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Visionary
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Memphis | Rainy day project. Low headlight beam only. Can you see them?........ 
Ok, I'll add the Clearwaters. How about now?.......... 
Ok, last clue. Let's light up the HID....... 
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Visionary
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Memphis | A little photoshop night-vision. Ever since I color-matched the big access panel under the windshield, I feel like I gave away about two feet of visibility to oncoming traffic. That huge aluminum "flying v" is visible a long way off. These LEDs make me look four-feet wide again. 
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Central Wisconsin |
First I thought you photoshopped those leds in...lol! Are the 18 led strips attached with a 3m tape/adhesive? Do you get any light in your eyes from them at night? Did you wire them up off the HID light switch? Could you provide a link where you purchased them? Sorry for all the questions...inquiring minds need to know 
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Visionary
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Memphis | I didn't make a big deal out of this for several reasons. 1) Not convinced on the quality of the LEDs. $27.00 at AutoZone (also in Canadian WalMarts). Obviously Chinese made and not blacked out. You can see the wiring/diodes between each LED. Not sure what to use to paint them black that would last. 2) I drilled a hole in the bottom of my right fairing to run the wires on that side (not a popular option). 3) The look. It looks like I highlighted its "ears". I was going for something more menacing. Having said that, women and kids think it's the coolest thing ever. Is that a bad thing? They come with 3m brand tape on the back. They stick really well. I PosiTapped into the Pink/Green wire coming off the HID switch. I could do this whole thing in about 20 minutes and I can undo it in about 2 minutes (not counting scaping off the tape/cleanup). This is just a little experiment that I may or may not keep. I can see a faint glow through the clear strip since it is not blacked out. It is not distracting at all. No direct light from the LEDs from the saddle. 28" White LEDs. (2 - 14" strips) p.s. - The "glow" from each lit LED is about 5 times the width of the actual diode. That's why they look photoshopped. The strip is basically invisible head-on when mounted and unlit. About as thin as a dime. I would say 3 or 4 times thinner than the strip used on the MOABL. Very cool concept and amazing amount of light for their size. Each LED is about as big as half a grain of rice. 
Edited by SongFan 2011-03-10 11:36 AM
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Cruiser
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dinwiddie, va | They aren't bad lights. I have installed these on a few Visions for saddlebag lighting. They have been on some bikes since 08. But they aren't out in the weather though. Looks cool. They did looked photoshopped! |
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Central Wisconsin | Having said that, women and kids think it's the coolest thing ever. Is that a bad thing? Yeah, that's a good thing The price is right to have some fun with it. You gave me idea of using amber lights and hooking them up to the turn signals. Didn't realize the strip was that thin, thanks for the details. |
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Visionary
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Memphis | Every time I look at them lit up I think "Hmmm that's a bit much." And then I think "It's a frickin VISION! Of course it's a bit much!" |
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Cruiser
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Midlothian, Va. | SongFan - 2011-03-10 1:04 PM Every time I look at them lit up I think "Hmmm that's a bit much." And then I think "It's a frickin VISION! Of course it's a bit much!"Now that's funny..............looks good btw.
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Puddle Jumper
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Prince George, BC, Canada | Check out this guy for LEDs. He has great prices and great products.
http://www.canadiancruisercustomizing.com/
Cheers!
Edited by KDKing 2011-03-11 6:00 PM
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