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bracket for my lightbar

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Well, I got my lightbar a few days ago.
The first job was rerouting the wires through the lightbar like so:

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I have been working on a bracket to install it using the bolts from the frontbrake cross over.
My only worry is strength though.
As the bolts are only 4 cm apart I am worried about breaking off my brake crossover.
Should I be wooried or should I make myself a bracket using the holes for the original turnsignals (under the lampears, something like this :

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Would this be stronger ??

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Here is an update, for those who are interested

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I've been working hard today to get Annie rigged with the new headlight, spotlights and screen.
I thought you would like to see the results sofar:

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Here she is gents and ladies :-D :-D

Didn't get the angle of my screen just right, I will alter the bracket so that the screen leans back a bit more.

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Oh my ...kewlpics that looks marvelous ... so far you have done a fine job. imsmilin hoorah hoorah ngw ..what else are you going to do?

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Dang-it AB , she's lookin downright good there , keep up the great work and thanks for the up date pics . ( Z )
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Yeah thats getting there. Looks fine. BTW, that link to the site for the windshield didnt work...you got the addy ?
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Brant wrote:Yeah thats getting there. Looks fine. BTW, that link to the site for the windshield didnt work...you got the addy ?
How's this : www.motolife.nl

or http://www.motolife.nl

maybe that helps a bit :-D :-D :-D

Bart

btw, I've had to alter the bracket to make it fit my Annie, the bracket is a bit too short to fit straight away.
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QUEEENlE wrote:Oh my ...kewlpics that looks marvelous ... so far you have done a fine job. imsmilin hoorah hoorah ngw ..what else are you going to do?

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Re: Here is an update, for those who are interested

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Annie's Boyfriend wrote:I've been working hard today to get Annie rigged with the new headlight, spotlights and screen.
I thought you would like to see the results sofar:
Looks really great Bart, be proud.

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That light bar really brightens up the front end!! Got a link to the source for the lights, too???
Haven't decide what route I want to take with my old wing yet, but like the way yours looks with those lights.
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CharlieT wrote:That light bar really brightens up the front end!! Got a link to the source for the lights, too???
Haven't decide what route I want to take with my old wing yet, but like the way yours looks with those lights.
Got it on a dutch version of Ebay (marktplaats.nl), secondhand.
The p.o. didn't know where they came from.
Actually it doesn't really matter to me, I like them and they are not coming off again :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

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