Road Glide Driving Lights Options

[88b]

Muck Fe what is it with all the threads about RG lights . I think the only difference between the head light for Europe and US is the small 5w side light. After I got the last set of Euro lamps in the European warehouse for my 04 I realised they dip straight down so I could have just added the 5w light. Here the marker lights in the turn signals are illegal. HD Europe stopped importing RG's in 01, I had to do a personal import and then make it legal here. My advice would be caliper mounted lamps, the added bonus is the turn with the forks, or go HID

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[88b]

you can see the 5w lamp in this pic, a group of us use a blue LED bulb, it's not legal but identifies us.

[gilbos440rt]

I like the Moto Lights, you turn them on with the acc switch also really feels in the sides and are like have your lows and highs on at the same time when you flip your high beams on! People tell me all the time how they catch their eyes during the daylight hours which is a HUGE plus for me and as a bonus I don't have to put up with the...your headlights dont move with your forks any more.... LMAO!!!

I also have the Euro headlights.

[truckerdave]

I met a road glide on the interstate that had blinding headlights and running lights. They looked HID. Way too bright for the highway with the American DOT reflectors. I use the HD International European E-code reflectors like the one in the pic with the running light bulb, with a 90/100 yellow bulb on the left side and a 85/80 high output on the right. It's extremely bright but doesn't blind oncoming traffic, remember all the lighting in the world is not going to do much good if you blind drivers and they veer into your lane!! E-code lenses have a sharper cutoff point on low beam to avoid blinding oncoming traffic and a more focused beam on high. I wired in ceramic headlight plugs that would not melt from the heat of the high power bulbs, that setup lights up the road like the sun came up. There's a site called daniel stern lighting that explains all this in more detail, that's where i got the idea for this. I have noticed since i put the yellow bulb on the left, i seem to be more visible to stupid drivers. Seems to me the best setup would be HID bulbs used with the E-code reflector.

[SPARKY01]

Originally Posted by truckerdave

I met a road glide on the interstate that had blinding headlights and running lights. They looked HID. Way too bright for the highway with the American DOT reflectors. I use the HD International European E-code reflectors like the one in the pic with the running light bulb, with a 90/100 yellow bulb on the left side and a 85/80 high output on the right. It's extremely bright but doesn't blind oncoming traffic, remember all the lighting in the world is not going to do much good if you blind drivers and they veer into your lane!! E-code lenses have a sharper cutoff point on low beam to avoid blinding oncoming traffic and a more focused beam on high. I wired in ceramic headlight plugs that would not melt from the heat of the high power bulbs, that setup lights up the road like the sun came up. There's a site called daniel stern lighting that explains all this in more detail, that's where i got the idea for this. I have noticed since i put the yellow bulb on the left, i seem to be more visible to stupid drivers. Seems to me the best setup would be HID bulbs used with the E-code reflector.

what i wanted to do but e code reflector no longer available except in lh style (for left lane driving).

[fripple]

What is the life span of the HID verses the conventional bulb?

[gilbos440rt]

Should last 3 or 4 times longer from what I've read.