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Old 11-04-2009, 06:58 PM
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Thumbs up Review of Custom Dynamics LED Tail Light

A few weeks ago, Dave from Custom Dynamics offered to send out the Street Magic Genesis II LED Tail Light to a few folks to try them out. I took Dave up on his offer and promptly received the Genesis 2 Laydown Smoked tail light (for FLHX) in the mail and easily installed it in a matter of minutes. The fit and finish are top notch. Real nice quality, light weight and very bright. It's a vast improvement over my previous tail light, which was barely visible during the day and not a whole lot better at night. Although these photos don't do the Gen II justice, I've attached a few pics to show how bright the lights are and the fit/form/function of the unit. Overall, the Street Magic Gen II is a great piece of gear and I'm confident that cagers are seeing me much better during day and night riding.
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Old 11-04-2009, 07:43 PM
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Does the kit include a "load balancer" since you're going from a normal incandescent bulb to an LED style???
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I installed one also this week, paid for mine. So not obligated or biased regarding the units build or performance. Having said that, it is very well made, and I really like the performance. I went from OEM to this and do not have one of the other LED options available for comparison... but this is bright. I like the red plastic reflector that the LEDs are enclosed in too, can't speak about the clear or smoked plastic. But the red "lay down style" is what I got. There is something going on inside the reflector to add to the units brightness I think. There must be a prism texture or something to help with the throw of the light... it works. Well worth the money in my opinion. Best Regards, Bill
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No need for a load equalizer on the brake light. The only time it's needed is for turn signals, the load from the LED's are so low that the TSSM (TSM) think it's a blown bulb and flashes fast.
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I went from OEM to this and do not have one of the other LED options available for comparison... but this is bright. I like the red plastic reflector that the LEDs are enclosed in too, can't speak about the clear or smoked plastic. But the red "lay down style" is what I got. There is something going on inside the reflector to add to the units brightness I think. There must be a prism texture or something to help with the throw of the light... it works. Well worth the money in my opinion. Best Regards, Bill
I think you're right about that. There is something inside the unit that tends to amplify the brightness. Not sure what it is, but it works great...
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Looks good. Looks like the one I have from HD.
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A few weeks ago, Dave from Custom Dynamics offered to send out the Street Magic Genesis II LED Tail Light to a few folks to try them out. I took Dave up on his offer and promptly received the Genesis 2 Laydown Smoked tail light (for FLHX) in the mail and easily installed it in a matter of minutes. The fit and finish are top notch. Real nice quality, light weight and very bright. It's a vast improvement over my previous tail light, which was barely visible during the day and not a whole lot better at night. Although these photos don't do the Gen II justice, I've attached a few pics to show how bright the lights are and the fit/form/function of the unit. Overall, the Street Magic Gen II is a great piece of gear and I'm confident that cagers are seeing me much better during day and night riding.

Looks good, they make one of those for a 2001 Road King?
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Looks good, they make one of those for a 2001 Road King?
I believe they do. Check their website and click on the "catalog" link.

http://www.customdynamics.com/
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