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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 08:23 AM
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Dennis Kirk has smoked tail light lens' for my 16" Road King:

https://www.denniskirk.com/drag-spec...prd/215489.sku

I v\believe this is the lens I need with the bottom tag window?

Can I then use this bulb?

https://www.denniskirk.com/drag-spec....prd/22419.sku
 
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 09:23 AM
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Custom dynamics led tailight. That bulb you're talking about is useless.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 10:08 AM
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Yes but your talking over $150.
The original tail light uses a halogen bulb
just like the one listed. Why wouldn't the smoked
light be the same??
 
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 10:43 AM
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OP - Thanks for the info. I've been looking for a lay-down, smoke tail-light for my '14 RK. If that Drag Specialties halogen bulb is not bright enough, I'm guessing you can probably find another red halogen with brighter intensity. Let us know how it works out.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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I am working on my rear lighting as well. I am removing the stock turn and inserting saddlebag support turn signals and going with a R-B-T module. I was going to go with the smoke brake also but red LED is much cheaper. Is there a benefit to the smoke or really just cosmetic?
 
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Cosmetic, the reason smoked is more expensive is just a scam. Maybe you can buy a red LED and replace it with the smoked lens?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bulldog82098
Cosmetic, the reason smoked is more expensive is just a scam. Maybe you can buy a red LED and replace it with the smoked lens?
From everything I am finding the rear break does not have a plug and play type LED bulb. Need the LED conversion kits.
 
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Cheapest one I can find so far....


https://www.denniskirk.com/drag-spec...prd/215354.sku
 
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Originally Posted by bulldog82098
Cosmetic, the reason smoked is more expensive is just a scam. Maybe you can buy a red LED and replace it with the smoked lens?

I am running the setup you are talking about. I run a simple smoked replacement lens, and a cheap 3157 LED replacement blade style bulb. It's bright as heck, and MUCH cheaper than the options I have seen. Second pic is brake lights ON.


Edit: My turn signals are standard red 1156 bulbs and I use the run/turn/brake module.
 
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Smoked lense's on ALL vehicles should be outlawed!
 
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