Looking for a lighting answer
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Looking for a lighting answer
I want to do the conversion so the blinkers are also running lights and brake lights. I have smoked lenses and my question is can I leave the smoked lenses on and use a red led light in place of the yellow bulbs that come with the smoked kit, ( will this be bright enough) and do you know a good source to get the bulbs from.
Thanks, Steve
Thanks, Steve
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RE: Looking for a lighting answer
I converted to an LED smoked laydown taillight from Kuryakyn and also use their run/stop/turn module. I have smoked turn signal lenses and use a silver coated red bulb on rear and silver coated amber up front. When the lights are off you barely see the bulbs. I got the bulbs from Custom Dynamics and the Kuryakyn stuff from M&M. Kuryakyn makes a clear LED turn signal bulb that I may switch over to eventually. Check out Kuryakyn web site
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Long as you use a red bulb its the same as using a red lense, JP cycles carries red led bulbs and also have seen red bulbs at advance and auto zone parts stores, but you should do a search on this conversion, many did not like it, myself included because it makes the running light almost as bright as the brake light so to some it looks like you are always on the brakes.
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RE: Looking for a lighting answer
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
Long as you use a red bulb its the same as using a red lense, JP cycles carries red led bulbs and also have seen red bulbs at advance and auto zone parts stores, but you should do a search on this conversion, many did not like it, myself included because it makes the running light almost as bright as the brake light so to some it looks like you are always on the brakes.
Long as you use a red bulb its the same as using a red lense, JP cycles carries red led bulbs and also have seen red bulbs at advance and auto zone parts stores, but you should do a search on this conversion, many did not like it, myself included because it makes the running light almost as bright as the brake light so to some it looks like you are always on the brakes.
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RE: Looking for a lighting answer
I picked up some of those silver coated bulbs, I do like when they are off but I found them to be dimmer and the red bulbs arent a real nice red. Looking at going to Biketronics LED now.
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Heres some threads on this conversion, like I said everyone is not happy, and there is two kits to do this with, kuryakin and harley;
https://www.hdforums.com/searchpro.a...imefilter=-365
https://www.hdforums.com/searchpro.a...imefilter=-365
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Thanks, Isn't there a kit just to make the blinkers into running lights also.
Steve
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Also what is the number for the bulbs in the blinkers if I just get some bulbs for running lights. I have a SG
Thanks again, steve
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RE: Looking for a lighting answer
ORIGINAL: vtxed
Thanks, Isn't there a kit just to make the blinkers into running lights also.
Steve
Thanks, Isn't there a kit just to make the blinkers into running lights also.
Steve