OK so now that I have a trunk to put on the bike I should describe how I want it set up when it is all said and done. I have the Mutazu DMY trunk, and while they aren't exactly know for their high quality I got it for an amazing deal (free!) so I decided to make it stronger. I bought fiberglass resin and some cloth and lined the inside with a minimum of 3 layers with the corners and high stress points getting up to 5. This thing does NOT flex at all now. Unfortunately...no pictures of the process but I will post the final pic before I put the carpet down.
Picture of fiber-glassed inside here
Even though my new fairing has a 12v plug in on it, it is kind of awkward to charge anything other than a GPS there so I decided I want a 12v plug inside the trunk so I can charge anything while I ride. I also bought a rack for the top of the trunk and with it the seller sent a random led taillight strip I was determined to make work. Using my very adequate electrical skills I cut off the included connector and figured out which tail light wire to solder it into (the one that only has ~12v with the brakes applied if you were wondering....or the blue one on 2009 or newer Nomads) Unfortunately you can't see where I soldered it in here but that is the point. I tied in the 12v plug power to the circuit board and the ground will be single wire until it is in the trunk and I will solder in a tap off for the brake light to minimize wiring going into the trunk.
Soldered up the connector, and you can see the 12v plug here, solder to a 3 pin connector that extends about 3 inches from where it exits the trunk on the bottom. Found out with the trunk mounted I could not make the brake light work for now but it is still wired up for future upgrades.
This is the fiberglass lining inside the trunk, ~3 layers and painted dark gray primer, covering with outdoor carpet once I am all set up.
OK now for the trunk setup from the outside. I have the Mutazu luggage rack and upgraded backrest for the wife...a happy wife means a happy husband (rule of life :) ) Same rule applies, no judging garage!
He did a really great job matching paint seeing as we picked a Harley silver (I know, I know parts will start falling off and the trunk will start leaking oil soon, hehe) and a Honda red.
So that's it for the trunk specifically, I will post and update for the final product...well final for now, are we EVER really done with mods?
Awesome job!!!!
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