How to Install Dirt Cheap Driving lights

[yellowbee]

Dangit, Just noticed you have the older style brakes up front so your idea probably won't work for me, just like the mounting bracket the guy with the $500 driving lights used.

[LeaderDuece]

Those are sweet.

If you let your brake lines hang loose, and remove them from the bracket right above the caliper, then you have a bracket coming off the fender, and it even has a hole drilled in it. You could actually bolt the light right to that hole, but I think it would be too tight to the wheel, and too much behind the fork. So just take a strip of nice thick metal, about 2 inches long, paint it black, and bolt one end to the fender bracket, and one end to the light. That's it. Very simple. I never thought of running the wiring up the brake line. Duh.

What do you think of that solution?

[LeaderDuece]

Originally Posted by idontknow

Nice DIY and excellent write up as usual!

Originally Posted by gchalifo

Ya Mike!, sweet job!

I have to admit, I ..... like you......am ALL about the looks. And for me, the LESS on the warrior the better.
Now when it comes to lights, man the more light on the road the better I feel at night. But adding additional lights, driving or otherwise are just not for me, but I have to say.....I like what you did here,.....

thanks for posting this up for everyone's bennifit!....

If I could find a set of lights that were as small as possible, like the bullett style directional lights, that are BRITE INTENSE DRIVING LIGHTS, I would deffinately consider it....otherwise, I'll stick with the brightest headlight bulb possible.....

Yellowbee found some nice small ones.

I actually considered mounting them inside the chin spoiler. What do you think of that idea?

[LeaderDuece]

Originally Posted by whajac

Great job LD. Excellent write up to a (cheap) light bar solution. Could run your set up on multiple applications. Do the lights come in black? My Walmarts offer abbreviated auto accessories, I'm looking on line. Thanks!

Yellowbee posted up a link to some nice black ones.

[LeaderDuece]

Originally Posted by yellowbee

Dangit, Just noticed you have the older style brakes up front so your idea probably won't work for me, just like the mounting bracket the guy with the $500 driving lights used.

And I just noticed you have a low and mean fender.

But it would still work. Just bend a 90 degree angle on one end, then you could bolt that strip of metal to the fender bolt behind the fork. Have it stick out a couple of inches and you're set.

[Mike7202]

HEY what about me?

[LeaderDuece]

Sorry man. I can't live up to your high standards. I abjectly apologize and will figure out a way to make them more boring and less sexy for a midnight.

How's that?

[yellowbee]

Well, this is what I'm working with. Not sure if I'm following you, will your idea still work after seeing my pics?

[gchalifo]

Hmmmmm,
Inside the chin spoiler?.....if they are small enough, and cast the light out along the road properly that might work really nice!!!!!

I chin spoiler designed for the light to be integrated would be very interesting.....

Originally Posted by LeaderDuece

Yellowbee found some nice small ones.

I actually considered mounting them inside the chin spoiler. What do you think of that idea?

[LeaderDuece]

Originally Posted by yellowbee

Well, this is what I'm working with. Not sure if I'm following you, will your idea still work after seeing my pics?

Yeah, I can see it working. You have a fender bolt that is behind the fork but above and in front of the caliper. Basically you would make an L-bracket that would fit under that bolt and stick out a couple of inches. On the end of the L-bracket you would put a hole for the bolt on the light. Bolt it up and you're set. You can get a piece of flat rod (or flat bar I guess) from Home Depot that's 24 inches long for about 5 bucks. Cut a couple of pieces off, round the cuts, polish it a bit, paint it black, and you're set.