Hope this posts okay, it's my first one. Anyhow here are some pics of a recent aftermarket mirror mod I did to my ‘08 Bolt. I picked the up from Cyccon out of the Netherlands. Price is about $165.
After they were shipped it took about (6) days to get them. Came in good shape with amber lenses/clear bulbs in, and optional clear lens/amber bulbs in packaging. So you got a few choices.
They also kicked in a set of what looks to be Bikemaster/Kellerman rear turn signals that matched the amber lenses OK. I decided to pair them with the ‘10 model factor rear turn signals for $34 at the dealership.
Installation is strait forward other than routing your wires. All that was required was:
1) Removing the old mirrors.
2) Unplugging and removing the old turn signals.
3) Dry fitting the new mirrors.
4) Marking a position to drill a small hole in the
fairing (between the two existing bolt holes).
5) Drilling the mirror base, or grinding away
some of the baseplate lip on the bottom (I chose
this method)
6) Feeding the wires through/around the mirror base
then through the fairing.
7) Routing the wires down the inner fairing support
structure.
8) Connect the wiring turn signals for test.
9) Bolt down the mirrors.
10) To fill the hole left behind where the mirror
was I used a factory T-27 body plastic bolt and
nylock nut. You could also use and 1/4-20 bolt
and nut combo.
**TIP**
You can bolt them down direct from the package, but I found that the more narrow ends of the base plates are pointed the opposite direction from the factory ones. If you play with them for a few minutes you can figure out how to match them up. I can’t exactly remember, but it’s only one bolt, you’ll figure it out.
After they were shipped it took about (6) days to get them. Came in good shape with amber lenses/clear bulbs in, and optional clear lens/amber bulbs in packaging. So you got a few choices.
They also kicked in a set of what looks to be Bikemaster/Kellerman rear turn signals that matched the amber lenses OK. I decided to pair them with the ‘10 model factor rear turn signals for $34 at the dealership.
Installation is strait forward other than routing your wires. All that was required was:
1) Removing the old mirrors.
2) Unplugging and removing the old turn signals.
3) Dry fitting the new mirrors.
4) Marking a position to drill a small hole in the
fairing (between the two existing bolt holes).
5) Drilling the mirror base, or grinding away
some of the baseplate lip on the bottom (I chose
this method)
6) Feeding the wires through/around the mirror base
then through the fairing.
7) Routing the wires down the inner fairing support
structure.
8) Connect the wiring turn signals for test.
9) Bolt down the mirrors.
10) To fill the hole left behind where the mirror
was I used a factory T-27 body plastic bolt and
nylock nut. You could also use and 1/4-20 bolt
and nut combo.
**TIP**
You can bolt them down direct from the package, but I found that the more narrow ends of the base plates are pointed the opposite direction from the factory ones. If you play with them for a few minutes you can figure out how to match them up. I can’t exactly remember, but it’s only one bolt, you’ll figure it out.
