well done man..it looks good...lots of work but worth it in the end.
DIY - CF License Plate Holder
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Ok, so this is my first actual DIY on this site. Lets see how it goes...
1 - Make a mold to base your design off. I used 1/8in foam board and duct tape. I first made a complex design but I found it worked out better with a simple design to start. My mold is seen in the picture below.
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2 - I coat the mold with Aluminum foil or plastic wrap so it is reusable. Coat the whole thing with a mold release.
3 - Use chop strand fiberglass (necessary to use chop strand for ridgity) Personally I used 2 layers to give it a little extra thickness for the LED mounting. Cut the material into the shape you need.
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4 - Mix Resin
5 - Put one piece of chop strand on the mold. Dab resin all over the material.
6 - Place the second piece of chop strand on and massage the resin from the previous step into the new piece. Add more if necessary.
7 - Place a piece of CF on as the next layer. Repeat the massaging process. Smooth it out and let it cure.
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8 - When cured, take off the part from the mold.
9 - Clean the inside of the part that was against the mold. Mix up some more resin.
10 - Place another piece of CF on the inside of the part. Rub resin into the CF.
11 - Smooth it out and let this piece Cure.
12 - Once everything is hardened, trim the edges with a Dremal
13 - Drill the mounting holes for both the plate and where it is mounted to the bike.
At this point you can either mount the plate/ holder to the bike or continue and wire up the LEDs.
14 - Buy your set of LEDs (Hyper LEDs are recomended)
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15 - Drill out where you want to mount the LEDs and mount them.
16 - Wire the LEDs into your stock running lights. Mount the plate holder.
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1 - Make a mold to base your design off. I used 1/8in foam board and duct tape. I first made a complex design but I found it worked out better with a simple design to start. My mold is seen in the picture below.
2 - I coat the mold with Aluminum foil or plastic wrap so it is reusable. Coat the whole thing with a mold release.
3 - Use chop strand fiberglass (necessary to use chop strand for ridgity) Personally I used 2 layers to give it a little extra thickness for the LED mounting. Cut the material into the shape you need.
4 - Mix Resin
5 - Put one piece of chop strand on the mold. Dab resin all over the material.
6 - Place the second piece of chop strand on and massage the resin from the previous step into the new piece. Add more if necessary.
7 - Place a piece of CF on as the next layer. Repeat the massaging process. Smooth it out and let it cure.
8 - When cured, take off the part from the mold.
9 - Clean the inside of the part that was against the mold. Mix up some more resin.
10 - Place another piece of CF on the inside of the part. Rub resin into the CF.
11 - Smooth it out and let this piece Cure.
12 - Once everything is hardened, trim the edges with a Dremal
13 - Drill the mounting holes for both the plate and where it is mounted to the bike.
At this point you can either mount the plate/ holder to the bike or continue and wire up the LEDs.
14 - Buy your set of LEDs (Hyper LEDs are recomended)
15 - Drill out where you want to mount the LEDs and mount them.
16 - Wire the LEDs into your stock running lights. Mount the plate holder.
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