Pillion Peg Turn Signals

PASSENGER PEG SIGNALS

I thought these would help make me a bit more visible to traffic and it gave me something to do this winter!

If anyone's wondering, I just wired the6 LEDs in series with a 100 ohm resistor and then wired that entire circuit in parallel with the other signals. This should be safe for the LEDs up to 14V.

video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1SP-N_u28Y

Board with LEDs soldered on
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7411630_n.jpg

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2545361_n.jpg

Drilled peg assy.
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4962311_n.jpg

LEDs hot glued into the peg assy.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5695622_n.jpg


Total Cost:

50 UltraBright Amber 3mm LEDs - $10
PCB- $3
Wire, Solder, Hot Glue, Drill- Had lying around

cool mod. did this last winter, simple and gives you something to do.

Its been done!! heheh But go for it, looks great!
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum...ad.php?t=83272

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Originally Posted by Akshun

Its been done!! heheh But go for it, looks great!
http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum...ad.php?t=83272

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I think $100 is a bit steep considering the cost of materials but I guess it does take a while to do. This way people will have an idea of how to do it if they choose to try it themselves.

Oh I agree with you. Looks great too. Nice work.

here is the original, much more detailed....http://www.dikkydo.com/pegs/pegs.htm

That looks like it covers everything quite well, but you really shouldn't cut the PCB with a dremel. Depending on the boards those fumes can be really dangerous. It's much easier and cleaner to just score it a few times with a utility knife as deep as you can and then break it with some pliers.

Also I just noticed that he wired those in parallel, in which case that 100 ohm resistor should be a bit higher.

How weatherproof would you expect this to be?

That's really cool! I like the extra visibility it gives... Thank's for posting the vid :)

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Originally Posted by WoBblyCaT

How weatherproof would you expect this to be?

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I think it should be alright, the hot glue should keep the water out pretty well but I think I might coat it in a layer of silicone to get all the small cracks in case there are any.

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Originally Posted by WoBblyCaT

How weatherproof would you expect this to be?

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its pretty good, i've had it for a season, rain, sun etc, no issues.....

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Originally Posted by Nyx13

That's really cool! I like the extra visibility it gives... Thank's for posting the vid :)

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um, its not that visible when the sun is out...