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"Oh yes... it took me about 3 hours, no blood, lots of sweat and nearly a few tears; but my StreetFX Electropods LED light kit is fully installed, fully functional and freakin beautiful!!!

I wanted the cleanest install possible, so first i mocked up where i wanted to place the light pods. Included in the kit were 6x 6-LED pods (wired as 3 pairs)and 2x 6-LED strips.

The housing for the LEDs was a shiny plastic 'chrome' which made for a difficult stealthy installation. Never-the-less, i slipped 4 pods under the tank (2 each side, 2 above the front cylinder and 2 above the rear). The last pairing of pods i wanted under the rear fender. The 2 strips were destined for underneath the bike frame to illuminate the road."

And best of all i got semi-nekkid, oily, dirty, hot and sweaty while fiddling with my bike like a real man should!!

I just can't wait to go out riding at night now!!

The only annoyance is that the switch isn't hidden. I am a little worried that the battery may be drained if the lights are switched on while the bike is off, and by having the switch visible it might tempt a curious annoying passer-by to flick it... but i hope that won't happen.

I'm thoroughly impressed with my handiwork
and love love LOVE the result!

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I originally wanted the switch to be hidden under the tank, but the wires weren't long enough for a tidy installation, so i ended up feeding the wires under the seat from just above the ignition, and that's where the switch ended up fitting best with another foamy sticky pad (small switch visible in pic just above the ignition)

Locations for under the frame were difficult as the strips were quite bulky and long. I found possibly the only 2 locations were under the seat-end of the frame. I wanted one closer to the front but there just wasn't a spot for it which would render the shiny housing invisible and provide enough light.

ElectroPods
These were fixed in place with cable-ties and pointed so the rear lights were aimed to the rear and the more forward strip was pointed forward a little... the foam pads i think would have been insufficient, so just opted for 2 cable ties on each unit. Wiring for these 2 units was routed between the pipes and the frame, running up under the right side cover and is concealed perfectly!

ElectroPods
The final 2 pods are located under the rear fender. Wiring for these was fed through the small hole in the fender for the taillight wires. Loose wire was held away from the tyre against the metal fender supports with another cable-tie and the pods were secured with the sticky foam pads again.

Then moving back to the wires from the pods, i cut them to a reasonable length so that i wouldn't have to deal with loads of excess wiring. I stripped them enough to enable a trouble free connection and with 4 red wires and 4 black wires I linked them into a small plastic connector and then joined them with the switch's red and black.*

I then wired the swtich's wires directly into the battery and suffered a monentary bout of mental breakdown after recurring troubles with dropping one screw into the tightest of spaces and struggling to recover it (15 minutes of my life wasted!!). ... I put my bike back together and basked in the glory of a beautifully neat, tidy and educational installation.

* StreetFX recommends the use of crimped butt connectors and heat shrink tubing to protect trimmed wiring, and/or a Power Distribution Module for best performance.

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