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falc
28-07-05, 03:33 PM
Ive had headlight covers for my sv for quite a while now and have a black screen, the only thing not black (bar the indicators) was the third eye (the middle light) Someone filled his in a while back (cant remember name :?) but i was keen to keep it. So instead created a headlight cover.

http://www.btinternet.com/~wayne.hooper/ThirdEye1.jpg

http://www.btinternet.com/~wayne.hooper/ThirdEye2.jpg

http://www.btinternet.com/~wayne.hooper/ThirdEye3.jpg

You can clearly see it on the third photo, I didnt know how it was gonna turn out until I did it and doesnt seem to bad, You can still see the light behind it but ideally it would of been a lighter black.

Anyway just thought id get some feedback!

sv4me
28-07-05, 03:39 PM
I like it :D

Wassit made of?

falc
28-07-05, 03:45 PM
Heh the same plastic as the screen. I dropped the SV accidently a while ago, the crash bungs did their job but the screen managed to hit a bookcase that was in the garage at the time #-o

Its quite a bit thicker and more dense than the headlight protectors :?

sv4me
28-07-05, 03:49 PM
Is that a little crack in the top right corner,1st pic?

Howd you attach the cover?

Dont know why im full of questions,mines a naked so cant do it either way! just curious :)

falc
28-07-05, 03:55 PM
Theres no cracks on her! must be the light :shock:

Use heavy duty black velcro from Halfrauds, It works pretty well and means I can take them off at night. Though looks like its got bushy eyebrows when you take them off :D

Just gotta change indicators but im picky and must get the right ones :D

sv4me
28-07-05, 04:01 PM
Haha made ya look :wink: yeah must be the light

I know what you mean with the eyebrows,my ninja grew a pair when I had iridium lenses on for a while!

I dont know if this is a problem for others but id say dont get the flush fitting ones that motrax do. Ive fitted them to the front of mine and it started blowing fuses. Indicators stopped working then when I put a bigger fuse in it blew the alarm fuse. Messed up the whole wiring and ended up having to cut the bloody alarm out :(

All for little indicators that people cant see! :?

Godikus
28-07-05, 04:02 PM
what about those aftermarket mirrors with the indicators that motrax do? they look pretty sweet

falc
28-07-05, 04:59 PM
Nah Godikus, the ones ive seen dont look great, I would like to try those suzuki gsxr-1000 k5 ones though :D

jonboy
28-07-05, 05:01 PM
Nice job :thumbsup:


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shutdown
28-07-05, 05:09 PM
now if you can make it flip up like an MX5 headlight I'll be really impressed

although having an sv behind me that looks like it's winking could be off putting :?

Godikus
28-07-05, 05:17 PM
Nah Godikus, the ones ive seen dont look great, I would like to try those suzuki gsxr-1000 k5 ones though :D

They have a pair in my local suzuki garage that look like the k5 gixxer thou ones. can't find a picture of them anywhere though

falc
28-07-05, 05:36 PM
now if you can make it flip up like an MX5 headlight I'll be really impressed

although having an sv behind me that looks like it's winking could be off putting :?

Funny you should say that...cause its velcro'd at the top so the bottom bit can flap about :D doesnt flap about when riding at high speeds though cause the wind pressure keeps it pinned to the fairing.

mac
28-07-05, 09:10 PM
I`ve been trying to find a cheap pair of K5 Gixxer 1000 mirrors - if i paint over the lens ( as per every black nova/astra/xr3i etc ) i think it would look cool

But hey i never claimed to have taste

Ceri JC
29-07-05, 12:08 PM
Very slick- I like it.:thumbsup:

SpankyHam
29-07-05, 02:36 PM
Looks very nice!

I want that too :lol:

Quiff Wichard
31-07-05, 12:56 AM
I have blue headlight covers on !!...

looks good..


of course I dont have my lights on in the day ! just the third eye! ..but
but--

folk move outta the way if i flash them a few times on the dual carrigeway!!...


and i take em off at night of course...

not that i go out much at night being scared of the dark....