Now the Bighead fixings are set, and the rubber paint is dried inside the cycle wings, it was time to fix them to the car.
First, setting the indicator repeaters in place was straightforward. Drilling fibre glass neatly is not easy, and I'm glad the holes are hidden behind the repeaters... The hardest bit is getting the heat shrinkwrapped (necessary for IVA apparently) green wire through the cycle wing support and out of the tiny hole at the bottom. Rubber lubricant, and lots and lots of push and pull, and worming it out with a bent paperclip!
Then, thanks to the Bigheads, it was just a case of cable tying the wings on. I'm pleased with this method - they can be removed and replaced without any grief at all.
The short black earth wire was tucked into the cable ties, then riveted to the support.
UPDATE: At the end of the build, getting ready for IVA, I put a small grommet in the holes where the repeater wire (heatshrinked) enters and leaves the wingstay. This isn't in the Assembly Guide, but you should do it to.
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| I used plenty of heatshrink to tidy and protect the repeater wires |
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| Doubled up cable ties ready for fixing to cycle wing stays |
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| Under LHS cycle wing, with cable ties in place, and black earth wire nipped up and then riveted |
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| Job done! |
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