wouldbe a good idea.

It occurs to me that on a non servo bike, you could probably get a couple of HID ballasts in that space under the tank...
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Putting stuff inside plastic and also wrapping with tape and other such "waterproofing" ideas are ok as long as they are 100% waterproof.

Personally I hate insulating tape, coz over a short period of time it will shrink come undone anyway:nono

Glued heatshrink is the answer, but again, you must make sure that it is 100% waterproof.

If any water can get in at all, then it makes the situation even worse. It will just sit inside the bag or under the tape and slowly rot away the terminals, and especially this time of year, salty water is even worse. :mad:

In many cases you are better to leave stuff open to the elements, at least any water will drain away and the movement of air will dry it. :thumb

But, there is a fine line to be drawn, between open to the elements and open to the elements, if you get my drift :nenau
 
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