Spoogin's
Turn your passenger pegs into L.E.D
blinkers
How to Guide
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Things
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1. Passenger
footpegs (obviously)
2. L.E.D's
yellow, size= 5 mm
3. 18, 22 or 24 gauge
wire (Radio Shack)
4. Pack of Assorted
Resistors (Radio Shack)
5. General Purpose
PC Board (Radio Shack)
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6. Assorted
shrink tubing (Radio Shack)
7. Liquid Tape(electrical)
(WalMart has it in automotive)
8. Clear Seal
by Liquid Nails (WalMart
in painting department) or any clear flexible silicon
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9. Soldering
iron and solder, and hopefully a
little know-how to use it, heh.
10. Wire cutters/strippers
11. 13/64"
Drill Bit and Drill
12. Other odd stuff like screwdrivers,
pliers etc. Things you most likely have lying around |
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A note on the L.E.D's I used
and learning how to wire them up.
I purchased a pack of 50 5mm yellow LEDs on ebay from this
seller jeledhk
and his Ebay store is here
. Radio Shack has LEDs also, but they were not as bright
so I didn't use them.
Learning about L.E.D's and how to wire them up isn't hard
at all. If you would like to get a better understanding
about them before starting this guide then here
is an excellent website that explains everything you will
need to know.
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
Sweet! now that you know enough about L.E.D's to get you
started, lets get to it!
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PLEASE READ THROUGH THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BEGINING
SO YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO DO
THIS GUIDE IS DESIGNED FOR PEGS
WITH A HOLLOW BACK
Assuming your pegs are off the bike and in front of you, lets
get started.
It helps if you have some kind of little vise to hold the pegs
while your working on them.
Step 1
Roughly mark the spot and the length of where you
want the L.E.D's to go. (Fig 1)
Be sure to line it up so that the LED's will be slightly
towards the back of the peg and not dead center. "the
hollow side is the back side" you'll see the reason
for this in a bit.
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Step 2
Next using the PC board (Fig 2) cut out
2 pieces that are the lengths you marked on the pegs, and
make it 2 holes wide as seen in (Fig 3).
Note:
The PC board is very brittle, the best thing to cut it with
I found was a dremel with a cutoff wheel. (Fig 3-A) |
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Step 3
Now set your LED's into the strips and hold them up to the
pegs and mark the spots where you will be drilling
(Fig 4) also place marks on the board where the
LED's are sitting . Make sure to start
your LEDs at 2 holes in from either side of the PC board.
This will be considered the top for later reference
Be sure not to place your LEDs to close together or you
run the risk of weaking the strength of the peg when you
drill the holes!
Note: Be sure you still place your marks on the
pegs slightly off center and more towards the back of the
pegs. The reason for this is because we are compensating
for the thickness of the front of the peg. The PC board
you cut will not go in far enough (Fig 5)
for the LED's to be center when showing thru the outside
of the peg, so a little off center is needed.
"just a little, not much" |
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Step 4
Using a 13/64 drill bit carefully drill out your holes
for the LED's
(Fig 6)
A 13/64 is used because it will allow the head
of the 5mm LED to pass thru while letting the lip rest
against the peg
(Fig 6-A)
Tip
Its best to use a punch to dimple the spot
you will be drilling, or start with a small drill bit
before using the 13/64, this will stop the 13/64 bit from
walking off your mark when drilling.Be carefuk, its only
aluminum and will drill out very easy. |
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Now you should have 2 drilled out pegs and 2 PC board
strips with LED's ready to go in them and be all pieced
together. (Fig 7)
Now its time for the fun. We going to rig us up
some LED's...
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