Honda Silver Wing Scooter Forum


 
HomeHome  GalleryGallery  FAQFAQ  SearchSearch  RegisterRegister  Log inLog in  
Search
 
 

Display results as :
 
Rechercher Advanced Search
Latest topics
» New member from Europe
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby steve_h80 Today at 4:47 am

» New Silverwing owner, thoughts and questions
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby Loosemarbles Yesterday at 4:25 pm

» Will my 2002 Silverwing 600 fit in the bed of my F150 Ford with Tailgat up or down?
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby tedebr Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:56 pm

» Is this a good price for a Silverwing 2006
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby zrx212 Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:19 pm

» What were they thinking?
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby MikeO Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:57 am

» Hello everyone
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby MikeO Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:54 am

» Sidelight Bulbs
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby Green7 Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:25 pm

» Voyager trike kit forsale
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby Mkdelay12@gmail.com Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:41 pm

» tiny oil leak
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby Loosemarbles Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:41 pm

» Low charging
Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeby yammer Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:49 pm

Navigation
 Portal
 Index
 Memberlist
 Profile
 FAQ
 Search
free forum
 

 

 Short story for you, another lesson for me!

Go down 
4 posters
AuthorMessage
hotwings
Silver Wing Expert
Silver Wing Expert
hotwings


Number of posts : 876
Age : 53
Location : Ontario
Points : 5327
Registration date : 2012-04-29

Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeSat Jun 14, 2014 2:57 pm

For christmas my son gave me a set of 14" long led flexable white light strips. They are the side emitting kind. The packaging had a little switch and a nine volt battery so you could see what they looked like before installing! So on christmas day i could see they werent too bright and would make a nice accent light on the swing somewhere. I sat the lights aside until last week when i had a bit of free time to install. I removed the lights from the packaging but kept the little switch and battery intact so i could hold them in various places on the swing to see what looked best while illuminated. I decided up near the headlight wouldnt work because the headlight would overpower the rather dull led output of the strip lights! I finally decided to install in the gap between the seat and the side panel. With the led's being side emitting it was like they were meant to be there! They would tuck in there and look spectacular i thought! So i cut the little switch and nine volt battery free and started my install! Had to remove both rear side panels and under brakelight trim to access wire to power the lights. I peeled off the 3m tape and stuck the lights exactly where they had to go (no redo's with that extreme 3m tape). I then wired it all in pretty and reassembled everything. Now the time of truth, i turned the key and voila the lights were bright enough to burn my retinas. Seems the battery in the packaging must have been almost dead!!!!! Waaaay too intense for the side of the swing. We voted they have to be removed!! Havent had the time to remove yet but i will and probably reinstall on the wifes suv.  I ordered a 4mm x 5m roll of 3m tape off ebay so i can reuse the lights.
Back to top Go down
model28a
Silver Wing Guru
Silver Wing Guru
model28a


Number of posts : 2085
Age : 71
Location : St.Pete.FL.
Points : 7319
Registration date : 2010-02-03

Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Re: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeSat Jun 14, 2014 8:25 pm

If they are that bright you could try putting them under the front cover, above the fender
with the light shining on it. I've seen it done and he really stood out after dark. I thought.
Back to top Go down
RArch
Silver Wing Expert
Silver Wing Expert
RArch


Number of posts : 613
Age : 56
Location : West London, UK
Points : 5175
Registration date : 2011-11-07

Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Re: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 15, 2014 7:04 am

Before you rip it off take a look a some of the LED dimmers that are available, a search on ebay returns many cheap versions.
Back to top Go down
http://www.rcmodeltalk.co.uk
hotwings
Silver Wing Expert
Silver Wing Expert
hotwings


Number of posts : 876
Age : 53
Location : Ontario
Points : 5327
Registration date : 2012-04-29

Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Re: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeSun Jun 15, 2014 8:40 am

RArch- good idea. I checked ebay, $3.59 delivered for a nice card style dimmer. Thanks for the idea/solution.
Back to top Go down
hotwings
Silver Wing Expert
Silver Wing Expert
hotwings


Number of posts : 876
Age : 53
Location : Ontario
Points : 5327
Registration date : 2012-04-29

Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Re: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 22, 2014 8:05 pm

The dimmer finally arrived today. Took a couple minutes to install. Excellent results. I can dim the lights waaaay down, various flash rates, strobe mode. Thanks again RArch for the idea!
Back to top Go down
dspevack
Silver Wing Guru
Silver Wing Guru
dspevack


Number of posts : 2008
Age : 59
Location : Miami, FL
Points : 7972
Registration date : 2008-12-27

Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Re: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitimeTue Jul 22, 2014 10:16 pm

How about some pictures of the finished install?
Back to top Go down
Sponsored content





Short story for you, another lesson for me! Empty
PostSubject: Re: Short story for you, another lesson for me!   Short story for you, another lesson for me! I_icon_minitime

Back to top Go down
 
Short story for you, another lesson for me!
Back to top 
Page 1 of 1
 Similar topics
-
» Long, short story
» I Learned A Lesson
» Embarrassing lesson learned.
» Sad story
» I own a scooter?!

Permissions in this forum:You cannot reply to topics in this forum
Honda Silver Wing Scooter Forum :: Honda Silver Wing :: Accessories & Modifications-
Jump to: