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Old 03-22-2008, 03:12 PM
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I read on this forum a while ago before I joined about someone using a rear seat and fiberglass to make there own rear cowl. Does any one know anyone who has done this succesfully and possibly have pictures.
 
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i dont know what kind of cowl yer look'n for but i made this.
 
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Old 03-22-2008, 05:15 PM
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ii like how u made that!! iim not a big fan of lights and neons on either cas or bikes...but if kpt simple, neat, and clean it doent take away from the bik much...

good job...howd u make it anywayz?
 
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Old 03-22-2008, 11:53 PM
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Carbon what did u use as a base to start off of
 
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an old rear seat, tear off the plether without distorting the cusion underneath, use the cushion underneat as a base, cut in vents/accents firstthen fiberglass the whole thing with a thin coat to start, obviously more and less in places to get the shape your look'n for and to line up with tail lines, then the fun begins, lots of sanding, dremmeling ect... its alotta work but well worth itto have something no one else has! GOOD LUCK WITH YOURS, LET ME KNOW OF ANY MORE HELP I CAN GIVE YA!
 
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Old 03-23-2008, 02:06 AM
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How did u wire up the lights. I like the lit up look I think I might do that with a completely different looking cowl.
 
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its just a bunch of single hyper led's wired to a switch. alotta people dont want neon but once they see its mild just to accent the lines/vents ect.. i would never have under bike neon or anything screaming neon just light accents, check out a couple ive done.
 
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Old 03-23-2008, 07:12 PM
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Here is the seat cowl I designed and made for my bike few months ago and ended up selling many through ebay.

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I used the passenger seat as a base and after carefully taping it I used expanding foam to
create the design, and as carbonrrpilot says this is where the fun begins, lots of sanding...
 
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Old 03-23-2008, 09:57 PM
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NIK600RR how much do u sell them for and do you have a link?
 
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nik600rr, nice job on the cowl, everything matches up nice, nuth'n like make'n it yourself... well done!!
 


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