Passing lamps to bright?
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Passing lamps to bright?
Ive got an 05 flhr, when driving at night on low beam with passing lamps on I am always getting people flashing the brights, They seem to be aligned perfectley, anyone else experiencing this problem?
RE: Passing lamps to bright?
Will,
Your headlight along with your passing lights are very bright. People mistake them for brights. I use to run in the daytime with my passing lights on along with my headlight and then turn them off at night.
It's your choice. It is noti illegal to run with them.
Terry
Your headlight along with your passing lights are very bright. People mistake them for brights. I use to run in the daytime with my passing lights on along with my headlight and then turn them off at night.
It's your choice. It is noti illegal to run with them.
Terry
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On my new 05 EG Classic the running lights were set way high. My low beams with the passing lamps on were actually brighter than my high beam.
Park where you can shine the lights against a wall and go from bright to dim and see which is brightest. Also turn the passing lamps off and on and see if they are set high.
Like someone said, cars sometimes thing you are on bright just because they see three lights. When they flash their lights at you, go to bright for a second, and they will realize you are on dim. The high beam is quite a bit brighter and higher than dim is, even with the passing lights on.
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Bill
Park where you can shine the lights against a wall and go from bright to dim and see which is brightest. Also turn the passing lamps off and on and see if they are set high.
Like someone said, cars sometimes thing you are on bright just because they see three lights. When they flash their lights at you, go to bright for a second, and they will realize you are on dim. The high beam is quite a bit brighter and higher than dim is, even with the passing lights on.
Regards,
Bill
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If your are sure they are aligned right then don't worry about it. When I got my 04 RK I had the same problem with people blinking at me. What I discovered was the left light was a little high and to the left. When I ride at night with the OL on the back the back of the bike goes down alittle which raises the head lights and then they blink at me. The only thing I can say about that is,that's life they'll just had to deal with it.
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My alignment SUCKS. I have not gotten around to adjusting it, but when I turn my highbeam on, I feel like it's aimed at the third star on the left and and I can't see ****. [:@] The passing lamps are aimed in two different directions, like some wall-eyed baby that just got dropped on it's right ear...freaking low beam? Sometimes I pull over and get off, walk around the front of the bike and make sure it's still on.
All the while I have people flashing their high beams at me when I have the passing lamps on...
and I can't see NUTTIN.
Mac
All the while I have people flashing their high beams at me when I have the passing lamps on...
and I can't see NUTTIN.Mac
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If the newer bikes are like the RK I had, you loosen up the nut under the light where the wire goes in and adjust the light, then retighten it. Just don't loosen it up much otherwise the light will move again as you retighten
Quite often , they are not too tight to just grab it and aim it without loosening , then tighten it when you're done.
Quite often , they are not too tight to just grab it and aim it without loosening , then tighten it when you're done.
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RE: Passing lamps to bright?
TCSTD is right...
To adjust the headlamp, the manual says to put the front axle 25 feet from a wall, stand the bike on two wheels (not on kickstand), have someone of your weight sit on the bike, turn on the ignition. The low beam light should strike the wall at the same height as the light is from the ground on the bike...essentially aimed straight ahead and not to left or right. You adjust it using the adjuster screws underneath the headlamp door by using the slots (no need to remove).
I would guess you would do the same thing with the passing lamps...only adjusting as TCSTD stated...
I'm too lazy to get out there, but I will.
Mac
To adjust the headlamp, the manual says to put the front axle 25 feet from a wall, stand the bike on two wheels (not on kickstand), have someone of your weight sit on the bike, turn on the ignition. The low beam light should strike the wall at the same height as the light is from the ground on the bike...essentially aimed straight ahead and not to left or right. You adjust it using the adjuster screws underneath the headlamp door by using the slots (no need to remove).
I would guess you would do the same thing with the passing lamps...only adjusting as TCSTD stated...
I'm too lazy to get out there, but I will.
Mac
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