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Thanks! Always tinkering.... It's addictive!

I had to use a load equalizer but I see you have a 2014 and from what I understand 2014s don't need one, the bike is setup from the factory to handle the LEDs.....
Thanks Blksheep for the info. I've been searching around and found others saying the same about the 14's not needing an equalizer. I might make a call to make sure, I figure get everything at once and avoid ordering piece by piece.
 
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lol nearing your end ? --- trust me it never ends - i said im done about 12 times already and im still addin more crap !

hahaha good luck
 
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Elf,

So I'm going to try your suggestion but I was unable to get the krylon.... I got another matte spray made by a different company.

Hope all goes well. Wish me luck.
 
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sheep, cool , dont forget very light coats , 3 to 5 depending on that paint u bought

... dont forget to wipe it off clean clean clean is key ...

clean it , then wipe it down with rubbing alcohol , let that dry which is fast ..

then do light coats - wait like 15 to 20 minutes between coats..
like u seen my photo that it matchs perfect -- i know the glossy bothered me like crazy hahaha....
ps do not sand or wet sand at all - not needed - just wipe an clean it good - and of course try to keep it from getting dust stuck to it

once your last coat is on let it dry 24 hours to get hardened then ur good to go

get pix when finished
 
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Thanks Blksheep for the info. I've been searching around and found others saying the same about the 14's not needing an equalizer. I might make a call to make sure, I figure get everything at once and avoid ordering piece by piece.

devil as sheep said you dont need the EQ on a 2014
 
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Love the bike blksheep, looks killer
 
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devil as sheep said you dont need the EQ on a 2014
I got the lights in from CD yesterday and installed them. WOW! they are great. Like you guys said no load equalizer needed. The turn signal indicator does flash rapidly though but I can deal with that.
 
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the lights flash normal but the indicator on the tree goes fast ?

that i could deal with lol ------ did it throw any codes ?
maybe check to see if it did and clear it.. cool that the lights dont hyper flash
wish i had it built in to mine grrrr less crap to store under the seat...
 
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Originally Posted by elfnyc
the lights flash normal but the indicator on the tree goes fast ?

that i could deal with lol ------ did it throw any codes ?
maybe check to see if it did and clear it.. cool that the lights dont hyper flash
wish i had it built in to mine grrrr less crap to store under the seat...
Fortunately not for now. But of course if it did and they didn’t show up automatically I wouldn’t know. Which I would guess that is what would have happened.
 
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So, I decided to try out the paint yourself method mentioned by Elf..... And to say it was a failure would be understatement!! A portion turned white, and there was no recovering from that, believe me I tried a few things! So off I went to the local hardware store I went and got a can of " goof off", which "may destroy some plastics" and used it to remove the spray paint fiasco.

I then decided to call a guy I know and have him paint the headlight cowl and boot with matte black paint. While I was at it I decided to get the front axel covers and swing arm covers painted as well. I've had the covers for over a year and have not installed due to wanting them black and not chrome when on my bike. For good measure I had the front headlight trim ring painted black as well.

After getting them back I installed all the parts that were painted and the black rear axel covers I had but didn't install because I wanted all on covers to go on at the same time.
















 

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