Foxy 2.2.5 Mod (Updated Night Pics)
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03-27-2008 | 11:08 PM
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Foxy 2.2.5 Mod (Updated Night Pics)
UPDATED: 04.02.08 Night Pics:
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Yes, it's only Foxy 2.2.5 versus being a full Foxy 2.3............the projectors I ordered are just a hair too big for the housing. Not to mention that in order to mount projectors in the 07 housing, the projector has to be high up, and the lens blocks about half the light, so the light output is horrible at best. So I just decided that the LED's will look great, regardless if there's projectors or not.
Behold, the R8 Inspired headlamp............(BRIGHT as hell LED's.........and 180 degree viewable as well)
I also wired in a switch to kill the low beam when it's not needed, so when I go to park at night, or sit there warming up the bike at night, I'm not glaring up the neighborhood.
ORIGINAL POST:
Yes, it's only Foxy 2.2.5 versus being a full Foxy 2.3............the projectors I ordered are just a hair too big for the housing. Not to mention that in order to mount projectors in the 07 housing, the projector has to be high up, and the lens blocks about half the light, so the light output is horrible at best. So I just decided that the LED's will look great, regardless if there's projectors or not.
Behold, the R8 Inspired headlamp............(BRIGHT as hell LED's.........and 180 degree viewable as well)
I also wired in a switch to kill the low beam when it's not needed, so when I go to park at night, or sit there warming up the bike at night, I'm not glaring up the neighborhood.
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03-27-2008 | 11:20 PM
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03-27-2008 | 11:22 PM
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RE: Foxy 2.2.5 Modification Complete
They're custom built LED light-boards I had made from a supplier I use for all my LED stuff. I wanted them to be ULTRA bright LED's with a "cool white" color and a 180-degree viewing angle. Cost about 14.00 each. Not bad at all if you ask me.
The switch has it's own ground that you attach to the chassis. Then it has two more connections, one for the positive feed to the headlamp (or ballast in my case), and one input from the power source (which would be the positive from my headlamp harness). Pretty simple to wire up. I drilled a hole in one of those side headlamp cover fairing things.
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Looks great! For the low beam switch, did you just put a cut off in the ground..? I think I might do that as well, as the constant light can be annoying at times.
Looks great! For the low beam switch, did you just put a cut off in the ground..? I think I might do that as well, as the constant light can be annoying at times.
