Topbox Reflector's

The Suzuki OEM luggage sports some very nice red panels.  Although these look really nice, they are actually just red transparent pieces of plastic.  It would have been nice if Suzuki had made them with an option of installing additional lighting like what is available in the Givi luggage range, or at the very least made them reflective panels.


The later is a very easy mod though, and something that I would highly recommend you do.  For a few quid, it makes a lot of sense.  You need to make sure you buy a good quality reflective tape.  Personally I used 3M Solas Tape.  This is the same tape that is used on RAF pilots helmets and clothing so that they can be found during a search - so its pretty good stuff.  You can find it on eBay for a few quid a metre.

First, remove the red plastic which is held by a couple of screws from inside the lid

Next, cut and stick the Solas tape as shown

The left side is modified, the right side is standard so far

Here you can clearly see the difference it makes under a camera flash

In the real world in front of a cars headlamps, they really show up brilliantly.
Job done.