Are they bright enough? I'm looking for some brake lights for my heartland 200mm kit. These strip LEDs attach by double sided tape. I'm worried about the brightness since the LEDs will be firing downwards if taped to the inside of the fender.

 

I used the chromeglow sidefirez kit on my heartland 240 fender and it is plenty bright.


They are actually turned 90 degrees so they face out, instead of down.

 

How long have you had this set up I am curious to the adhesive tape and how well it holds.

 

Only a month or two, so I'm not sure yet. I cleaned the fender with alcohol and used the adhesion promoter prior to installing them. I clamped it on for the night and so far so good.

 

I'm going to have to check out those sidefirez. The 90 degree led is a good idea and those look pretty bright. Thanks!

 

They are plenty bright, but I don't think they are large enough to be used alone. I prefer to run mine as a augment to my turn signals, since Slims don't come with a regular rear brake light.

Mine does run/break/turn and came from Custom Dynamics. I used a Custom Dynamics mounting stick to mount mine, along with 3M adhesive. It has held up fine over the last year. We don't get much humidity or rain here in L.A. though.

 

Heat and extreme cold can also degrade the adhesive.

Most of the trim on any modern cars/trucks is just held on by some form of 3M adhesive or similar stuff, as are most of the tank emblems we all have on our bikes. It's designed for the purpose. Once in a while, trim comes loose, but generally, it lasts for years, maybe decades. I'd think you'd all be just fine with the LEDs under your fender, if it's prepped correctly.

 

Just spent the weekend in LA and got to tour the Heartland shop too. Anyways, that's what I was afraid of, the lights not being bright enough. Did you just splice yours in with the stock tail lights?