Is there a way to adjust passing lamps down so they don't blind oncoming traffic? Ideas?

 

Sure, remove the turn signal, now you have access to the retaining nut that holds the aux light and the turn signal in position.

Loosen the nut enough so you can move the light, don`t loosen too much or you will need 3 hands to hold everything in place...

There is a wire passing through the nut, so you will find the job much easier with a 9/16 deep socket that has been cut to allow the wire to pass through. You can also find these sockets ready made for cheap on the internet.

 

Since you have a Fatboy, I don't know what type of passing lamp bracket you have or if you relocated your turn signals to beneath the lamps.

In any case, there is a nut at the bottom of each passing lamp that holds it tightly in place. You must loosen the nut, adjust the passing lamp and retighten the nut.

In some cases, it requires removing the turn signal if it was relocated under the lamp. In my case, with a Heritage, I must remove the turn signal. There is a wire that passes through the center of the nut holding the passing lamp in place. I must then use a slotted 9/16" socket to loosen the nut and adjust the passing lamp.

I also do not know the correct torque spec for the nut holding your passing lamp in place. Mine is 18 ft-lbs.

Hope this helps.

ETA: Dan - You got me while I was typing.

 

Find a wall with flat pavement.
Roll your rig 20-30 ft away facing the wall
Handlebars straight, low beam ON, throw a leg over it, straighten it up, off the stand
Tug, turn or twist each passing lamp to light no higher than low beam, yes go ahead, nothing's bad's gonna happen...
Admire your work
Done.

 

I've had the oem aux kit for a while now. I installed the jw speaker aux. lights. They are nice and bright but I kept getting flashed on my way home Friday as I see the point higher than my low beam. One neat fact I didn't know before was that jw speaker is made in my home state of Wisconsin. I thought that was pretty cool. Thanks for the info everyone.

 

You might have to flip some LED lights over... Rotate them 180 degrees.

When I put in my cheap (but uber bright) Optic bulbs, the first time I popped them in, they were both pointing skyward. I pulled them out, rotated them and they pointed downward.

The housings to the lights on the HD aux bracket I bought for my Slim has two dished washers for each light. Once you loosen the nut underneath the bracket a touch, the housings become loose enough to move around and point in the proper direction. I just used an open end wrench.

I haven't relocated my turn signals yet... But, I want to sooner, rather than later. I figure that'll probably be my big Winter project! LOL

 

Don't know if this will help, but here's a video: