Hi Chris,
I just wanted to let you and your readers know how easy it was to mount the 18" Trunk Mount LED Light Bar to my Yamaha Venture. Rivco knew exactly what they were doing when they produced this baby!. It fits like it was made by Yamaha JUST for my bike.
1st of all, the price was very affordable at $64.99 considering the quality, design, and appearance of the product. And talk about "blending in with the look of bike", this light bar looks like a part that should be on the bike straight out of the factory.
OK, now for the installation. The light bar can be mounted on the top of the trunk if you prefer but after looking it over for about 1/2 hour I realized that if I removed the 2 right angle legs on either end of the LED Light Bar it would fit beneath my trunk perfectly.
Under the trunk there is a mounting bracket that hold the trunk. On either end just inside the helmet locks are rubber stoppers. With pliers pull out the rubber stoppers. Then remove the right angle legs from the 18" LED Trunk Light bar. Then, find the right brackets supplied with your light bar. Attach them to the light bar with the supplied screws. Now mount the light bar to the bottom of the trunk by lining up the right angle brackets on either end of the LED light bar to the holes where you removed the rubber stoppers. Using the hardware - bolt it on. I then took a small amount of black RTV silicone and filled in the gap where the original legs were attached to the light bar.
Now just run the wires into your main wiring harness feeding the taillight. With the supplied connectors, tap into your running light, brake light , and ground wires. I had to call my Yamaha dealer to find out which color wires were which but I suppose you could find out for your self if you have a test light.
Now all you have to do is have someone stand back away from the rear of the bike (approx the distance of a following car) and pivot the light until it shines directly up at that persons eyes. Now using a Phillips head screw driver tighten the 2 end screws to lock the light bar in place.
Hopefully this info will help your readers. Thanks again.
Peter G. from Glendora, CA
Peter,
Thanks for info I will definitely pass it on.
For more info on the 18" LED Trunk Light bar go to http://www.chromeglow.com/store.asp?pid=6051&catid=19650.
