Smoked LED tail lights
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RE: Smoked LED tail lights
Got it today and installed. I see what WS6 was talking about as far as seeing the wires. Other than that, I'm pleased.
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RE: Smoked LED tail lights
Went for a ride yesterday and got this Lens cover from Drag Specialties at the stealer. They happened to have one sitting on the rack and I snapped it up for 25 bucks. Too bad I forgot I would need a red replacement bulb and the only ones they had at Autozone ran me 18 bucks for two. 
Still looks pretty trick and i can swap the bulbs out if the leds go bad.
Before and afters.
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Still looks pretty trick and i can swap the bulbs out if the leds go bad.
Before and afters.
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...a/SANY0155.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...a/SANY0157.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...a/SANY0156.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...a/SANY0159.jpg
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RE: Smoked LED tail lights
Jay, I actually like the look of that better than the LED for my bike since I don't have LED's anywhere else. Unfortunately I didn't think to check Drag Specialties and couldn't find that option from HD or Kuryakyn. However, XKROME's post concerned me a little about going this route anyway. Apparently the layback lense is much closer to the bulb and his actually ended up melting his smoked lense so J&P replaced the lense and sub'd LED's for a bulb. So, be careful with yours. Looks good though!
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RE: Smoked LED tail lights
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Jay, I actually like the look of that better than the LED for my bike since I don't have LED's anywhere else. Unfortunately I didn't think to check Drag Specialties and couldn't find that option from HD or Kuryakyn. However, XKROME's post concerned me a little about going this route anyway. Apparently the layback lense is much closer to the bulb and his actually ended up melting his smoked lense so J&P replaced the lense and sub'd LED's for a bulb. So, be careful with yours. Looks good though!
Jay, I actually like the look of that better than the LED for my bike since I don't have LED's anywhere else. Unfortunately I didn't think to check Drag Specialties and couldn't find that option from HD or Kuryakyn. However, XKROME's post concerned me a little about going this route anyway. Apparently the layback lense is much closer to the bulb and his actually ended up melting his smoked lense so J&P replaced the lense and sub'd LED's for a bulb. So, be careful with yours. Looks good though!
On the downside, I would like it if it would lite up a little brighter when braking, but it still gets the job done. Saved myself about a 100 beans going this route versus the HD LED setup and it looks much better IMO.
I have the Drag part number and the Autozone part number if anyone wants to try it out.
RE: Smoked LED tail lights
i wasn't sure if i liked it either when i installed it and saw all the spiraling and blinking. but I've gotten lots of positive comments, especially on PGR missions and i can't see it while riding anyway so i figured what the H, maybe cages will see me stopped in front of them.
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RE: Smoked LED tail lights
Friend of mine has the blinking one on his lowrider with integrated turn signals. Theblinking brakelight is an eye catcher in my opinion and therefore, a good thing. However, his turn signals are very hard to notice. I've ridden behind him many times and never seem to see his turn signals right away except at night. He's so conscious of this, though, that he always uses hand signals as well as turn signals.
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RE: Smoked LED tail lights
Sorry man, reread my post and didn't mean to come off like I was knocking your choice. I have ridden behind dudes with the blinky tailights and just find it distracting, to say the least. I prefer a normal solid lite up. That's just another humble opinion from a fellow rider.............