Thanks to 18 out of 19 of you for your responses.... Yeah... you all seem to feel the same way I did. Mostly, I was surprised that a dealer that I had spent a lot of money at would let a $1000+ sale walk out the door. Yes they are in business to make money but should think about keeping good customers loyal.... That was the reason for my post.

 

Dude... WTF??? Did you read the post before you started your wiseass reply? No, I did not pay labor to have lights installed... I'm able to do that myself thank you very much. The things I did pay labor for where outside of my comfort zone.... Apes/internal wiring, pipes, stage 1, chrome lowers.....

Sorry to "sicken" you by not being a mechanic......

oh yeah.... it's "you're" not "your" and "Lights" not "Lites"..... people that can't handle 5th grade English sicken me.......

OK... we're even now.... can we buy each other a virtual beer??

 

before i would have bought them from the new dealer i would have called the old dealer and told him of your find. betcha he would have matched his price. then i would have told the old dealer to go pound sand and bought them from the new dealer.

 

I would have shopped around for the best price on the lights. Probably would have gotten 15-30% off, maybe 50-60% off going aftermarket. (Thinking about it I would have changed my mind long before it broached the $1k mark).

 

Competition is the backbone of Capitalism.

 

These dealerships switch policy all the time. This month Harley Corporate says at the meetings says all the money comes from the fresh blood so milk 'em out at list price since they don't know better. But next winter they'll be fighting to keep you coming back with discounts and sales and all that.

Man, these LED's are a high dollar option. They must be a hell of a thing to see lighting up the road.

 

Would've done the same thing, except I like going to a local Indy instead.

 

Would have done the same but dont go burnin any bridges as you never know when you might need your original dealer

 

I agree with not burning bridges... That's why I'm not calling them out by name (or even State) here. I also won't pull in there next week showing them what I bought elsewhere. They didn't do anything wrong... I was just surprised they elected to pass on a sale from a good customer and said there was nothing they could (or wanted) to do. I had a feeling that most of you would have done the same thing and go for the best deal... Business is business..... I don't feel guilty. They didn't want a discounted sale and I wasn't willing to pay full price. I would have waited to find them on sale.

Yes, these are expensive... But for the performance and increased safety, I think they are a nice addition to any bike. I did look at the non-Harley brands as well. I just decided that these where what I was looking for. I did appreciate the review someone posted a while ago comparing the Harley LED to Truck-Lite's. It was very informative and I read the whole thread more then once. One thing that I liked about the Harley rear turn signals and break light was that they would work together (plug and play) and no load balancer was needed. I like that the turn signals will also function as break lights.

All in all, I'm excited to put all of these on. I have a feeling I'll be riding more at night just to enjoy them!

 

I would have done the same thing with no regrets or looking back at that dealer.