OK.. so i just found the LOCKHART PHILLIPS FLUSH MOUNTS. Question... anyone install them tell me if you had to modify the fairing at all to get them to mount flush?

 

OK.. so i just found the LOCKHART PHILLIPS FLUSH MOUNTS. Question... anyone install them tell me if you had to modify the fairing at all to get them to mount flush?

i just did my custom install a few weeks ago, turned out pretty nice. i read advice through the forums for hours and finally got the nerve to do it on my own. do the same, they give you great advice.

you just have to shave off the excess fairing from the outside and inside in order to make it flush. i just had to make sure i didn't shave off too much cause the LP ones i bought were fairly small. (football lookin' like ones)

i used a dremel tool. worked great. pretty straight forward.

 

The LP flushmounts used were work fine, just have to drill bigger holes for the mounts to fit dremel works wonders. Having seen other mods done I would go with something that wouldnt require any drilling.

 

Do either of you guys have some close-up pics?

 

what you might like are what i'm using on my bike. it's the mototeck (moto art graphics) flushmounts...

they offer them in ellipse and square with multiple bulb colors and with or without trim....

 

Boogie, Ill be in LA for week so I wont be able to get better photos till I get home. PM me your email I'll send you an attachment.

 

are there any good flush mounts that don't require any fairing modding?

 

here are a few pics of my install...hope it helps.

sorry...next one..

 

here are a few pics of my install...hope it helps.

before...

after dremel

make sure it's flush

all done

 

The bottom of all these flushmounts that I am finding are FLAT and the fairing is CURVED.. even with grinding down the potrusion, it still has to be a flat object mounted on a curved one.

Am I on crack?

Boogie

 

 

boogie, you are correct, the lp mounts are flat, and the fairing is curved slightly. however, when you put it on, and screw the back on it, it become "more" flush than you might think. the foam pad(behind mount) helps a bit too. it worked for me....

-tony

 

do either of you guys have a pic of the back side of the fairing once the blinker is mounted?

 

i have a pair of graphic moto art flush mounts (clear with CF trim) for sale. they're new by the way.

 

don't have any pics of the rear part...sorry.

 

thanks anyways

So are they really snug?

 

not concrete snug, you can move it around w/ your hand if you twist hard enough. ( i didn't use tape or a seal) it doesn't move around at all while riding or going over 140mph.

 

i just won some LP flushies for $6 on ebay. i'll mess with 'em when they get here. i really don't want to cut the fairing..... grrrr.....

 

aight, so i'm cutting the fairing now, chotusiam, give me a little help just in case.

ok, so i don't have pics, but i'm sure you'll know what i'm talking about. i just cut my fairings, and i made the hole just big enough to fit the big 'ol back part of the flushies, but i didn't cut off the front part of the signal mount, though, and the front end hangs off a little. should i just cut the bump off and make it completely against the plastic? what did you do? or anyone, for that matter, that did something like this.

thanks in advance!

 

hey 600rr...

Let me try and verbally explain this...

you must shave the back portion as well as the front in order for the lp flushmount to be "flush". to answer your question, i did shave off that "bump" (if we are talking about the same one.) the best advice i can give is to go slow, and shave a little at a time. it seemed to me that everytime i shaved a little off, it looked more and more flush. on mine, there is no space at all between the mount and the fairing. it's completely flush and tight. in order to acheive that you have make sure not only the front is shaven, but also the back. it took me about 30 an hour just to make it perfect, but the end result was good.

if you have any questions..feel free to ask. pm me.

 

sweet man, that's what i was gonna go for, but i just did the first part when i had the chance. i'm off tomorrow, so i'll finish then. thanks for the help chotusiam, you answered my question perfectly!:thumbup:

 

chotusian did you have to cut a hole in the air rams to fit the flush mounts. when i did mine i had to cut a hole in the air rams for the back of the lights to fit ?

 

really? you definitely shouldn't have to. as long as it deosn't affect your rams then your good, but that's still odd...

 

blazin,

yeah, i had to. i actually also shaved the back of the lp flushies about 1/3 an inch so i didn't have to. but once it was on, i thought it would be a better fit if i just cut a hole in the air dam so there wouldn't be any outward pressure. hope this helps..

chotus-i-am.

 

You can buy Greggs Customs, no modification required but they are over $100 for the set. They look good though.