Smoked out...
#14
Changed all of my lights over to H-D LEDs, smoked lenses. Will have the H-D Daymakers on the front, as soon as my headlamp gets here mid-week or so.
All in all, fairly easy install. A few notes...
All in all, fairly easy install. A few notes...
- Removing the stock Tour-Pak light assembly was a PAIN. That caulk was some seriously tough stuff to cut through/out. Jeebus...
It looks to me that the smoked Tour-Pak lights are direct replacements for the '14 FLHTK. You had to drill yours based on the older non-wrap around style light on the Tour-Pak?
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The drill template for the new LED assembly calls for something like 12 holes to be drilled, depending on what type of Tour-Pak you start with. Since mine already had the holes drilled for the radio antenna, CB antenna, and cutouts for the corner lights, I only had to drill 4 holes as I recall.
Did that answer your question?
#16
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- There was a terminal conflict between the H-D rear LED turn signals and the H-D rear fender tip light. Both can function as a run/brake. However, there is only one place to plug the "brake" wires into (pin 2 of the fender tip light socket). I've seen where others have spliced the turn signal and fender tip light "brake" wires into each other, then plugged into pin 2. I chose not to for the time being, and unplugged the fender tip "brake" wire from it's socket and replaced it with the turn signal "brake" wire. So, my fender tip is just a run light right now, while the rear turn signals have full run/brake/turn functionality.
Might be good to go for a while!
At least until my oil temp gauge gets here next week...
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Very nice on the smoked LEDs. I have the same setup as you on my king when I brought it home, minus the Daymakers. Been on the fence on these as I've heard others say the bike with 'em were hard to spot at an angle but the new reflectors were better. Any thoughts from your experience, if I may ask?
As an aside, I have the CD LED front fender light. Bright as hell though. So bright I switched lenses to bar&shield logo fender tip lens in chrome.
As an aside, I have the CD LED front fender light. Bright as hell though. So bright I switched lenses to bar&shield logo fender tip lens in chrome.
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Very nice on the smoked LEDs. I have the same setup as you on my king when I brought it home, minus the Daymakers. Been on the fence on these as I've heard others say the bike with 'em were hard to spot at an angle but the new reflectors were better. Any thoughts from your experience, if I may ask?
As an aside, I have the CD LED front fender light. Bright as hell though. So bright I switched lenses to bar&shield logo fender tip lens in chrome.
As an aside, I have the CD LED front fender light. Bright as hell though. So bright I switched lenses to bar&shield logo fender tip lens in chrome.
- Forward illumination? Daymaker indeed. Absolutely lights up the night like nothing else I've experienced. I do a lot of riding in the pre-dawn hours, and I'm thoroughly pleased with how these illuminate not only further down the road, but more of the closer-in-but-peripheral area as well.
- Since the beam is more focused, there is a definite delineation in the darkness. I notice this on the turns, where the "inside" light tends to angle down a bit. Not an issue for me. I've not run into a situation yet where there wasn't enough beam so that I outrode my headlights.
- No real evidence as to change in visibility to others during daylight hours. I've had several folks stop and ask me "what lights are those?" at stoplights, parking lots, etc. So I reckon a few folks are noticing... I may get around to conducting some sort of experiment to see what it looks like from different angles. But I'm not too worried about this one. I rely much more on my riding abilities and situational awareness to keep me visible to others.
For me, the trigger was the increased depth and width of the illuminated FOV while the bike was vertical. That was such a huge plus in my "analysis" that by the time I factored in the minuses (which I feel can be mitigated) and cost, it was worth it to go this route.
Enough rambling...I'll see if my opinion holds once I get a few more miles under their belt!
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