amber/yellow tinted headlight

[flatyre]

hey guys I'm thinking of going with a red frame/black tank,seat,hump colour scheme. To give the front of the bike a bit more character I'm toying with the idea of a small thruxton style flyscreen or a chrome headlight peak. I also like the look of yellow headlights and tri bars. I know you can get tinting film and spray but I'm thinking of using some 3mm yellow tinted Perspex, heating it in an oven and moulding it over the original glass. Has anyone tried this or should I just use the film?

 

[spotty]

practice with some scrap bits of the perspex first to get the heat/timing right.

you can use clear velcro 'dots' to attach it to the clear lens behind it, maybe get them from either craft suppliers or haberdashery store

another thing to consider is, are yellow lights legal wherever you are? , i know that here (australia) they're not and the filth would have a great time defecting the bike and (on a bad day) having the bike towed/impounded

 

[mathil]

I think the film would be easiest. It'll tuck behind the light retaining ring without adding any appreciable thickness, and there's no chance of water getting between and causing condensation, like junky old headlights do.

 

[flatyre]

cheers guys, hopefully being in Northern Ireland the police have bigger fish to catch! Also most of them probably don't know the regulations regarding older bikes anyway, and if they did it's because they're into bikes themselves. It might be best to use film in case I need to remove it. Would it look more tinted and less yellow film like if it was fitted to the inside of the glass or would the bulb melt it, not that the bike will be out much at night. cheers again

 

[spotty]

you could still use the perspex if you use velcro to attach as it'll just pull off and stuff it in yer jacket, soon as you're round the corner stick it back on.
i've seen guys here use it to put tinted perspex covers on their GSXR etc lights so when they pulled by the cops or it gets dark they jusp pull the velcro apart and they're right
the film won't be reusable, you'll have to reapply it fresh every time

 

[flatyre]

thanks spotty i'll give the Perspex a go when I get to the finishing stage.