elizilla
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(originally posted on other forum, 8/1/2010)
I took advantage of the cool rainy day we had yesterday to start work on some mounting brackets for my Denali lights. As usual, though, it's taking me longer than expected to make this stuff. I didn't get to ride anywhere today, except to the hardware store. Instead I spent many hours crouched over an angle grinder and a bench grinder. But I have the lights mounted!
Here's a front view. You can see the lights are close to the mirror stalks, but they are not obscured by them. They also do not interfere with the movement of the stock windshield, but there is NO extra room there, so if you have an aftermarket shield it might interfere.
And here is a close-up view of the mount. I cut a piece of aluminum flat stock about five inches long, and drilled three holes. Two of them fit in between the stock mirrors mounts and the bracket they bolt to. I had to get longer mirror mount screws. Also I put washers under the flat stock pieces to lift it up just a hair, so it won't touch the plastic in places where it shouldn't. The third hole was for the M10 brackets that came with the lights. I put in a spacer to lift them off the flat stock to lift the lights clear of the mirror stalks and make room for the windshield to move.
There is enough range of adjustment that they can be aimed, but I expect it'll be fiddly since they only move on two diagonal axes, instead of a left/right and an up/down. No big deal; it's not like you have to constantly re-aim them.
I suppose it will improve the view from the mirrors, slightly, since they are lifted about a quarter inch.
Now I just have to figure out how I want to route the wiring, and wire them up.
I took advantage of the cool rainy day we had yesterday to start work on some mounting brackets for my Denali lights. As usual, though, it's taking me longer than expected to make this stuff. I didn't get to ride anywhere today, except to the hardware store. Instead I spent many hours crouched over an angle grinder and a bench grinder. But I have the lights mounted!
Here's a front view. You can see the lights are close to the mirror stalks, but they are not obscured by them. They also do not interfere with the movement of the stock windshield, but there is NO extra room there, so if you have an aftermarket shield it might interfere.
And here is a close-up view of the mount. I cut a piece of aluminum flat stock about five inches long, and drilled three holes. Two of them fit in between the stock mirrors mounts and the bracket they bolt to. I had to get longer mirror mount screws. Also I put washers under the flat stock pieces to lift it up just a hair, so it won't touch the plastic in places where it shouldn't. The third hole was for the M10 brackets that came with the lights. I put in a spacer to lift them off the flat stock to lift the lights clear of the mirror stalks and make room for the windshield to move.
There is enough range of adjustment that they can be aimed, but I expect it'll be fiddly since they only move on two diagonal axes, instead of a left/right and an up/down. No big deal; it's not like you have to constantly re-aim them.
I suppose it will improve the view from the mirrors, slightly, since they are lifted about a quarter inch.
Now I just have to figure out how I want to route the wiring, and wire them up.
