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Stuart_B - 2/9/08 at 11:31 AM

hi all, how do you extend the front indactors for the sva?

thanks

stuart

jabbahutt - 2/9/08 at 11:44 AM

got some metal tube, fliled the corners round on two nuts and pressed them into the ends of the tube using my workmate as a large vice.

Screw your indicator into one end and attach the other to the car using a bolt which you drill a hole through along it's length (not a difficult as i though) just make sure you check the thread type on the indicator and use a nut to match (guess how I worked that out )

Hope that helps
Nigel

02GF74 - 2/9/08 at 11:52 AM

see my post in this thread

smart51 - 2/9/08 at 11:53 AM

I made mine using 15mm copper pipe, 20mm round plastic conduit, carbon fibre effect self adhesive film and some nuts and bolts.

method

tap brass nuts of the correct size into the ends of the copper tube with a hammer. solder the nuts in place. Slide the plastic conduit over the top. It should be a snug fit. Wrap the film round the plastic.

Drill a hole down the M8 mounting bolt that will hold the extension to your nose cone. This is so that the wires will pass down the centre of the tube. Assemble.

There are pictures in my archive of the result.

coozer - 2/9/08 at 12:07 PM



There's some info on my blog as well..

[Edited on 2/9/08 by coozer]

James - 2/9/08 at 12:31 PM

Remember the indicators may 'droop' if the extensions are too long/heavy!

I failed my test on this! I'd set the height with no extensions.. then added them later and they were heavy enough to have drooped... so I failed on indicator height!

Cheers,
James

02GF74 - 2/9/08 at 01:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by James
Remember the indicators may 'droop' if the extensions are too long/heavy!

I failed my test on this! I'd set the height with no extensions.. then added them later and they were heavy enough to have drooped... so I failed on indicator height!

Cheers,
James


mine haven't dropped

alternative is to use a single tube - I decided against that due to the extra weight and obstruction to the air path.

Stuart_B - 2/9/08 at 01:41 PM

hi, i found out that the picth of the indactors are m10*0.25 not the normal m10*0.50.

i will have a look at the ideas and see what i can do.

thanks

stuart

BenB - 2/9/08 at 02:35 PM



Some MDF, some 40mm black piping and voila!!! Instant stalk extensions....

StevieB - 2/9/08 at 05:27 PM

I got some indicators from the bike section of Halfords, and have ome thick wall ali tube left over from my gear linkage and just tap the tube with a thred to match the indicators.

As a bonus, the outer diameter of the tube matches the indicator perfectly. I'm going to get some black heat shrink sleeving to cover it all up which will make it look a bit more 'permanent' and will also cover any posible edges nicely.

richardh - 3/9/08 at 06:45 AM

didnt need to do anything with mine