Headlight stylish upgrade

[Bixxer Bob]

Are you handy with tools?  Hang on, you have a Triumph, you have to be....

Cut two pieces of acrylic (colour of choice) to shape using headlight as a template (not literally, use a bit of cardboard but you get the idea...).

This is the tricky bit; take a mould from the headlight in plaster or body repair putty (cover the light with clingfilm, apply putty,let dry).

Take a sample of acrylic and experiment with temperature in the kitchen oven (best when the wife isn;t home).

When you're happy youhave it pliable, drop shaped peices into mould and heat.


The velcro-style atttachement tabs are easily available on Ebay.

We used to do this for one-off acrylic mouldings all the time in the old workshop days, I just can't remember the best temperature.

One word of warning; one chap put his acrylic in the oven just after we'd been cooking aluminium rivets, then forgot and went for his lunch.  When he got back he remembered, opened the oven but the acrylic had vapourised.  The vapour and heat met the cold and oxygen and a momentary fireball ensued, neatly removing his eyelashes, eyebrows and the hair sticking out from the front of his cap.  He had a bit of a suntan and a very surprised look for a couple of weeks. 

[motoOzarks]

For all the talk about people upgrading their lights it seems odd to cover them up.
Looks good matching with the screen.

Reminds me of my story of learning how to use either to blow tubeless tractor tires back on the bead.

[jp7rgv]

Bixerbob thanks for the tips.
Moto0zarks you didn't understand.
I am thinking for a stylish upgrade not better lighting.
Also I have heard about a film that it transparents with lights on.
Anyway the led lens are an expensive but interesting idea but they make only round I think,  so they don't fit

[Sin_Tiger]

You could add an LED "angel eye" ring around the outside if that's what turns you on. There are videos on YouTube (https://youtu.be/0JSMQk61xQ8) to show you how using clear acrylic rod. Won't impair your lights or affect your bodywork and cam can be easily removed if Mr Policeman doesn't like it.

[jp7rgv]

Thanks sin but angel eyes don't seem nice on tiger (just my thought)
It seems that restyling tiger headlights is a tricky mod due their elliptical shape of them.

[JoeDirt]

You could add an LED "angel eye" ring around the outside if that's what turns you on. There are videos on YouTube (https://youtu.be/0JSMQk61xQ8) to show you how using clear acrylic rod. Won't impair your lights or affect your bodywork and cam can be easily removed if Mr Policeman doesn't like it.

I am not into the "angel eye" look... but that video was very informative.

[Sin_Tiger]

  wouldn't be my choice either but sometimes one idea leads to another and before you know it you're watching cat videos

[JayDub]

wouldn't be my choice either but sometimes one idea leads to another and before you know it you're watching cat videos

So its not just me then... have you seen the one with the monkey and... ooh erm, sorry

[Sin_Tiger]

  focus, headlights 

[JoeDirt]

Does anyone remember which company made these and where to buy?

Seller on eBay in the UK selling those lenses at:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TIGER-1998-2006-HEADLIGHT-PROTECTOR-MADE-IN-ENGLAND-/262019165554 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TIGER-1998-2006-HEADLIGHT-PROTECTOR-MADE-IN-ENGLAND-/262019165554)

[motoOzarks]

Those tinted lenses look good with matching dark screen.  I agree.

I'm in complete understanding. 

Make sure you don't end up on somebody's hood because they couldn't see your dimmed out lights.

Unless you find that stylish

[jp7rgv]

I ride only at daylight :P

[Sin_Tiger]

Good find Joe 

MO is right though, day time is when dozy drivers are less likely to see you, ride vigilant 

[jp7rgv]

Yes I know sin,  but it was an ironic answer to an ironic question.

The tinted protectors are really nice with matching screen color, BUT only useable if the material transparents when lights on.

Somewhere I have seen a product like this but cannot remember where.

[JoeDirt]

Touratech makes these protective screens at:

http://shop.touratech.co.uk/headlight-protector-steel-triumph-tiger-955i.html (http://shop.touratech.co.uk/headlight-protector-steel-triumph-tiger-955i.html)