Please read these
instructions, completely, before starting.
The installation is done mostly from the side of the bike with the seat
and side covers off.
Items you may need are something that resemble the following:
- long (8-10”) straight edge screwdriver
- Phillips screwdriver
- regular pliers
- needle nose pliers
- large file
- 10” long adjustable wrench
- long thin narrow kitchen knife
- long flat piece of bendable metal (9”x1”x1/8”) with no sharp edges
- a Dremel tool or something that will cut the base of the seat
- a 6" block of dense foam rubber, a 10-12” square, clean shop rag or old washcloth will due
- a large towel or blanket (not wife's dress)
Please note that the instructions are for a seat with an existing 1"x3" access hole in the bottom. For seats without an existing hole, please refer to, modifying your seat, for help before continuing with installation.
When referring to the left, right, top, bottom, front, back or side, it is in relation to the seat being on the bike in riding position.
Placement of the device is preferably located at dead center where you sit on the seat. It is most noticeable and comfortable in this location. Installing the device too far forward may cause the unit to operate less effectively, as a result.
If, at any time, these
instructions are unclear, please stop immediately and e-mail us
for assistance at sales@blinkerbuddy.com.
Please include your phone number, available hours and what time zone you
are in. Make sure you elaborate on each question and include as much detail
as possible.
We will answer you promptly.
Modifying Your Seat
If you have an after market seat, you need to be sure how thick the padding is at the center where the device will be located. A minimum of 1-1/2" is required. The stock seat has almost 2-1/2" of padding in it. Check yours for thickness. To find out how thick it is, use a small thin screwdriver and SLOWLY / GENTLY push through the padding from the underside, center of the seat, until it touches the backside of the seat covering. Keep your fingers on the top, front side to feel when it touches because we don't want to poke a hole. Now, place your finger on the screwdriver right where it exits the padding and pull the screwdriver out. Measure the distance from the tip of the screwdriver to where your finger is and you will know how thick the padding is.
Check the bottom of
your seat. Is there a hole in the underside that's 1" x 3" or bigger?
(Fig. 1 & 2) If not, you will have to
make one using a cutting tool, (preferred method), or you will have to
partially unfasten the seat covering and re-staple or re-glue it later.
(If you need supplies for this, get them now.
If you make a hole somewhere in the outlined green area, a front to back
opening would be better than the stock seats side to side opening. You
only need to make a hole big enough to fit the device through.
There is the option of locating the access hole directly under the device,
provided the piece of plastic that is being removed from the seat base
is being glued back into place. (I suggest Duro 5 min. epoxy for plastics.)
There will also need to be a small notch or hole for the wire to exit
where it won’t get damaged. The only drawback to this is, that you need
the bottom glued back in to test the device for location and “feel” and
then can't make modifications if necessary. It may be possible to put
something between the seat base and the accessory box to hold everything
up while testing for feel and placement.
There is also the option of using some form of “cover” over the hole.
Make the hole below the device location, and install it. Use a flat electrical
outlet cover, the ones with a hole at each corner, and screw it to the
seat bottom with short screws. You may even be able to use “Blind nuts”
or “edge clips” like the ones that hold the radiator grill on.
There are many things you could use as a cover for the hole and many ways
to fasten it.
Since the device goes where your body has the most pressure on the seat
in the middle, there obviously must be support from the seat base
at this location to help keep the device up where it belongs.
Making a hole off to one side would be bad because there is even more
pressure there. You could go forward of the device if necessary to make
the hole, but that depends on your seat style.
Only you can determine where and how the hole is made so it won’t
cause problems to the seat itself.
Take your time and good luck. After all, it’s not rocket science
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