LED lights
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I have an LED main tail light and amber reflectors, all with built-in LEDs. Had to install a ballast to make the indicators work.
The problem with the LED bulbs I have seen is that they shine out, in line with the fitting, but the bulbs in our indicators are mounted sideways on, so I wasn't confident they would give good results.
The problem with the LED bulbs I have seen is that they shine out, in line with the fitting, but the bulbs in our indicators are mounted sideways on, so I wasn't confident they would give good results.
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http://www.customdynamics.com/harley...gnal_retro.htm
For the LEDs to work right, I'm using the Kuryakyn REAR RUN-TURN-BRAKE CONTROLLER: http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/868...ake-Controller
It's not a cheap set up but IMO, it's the ultimate in LEDs.
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I finally went with the LED arrays from Custom Dynamics and they're extremely bright! They're expensive but have a lifetime guarantee. They also require trimming of the circuit board for proper fitment. I don't understand the "parking light" part of your question though, sorry.
http://www.customdynamics.com/harley...gnal_retro.htm
For the LEDs to work right, I'm using the Kuryakyn REAR RUN-TURN-BRAKE CONTROLLER: http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/868...ake-Controller
It's not a cheap set up but IMO, it's the ultimate in LEDs.
http://www.customdynamics.com/harley...gnal_retro.htm
For the LEDs to work right, I'm using the Kuryakyn REAR RUN-TURN-BRAKE CONTROLLER: http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/868...ake-Controller
It's not a cheap set up but IMO, it's the ultimate in LEDs.
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That's correct, the REAR RUN-TURN-BRAKE CONTROLLER turns your rear signals into running lights & brake lights. So now rather than having just the one center brake light, I have 3 very bright brake lights. Release the brake and they dim down to being running lights.
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From: Beautiful SW Missouri Ozark Mountain Country
It is my understanding that an electronic flasher relay will fix the non-blinking or fast-blinking led turn signals, instead of the ballast resistor.
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Yeah, Tom, a modern flasher will fix that. Putting a resistor in parallel with it is just kinda dumb. You are drawing the same current as the original light bulb. Now, if you have that fancy flasher module on the later Evos, I dunno about that one, and you may need to just go with the resistor to fake out the module, but for our bikes that use a separate flasher module, that's the way to go.
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