Just picked me up one of these this morning at the squealer. Had to go in forthe battery bolt recall and had them put it in. Makes the rear light up alot better. Tim

 

In addition to acting as running lights, to they act as brake lights and directionals, even when the brakes are on?

Thanks,
Sammi

 

Sammi, yes they do act as brake lights. Directionals? Uh, ya lost me there.When one turn signal is on and the brakes are applied, the other turn signal acts as abrake light. Is that what you meant? Tim

 

My question was poorly worded.

Bike is on - rear lights are on.

Brake are applied - rear lights are brighter (brake lights)

Brakes are applied andright directional is applied-
Is the left light brighter, and the rightblinking on and off?

And do you have to change the bulbs too?

Last Question - just remove the seat and plugthat puppy in?

(I tend to over-complicate things)


Thanks,
Sammi

 

That's exactly the way it's suppose to work. Same as most cages.

 

Thanks.

Sammi

 

Timmer,
How does this work with single filament bulbs on the rear blinkers??
The front blinkers have two filament bulbs, so the dim filament is the running light - bright filament is the blinker.
Does the "box" just push more current to the single filament bulb??

 

DD, exactly! No change in the bulbs, still use the single filament.

Sammi, just plug it in, it takes 30 seconds tops,change the turn signal lenses, it comes with 2 red lenses and your done. Tim

 

Sounds like a plan.

Thanks
Sammi

 

When ordering the part from the dealer on on-line, make sure you get the later part number. There are some of the older modules still out there that don't add the brake light feature, it just converts the signal lights to running lights. I made that mistake, but was lucky enough to swap the brake/tail light newer module with someone here on the forums who wanted the older style running lamp only part.

Another great addition for th rear end of the bike is to replace the stock tail lamp lens with a Kuryakyn LED conversion unit. It's about $89.00, but is much brighter than the stock lamp lens and standard bulb. One thing that you can't afford to have is too little light on the back of the bike, especially at at night.

One added bonus is that with the running/brake light conversion, it gives anyone following you 3 points of light to focus on, instead of just one, again, making you more visible to distracted drivers.