'04 R6
So I was bored today at work and decided that I didn't want my front signals on anymore until I decide on a set of flushmounts. Installing was a breeze and took about 1hr for both sides.
First go to your local autoparts store and buy 2 194 sockets, I used these for a GM, make sure the socket is a soft rubber so that you can wedge it into a hole that you will be drilling:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Socketpackage.jpg
Next take the left black beauty cover off and there will be another black cover just to the left of the headlight
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftcoverinstalled.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Removedpanels.jpg
Now you will see a little round spot with a little nipple on it, take some wire cutters and cut the little nub off and then drill an 11/16" hole there. If you aren't using the exact same socketdrill a little hole and keep test fitting until the socket goes in.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/LeftHolecut.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftholecut2.jpg
Now you need to remove the front turnsignals, take out some of the top fairing bolts so that you can loosen the panel to see the back of the turnsignal. I think you have to take 2 or 3 of the pop clips out from the inside of the fairing near the forks and radiator, they hold on a black cover.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Fairingremoved.jpg
Look for a gray plug with 3 wires in it(Blue, Brown and Black)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftturnsignalplug.jpg
Take this clip off the back of the turnsignal and then pull the signal off
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Stockturnsignal.jpg
I did mine this way because I will never put my stock ones back on. Cut the black sleeve that is around the wires and cut the stock turnsignal off
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftturnsignalwirecolors.jpg
The socket I used had 2 wire colors, brown and black. Connect those to the brown and black wires on the left side of the bike, and the green and black wires on the right side. The blue wire is the running light wire.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftsocketconnection.jpg
After I connected them, just wedge the socket into the hole you cut for a snug fit. Mine are in no problem without needing any type of glue to keep them in.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/leftsocketinstalled.jpg
After it's in, put some wire loom on to hide the ugly wires and throw on the cover
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftcoverinstalled.jpg
Here's the left side
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftsocketinstalledthruheadlight.jpg
Right side, don't mind my smoked bulb :yuk:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Rightsocketinstalledthruheadlight.jpg
These don't really show the brightness because it's hard to click a pick when the flash is at full bright, but you get the idea. They aren't SUPER bright, but the are definetly noticeable. There is a difference in the load on the circuit so it flashes quickly as if a signal was burned out. These will be my signals until I decide on a flushmount, and then I will make these running lights. I'll also change them out with LED's
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftsignalblink.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftsignalblink2.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftsignalblinkwithheadlights2.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Leftsignalblinkwithheadlights.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Rightsignalblink.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/w8lifter21/Rightsignalblinkwithheadlight.jpg
Over all not bad for $6 and about 1 hr of time. Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GSXR-CBR-R6-R1-Intergrated-Headlight-Turn-Signal-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ35598QQihZ009QQitem Z190003961008QQrdZ1) is where I got the idea from
http://i21.ebayimg.com/03/i/07/27/04/bf_2.JPG
Sorry for the crappy pics, my Treo 650 is no Cannon :D
Enjoy! :YEA

great write up!! Thats a lot cheaper then buying a kit on ebay. But now you have holes in your mid fairings? and when you do get flushies will you be able to keep the headlight signals as well?

hey what did you plug your old turnsignals with? i cant find any 06 fairing plugs anywhere

Sweet, nice work!

This is a website that I used to help me install the lights in the headlights and there's also a way to make them work with your side indicators to be blinkers.

http://sportbikeguy.com/garage/floor/headlight-mod.html

This is a website that I used to help me install the lights in the headlights and there's also a way to make them work with your side indicators to be blinkers.

http://sportbikeguy.com/garage/floor/headlight-mod.html
you did it like that website? does it work good bcuz it says it makes both your normal light n your indicator blink which i think is good

Great write up!

great write up!! Thats a lot cheaper then buying a kit on ebay. But now you have holes in your mid fairings? and when you do get flushies will you be able to keep the headlight signals as well?

I haven't decided if i'm going to make them running lights or leave them as turnsignals. Guess i'll cross that bridge when I get my flushies. For now I don't have anything plugging my mid fairing, since i'll be installing flushies i'll just roll with the holes :)

Very nice idea man. :yes

you did it like that website? does it work good bcuz it says it makes both your normal light n your indicator blink which i think is good

I wired mine slightly differently with the relays but I got running lights and turn signals with both the flushmounts and the headlight signals.

I had the HighBimmin angel eyes mod too so it would look pretty cool when I'd idle around bike night with my angel eyes and my euro signals on.

wow they really look like they belong there. looks great! good work.
:toocool:

Can you splice the brown and black on the LEFT and green and Black on the RIGHT to have turn signal in your headlight and turn signal on your flushies ? Is there a way to make the RUNNIG LIGHT signal when you activate your flushies ? RELAY maybe ?

How did you get all the crap out of your headlight after the drilling ?

How did you get all the crap out of your headlight after the drilling ?


good thinking! you jsut put a screaching hault to me doing this tonight! yeh how did you get all the ish out of there?

How did you get all the crap out of your headlight after the drilling ?

I used a Uni-Bit to drill the hole I drilled until I could see a little hole when I look thru the front of the light. Then I drill just fast enough for the bit to continuously cut the plastic. If you don't go full blast on your srill, the plastic doesn't turn into dust, but into 2 or 3 nice corkscrew pieces. There is about a 1 inch ledge until pieces start falling into the rest of the headlight. I had about 2 or 3 of these little corkscrew pieces chillin on that ledge. Stick a vaccum on the hole and they come right out. The right side I had a piece stick to the headlight on the inside from static. so I chewed a piece of gum and stuck it on the end of a screwdriver....came right out :toocool:

awesome, and educational, I've been wanting to do this but the thought of drilling into my bike with no instructions was a bit scary. And only 6 bucks SWEET!

Yeah, now all that's left is for me to order some LED bulbs from superbrightleds.com (http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?product=CAR) Can't wait :)

i did the mod as you listed it, with the 194 bulbs and adapter. i would definately like them bright than they are now. which bulbs are you considering from superbright? 4, 6 or 9 led?

thanks for the great write up. i didnt have a big drill bit, so i used a small one, then an xacto knife to cut the circle. still worked out great.

I haven't decided which I was going to go with yet. I think i'm leaning towards the 6 LED bulb. The diameter of the 921-x9 Wedge Base LED bulb won't let it fit into the hole that I made for my socket. Neither will the 12. I thought about using the WLED 5-LED Wide Angle LED bulb, but after looking in from the headlight side, the bulb is in some what of a "tunnel", and having LED's project light in a circle around the bulb wouldn't give off any more light forward since there isn't any type of reflector in the headlight.

looks nice!!!