Tried to spice up those ugly air boxes......what do you think?

[mashley]

After much delibration I just couldn't see spending all that money for the yamaha air box covers, so I tried something else. Got $28 in it, what do you think?

[cecdoo]

Looks pretty good, did you fab them or are they emblems from another vehicle? Nice job:bowdown: Craig

[MMVenture]

Another Kudo... Give your secret away, what did you use? They look awesome.

[hydraulicman]

looks very good, how did you do it.

[Grey Ghost]

I think it looks great. So, out with it. How'd you do it?

 

Jeff

[Princess M]

Check out this thread:

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19749

 

There are a couple pictures of what others have done.

[mashley]

I found a set of fake auto fender vents at Advance Auto Parts $20 (2 per pack). There were two screws behind the double sided tape on the back that held the black vents in the middle. Remove them and all the tape. Then I hollowed out the inside middle piece. Cut off the long end of the middle piece so they didn't hit the lower fairing. I then heated the piece from the backside with a heat gun till it became slightly flexible. (Wear some good gloves cause this stuff will burn you.) I then molded it to the shape of the air box. Once the piece cooled I put 2 layers of 3M Super Strength double sided tape on the top and 3 layers on the bottom and pressed it to the box. I then removed my lower fairing and air deflectors and lightly headed the piece on the bike to help the tape mold to the piece and held it in place till it cooled. Tip: Wear welding gloves you can hold the piece while heating and you wont get burned. I let it set overnight to make sure the tape would hold and then put bike back together. I have pics of this process if anyone would like to see them. If your willing to ride to my place on one of my off days I would be glad to help someone with the install.