I have an Electra Glide and like other models I have 2 lights on either side of my headlight. The switch for them is labeled "Spot" lights but I think that's a bit of a misnomer.
When and why do you guys use these lights? Help illuminate the way? Cut under the fog? Visibility?
I use them for visibility day or night. The problem is these lights are not very directional. I can't align or aim them so they don't shine into the eyes of oncoming traffic. If I use them at night drivers will flash their lights at me. I need to have them on only when no one is coming.
Now for my complaint; These lights are wired up so they only come on when I am on low beam. That's the opposite of what I would expect. When no one is around I want lots of light. As someone approaches I dim my lights and would hope the spot lights would turn off but they turn on.
I simply can not use these lights at night.

 

You can adjust alignment them and you can wire them so they stay on with both high and low beams.

 

Yep, my toggle switch broke so I hard wired mine so that they are on all the time regardless of high or low beam. And does not take much to align them which is especially important if you have like I do, a much brighter than stock such as the TL phase 7.

 

I've had a new 2010 Ultra Classic and now a 2013 limited and i think mine were delivered staying on for both low and high beam. i might be mistaken but i don't think so. i switched out my stock headlights and spots to LED's.....thats another story....and the only time i turn off my spots is when i approach the security gate where i work. other than that, they stay on all the time.

 

If your lamps are real tight you'll need a special socket ( a deep 9/16 socket with an elongated slot cut into to provide clearance for the wires ) You can make one in a few minutes or buy one for about $40.00. Very pricey. He shows the socket at about 5:20 in the video. Good Luck.

 

Added them to my FLHX, I keep them on all the time and they cancel out when the high beam is on

 

This is one fix. HD also provides a harness.


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http://www.harley-davidson.com/app-c...ts/-J05534.PDF

 

There is a thread somewhere on the mod to keep the spots on with the high beam, I did this to my RK. I use the spots mainly at night.

 

I leave my Spots on all the time. I want the brain dead cagers to see me coming! I also bought the harness to allow me to run high beams with the Spots on. It makes a huge difference at night.

 

I run mine in the day for increased visibility. I think I would prefer my spots on with the high beams, that way when someone at night flashes you can put on lo beam and the spots would go out.