Added some lights to the bike
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Added some lights to the bike
Added a trucklite 7" led light and rear led turn signals. Really wanted to give some input on the installs and use.
Trucklite LED
Led headlight priced @ 170. Obvious improvement over stock for night time use. The light is a very bright white.
Just couldnt see me buying a daymaker for $230 more especially when i need to buy two running lights as well.
The install was extremely simple plug and play. If you cant do it you should reconsider doing any work on a bike it was literally take screws out, unplug old light, plug new one back in.
I'd give the light an 8/10 and only because there's some hashtag pattern, but nothing major.
Custom dynamics Led turn signal/running/brake light.
I opted for the combo on the turn signals mostly due to my moms bitching about how people cant see me.
The install for just the turn signal would be just dropping a light in. This is different you need to tap into lines and i also didnt find a way to do this without drilling a hole in my light housing.
I will recommend looking at it now that you get some kind of wire wrap. The wires that you use to tap seem thin and wont hold up to much rubbing/bouncing around.
The install was easy enough the positap connectors work well. What i will say about them is put them as far away from the connectors as possible.
The most confusing part was tapping into the right wires. The wiring diagram wasnt that easy to read it went from 7 to 7 to 6 wires. I guess thats correct with how they were but was a little confusing at first.
Overall the turn signal/running/brakr lights are very bright and im impressed. I feel though they should have expanded so the board wraps entirely around the screw holes in the turn signals seemed dumb not to.
Id give these an 8/10 as well.
Trucklite LED
Led headlight priced @ 170. Obvious improvement over stock for night time use. The light is a very bright white.
Just couldnt see me buying a daymaker for $230 more especially when i need to buy two running lights as well.
The install was extremely simple plug and play. If you cant do it you should reconsider doing any work on a bike it was literally take screws out, unplug old light, plug new one back in.
I'd give the light an 8/10 and only because there's some hashtag pattern, but nothing major.
Custom dynamics Led turn signal/running/brake light.
I opted for the combo on the turn signals mostly due to my moms bitching about how people cant see me.
The install for just the turn signal would be just dropping a light in. This is different you need to tap into lines and i also didnt find a way to do this without drilling a hole in my light housing.
I will recommend looking at it now that you get some kind of wire wrap. The wires that you use to tap seem thin and wont hold up to much rubbing/bouncing around.
The install was easy enough the positap connectors work well. What i will say about them is put them as far away from the connectors as possible.
The most confusing part was tapping into the right wires. The wiring diagram wasnt that easy to read it went from 7 to 7 to 6 wires. I guess thats correct with how they were but was a little confusing at first.
Overall the turn signal/running/brakr lights are very bright and im impressed. I feel though they should have expanded so the board wraps entirely around the screw holes in the turn signals seemed dumb not to.
Id give these an 8/10 as well.
Last edited by Superfly3176; Oct 28, 2014 at 07:18 AM.
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Honestly I didn't have to. Im not thrilled about the trim rings either. Rather unfortunate. But still better then the cost from harley.
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i installed mine.. it does not stick out but there is a gap all around between the exiting trim ring and the new lite.. i dont know what will fill in the gap.. maybe a ghost ring is all i could guess
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