Could not have done it without your advice, Bro! Thanks so much!
Now, I want to light up the rear end and turn the blinkers into some brake lights too . . . thinking about the brightasslight . . . but want to do something to the turn signal bar . . . after being runover 3 1/2 years ago because a driver on a cell phone did not see me, I am looking to rework the rear lights to be seen and more functional . . .
Ideas?
Have to be a little careful about the various "bright" LED brake and tail lights. There are some that are very bright (at night) but which for various reasons can't be seen well in sunlight. Especially with a trailing sun. One that is, or at least used to be, offered by Kuryakyn is that way as well as a few more generic alternatives.
The current Harley branded piece seems to do pretty well. The "BrightAss" lights you mention also seem to hold up well in this regard.
The signal bar gives a few options; but only a few. You could stay with the big bar and the pancake lights and use the LED bulb kits from RideTime (and others). They're the only ones I know of that really fill the area in a pancake style light. Link here:
http://ridetimetechnology.com/glide_lights.htmHave those in the back of my old Road Glide and have been well satisified. Have been told they show up well from the rear in day or night riding. Some LED regular bulbs won't fit in the pankace style housings. So this is a good option.
If you change the light bar in the rear completely you'll likely be going to the bullet style lights. There are many different LED bulbs to plug in to those. RideTime has a flat full surface light for those as well. They're a bit tricky to get laid down flat and get the lens over correctly. But they do light up very well. The company also warrants them forever. I've got their bullet style lights on the back of my SEEG and the fronts of both bikes.
One downside to the RideTime lights in the front though. To me not a big deal. But forewarned is fore armed.
Even though they are an 1157 socketed bulb they really are only on-off like an 1156 type single element bulb. The running light feed turns them off. The little logic module built in to them then turns them off when they see power from the turn signal feed.
That works fine in normal operation. Running lights and turn signals work exactly as they should and you never know the difference. The one time the difference will show up is when using the four-way or hazard flashers. Four-way flashers won't work in the front with the ignition switch in "off" or in "accessory" if using these RideTime lights since the running lights aren't powered at those times.
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