denon970
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With "warm" 45 degree weather here in upstate NY today, it was a good day to start one of my winter projects. Last week, I ordered a set of Clearwater LED driving lights, in copper from Pashnit (thanks again Tim).
Everything is top quality...I noticed that as I was unpacking the kit...you get what you pay for. The first thing I did was mount the lights on the front calipers. Everything lined up perfectly, so no problems here. I then removed all of the front plastics.
The wiring was the longest step (probably an hour + taking my time), but the diagrams were easy to follow, everything is color coded, and it all worked on the first try.
I mounted the dimmer dial just to the right of the ignition key. The dial housing was 3 sided, so I boxed the bottom of it off with a U shaped piece of aluminum, and riveted that piece in place. A piece of "super sticky" 3M double sided tape keeps the whole unit in place on the triple tree.
The kit came with an optional relay that bypases the dimmer dial, so when the high beams are turned on, full power is sent to the lights. I'd reccomend installing this because the lights are noticeably brighter when the dimmer is bypassed compared to when the dimmer is at 100%.
I have not yet put the factory headlights back on, but I'm anxious to see what these do in combination with a 55W high and low HID set. I may have to disconnect something if airplanes start following me around. But these LEDs are definetely brighter than I expected...brighter than the headlights on most cars. I could easily get by using only these at night. Its great having the lights turn with the handlebars! I'll post up when I get the rest of it put back together.
Everything is top quality...I noticed that as I was unpacking the kit...you get what you pay for. The first thing I did was mount the lights on the front calipers. Everything lined up perfectly, so no problems here. I then removed all of the front plastics.
The wiring was the longest step (probably an hour + taking my time), but the diagrams were easy to follow, everything is color coded, and it all worked on the first try.
I mounted the dimmer dial just to the right of the ignition key. The dial housing was 3 sided, so I boxed the bottom of it off with a U shaped piece of aluminum, and riveted that piece in place. A piece of "super sticky" 3M double sided tape keeps the whole unit in place on the triple tree.
The kit came with an optional relay that bypases the dimmer dial, so when the high beams are turned on, full power is sent to the lights. I'd reccomend installing this because the lights are noticeably brighter when the dimmer is bypassed compared to when the dimmer is at 100%.
I have not yet put the factory headlights back on, but I'm anxious to see what these do in combination with a 55W high and low HID set. I may have to disconnect something if airplanes start following me around. But these LEDs are definetely brighter than I expected...brighter than the headlights on most cars. I could easily get by using only these at night. Its great having the lights turn with the handlebars! I'll post up when I get the rest of it put back together.
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