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Old 10-18-2012, 08:02 PM
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Cool, thanx. I might remove the eyebrow too if that does the trick.
 
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Don't get it wrong, if you remove the eyebrow then you have to get creative to create a mount. Not a big deal if you have tools and experience. If you do not, just ask somebody to modify it to be mounted upside down. The light itself has to stay the way it was designed, just the case has to be modified slightly to allow 180 degrees rotation.

Edit: I can help RonT1972 at no charge, but the trip from Silicon Valley to here is rather long ... then again, just let me know if you are coming this way.
 

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I bought a set of HD aux lights off of ebay, I love how thay have helped my rides at night!
 
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I rode for a bit without the aux lights but find using them gives a bit more lateral lighting, distance is a bit extended but the hi-beam lights the long distance you need for deer evasion.

Alignment is key, stand off a wall at 25 ft, check for light placement, should be 3 ft to the top of the light beam, any more pi$$es off oncoming traffic, who knows you may like that idea!

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we tapped them into the power line coming to the headlight used a relay to watch for current flow, and went to town... they worked great! here is the set up we made




on my bob i drilled and tapped the lower tripple tree
 
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Edit: I can help RonT1972 at no charge, but the trip from Silicon Valley to here is rather long ... then again, just let me know if you are coming this way.
Thanx! I appreciate the offer. Out of curiosity I checked google maps...

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thanks von when I order it if I have any problems Ill get in touch, not sure what the diffrence will be for my bike-----the guy I bought it from said it was a WG front end. At the time of purchase that was "greek" to me but Im slowly catchin on, LOL
 
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Thanx! I appreciate the offer. Out of curiosity I checked google maps...

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See, there are just four things that separate us. Mountains, desert, prairie and swamp. Should be nothing for a Sporty, methinks?
 
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Go LED you will not regret it.
 
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