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Acrylic Mirror Extenders - with LED's


AnikMankar

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So i am guessing people may have tried this out...

Block of Acrylic = $2

LED lights = $2

misc expenses = $2

Wire Socket = $3

Labor = priceless

Total = $9 + labor :cheerleader:

Cut out a stencil based on the mirror plate.

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01. Stencil.jpg

Traced out the stencil on the acrylic. Gave it a raw cut.

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02. Acrylic cut - raw with stencil outlined.jpg

Ground the sides to match the stencil

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03. Acrylic ground to stencil.jpg

Drilled holes. used a course sand paper to dull the edges, and 2000 paper to smooth out. Needed to give it a frosted look.

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04. Mirror Extenders - with holes and frosted finish.jpg

Both side cut out

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05. Both extenders cut out.jpg

cratered out 4 mm using a dremel, a slight wedge at the side for the wire to come out. blanked out both sides using a reflective tape

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06. Cur out for LED's and relfectors.jpg

used an old tire tube to cut out the rubber mounts. This will go between the extender and the mirror

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07. Rubber Mounts cut out.jpg

With the LED lights in place, filled the back with a glue gun...water proof

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08. LED's in place with Silicon filling for water proofing.jpg

Each unit looks like this.

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09. Unit ready for installation.jpg

Checking the holes and alignment before final fitting.

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10. Sampling the unit for holes and finish - I.jpg

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11. Sampling the unit for holes and finish - II.jpg

tapped into the parking light (as this is an UK model - we have one of those)

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12. tapping into the parking light wiring.jpg

USed heavy duty connectors to join all wires

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13. using plastic connectors to join all wires.jpg

Checking lights ...

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14. Light Checking.jpg

Finished product

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15. Lights on.jpg

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16. Lights on - No Flash.jpg

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17. Close up.jpg

A buddy of mine (Thanks ! Shiraz ) helped me through this

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Not exactly my taste, but well done :fing02:

Besides that, I'm always in favor of making yourself more visible and it seems like this should do the trick at night.

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First time I see something like this done.

Me like :fing02:

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I like it. Where is the best place to get the acrylic?

I had the same question until I check that he's from India....

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I like it. Where is the best place to get the acrylic?

I had the same question until I check that he's from India....

Well, its more than 2 bucks, but not a lot...

ebay acrylic

That looks cool! I am all for more visibility! If you make some for sale, let me know!

Cheers!

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Nice, Anik.... Bring a couple of 2.0 inchers for a 6th gen with you on your next trip :cool:...

I've seen that done before with silver and then black paint on the areas where the maker didn't want light to shine through (ie. back at the rider)

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Nice, Anik.... Bring a couple of 2.0 inchers for a 6th gen with you on your next trip :cool:...

I've seen that done before with silver and then black paint on the areas where the maker didn't want light to shine through (ie. back at the rider)

thanks Lee but I will need a stencil for the 6th gen which is going to be difficult out here.

Need to check if i can get 2" thick acrylic or may have to stick them together - not sure that will turn out.

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I like this idea, but a question, how thick are your extenders? They look to be about 1" thick.

yes they are 1" thick.

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You might be able to get that acrylic @ TAP Plastics.

it is going to be expensive to have shipped here to India.

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Rivcyko did this a couple years ago on his VTEC.

Nice job on making it work, but IMO, it looks a lot better with non-condom mirrors.

ps - I have a couple large chunks of clear acrylic and 6th gen mirror templates if anyone wants to try it. The material I have may be more than 2" thich, maybe 2.5", I'd have to check.

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I like this! Would not be any more difficult at all to place a second LED in there for a blinker . . . . .

I was looking at a flushed / glow and frosted look. With the LED in the front - the lights will be seen...

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So i am guessing people may have tried this out...

No, but now you've got me thinking... Nice work.

Visibility is always good.

Glenn

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Nice mod.

No that I am any expert in the painting end of things such as plastic or acrlic ....... but, If you turned them into signals, paint the back end black to keep the flashing out of your eyes.

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Yep...these are leftovers as I figured the VFRD community had been about saturated for this year...haven't sold any yet on eBay.

Lobster still makes them without the LED!

Yes I do! If anyone wants to try this I can make a pair for you without the painting and then you can do whatever you want with the light install. I think Rivcyko painted the back half of his black so when the lights came on they only showed forward and not backward.

To the original Poster...nice job.

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