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Old 04-02-2012, 03:57 PM
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Default Tourpak bulbs - LED conversion complete

Since I converted the taillights on my TriGlide to LED, including the addition of a high-mount third brake light, I wanted to do something about the bulbs in the tourpak. The OEM tourpak bulbs are just your standard run-of-the-mill 1157 bulbs, acting as additional running lights and brake lights but lacking the performance and brightness of LED bulbs.

Researching this a bit, I found you can buy specially-designed boards consisting of an array of LEDs. Although they are nice, they have several drawbacks in my opinion: (1) They are quite expensive, (2) they require a bit of disassembly (removing the lenses from the tourpak which can be messy), and (3) they don't provide much light when looking at the bike from the sides.

So I looked around for a plug-and-play replacement and found these on eBay. These bulbs have 27 high-intensity "surface-mount device" (SMD) LEDs with six facing directly to the rear and the other 21 arranged in layers around the bulb. This produces light that's visible from all angles.

Although they took a while getting here, being shipped directly from China, I'm very satisfied with them. They produce very bright red illumination to the tourpak, especially from the sides, and being LED technology they provide that "instant on" performance as expected from an LED bulb. They are true plug-and-play and have no clearance issues whatsoever. They cost $23 for two bulbs with free shipping. You may be able to find similar bulbs in your local AutoZone, Pep Boys, or other automotive parts retailer but I never took the time to drive all over town to see.

I think this is a good bang-for-your-buck way to go without going overboard on cost.





 
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those look great.
 
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Why.not post the vendor or the page so we can order?
 
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Yes Please post vendor. Was it a Ebay vendor??

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Sorry, wasn't sure if it was OK to post links to other vendors / ebay on this forum.

The vendor is named "cn.store"

Here is a link to the ebay listing I bought my bulbs from.
 
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HD Rider,

Did you order the red ones or the white ones?

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Sorry, wasn't sure if it was OK to post links to other vendors / ebay on this forum.

The vendor is named "cn.store"

Here is a link to the ebay listing I bought my bulbs from.
 
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I ordered the red bulbs. From what I've read on various forums, for the best performance you should always try to match the LED color to the color of the lenses they will be installed with, e.g., red LED bulbs go behind red lenses, orange LEDs go behind orange lenses, etc.
 
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Since I converted the taillights on my TriGlide to LED, including the addition of a high-mount third brake light, I wanted to do something about the bulbs in the tourpak


what did u use to convert the taillights?/ and where did u get the 3rd brake lite??
thanks
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Originally Posted by burgies08ultra
what did u use to convert the taillights?/ and where did u get the 3rd brake lite??
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burgie
Burgie,

The fender / tail lights are a new offering from HD consisting of two new LED light assemblies and a new run / brake / turn signal module that replaces the existing one on the trike. The part number on the kit is 67800133.

The high-mount third brake light is from Custom Dynamics, part number 02010.
 
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Originally Posted by HD_Rider
Burgie,

The fender / tail lights are a new offering from HD consisting of two new LED light assemblies and a new run / brake / turn signal module that replaces the existing one on the trike. The part number on the kit is 67800133.

The high-mount third brake light is from Custom Dynamics, part number 02010.
HD,
What was the price on the new 67800133 run/brake/turn kit?
Thanks,
Buddy....
 


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