| Author | Message | ||
     Electraglider_1997 |
Was installing my "Optilux by EG" foglights and dropped one on the garage floor. Broke the darned thing. Thank the Lord that these are only $19 bucks per pair and not some 200 dollar set that some of you guys buy. Even so, I'm plenty ticked at myself. Now I have to buy another pair and will have an extra. Anybody need just one when I get them, let me know. 3" diameter Optilux from Walmart.  | ||
| Trevd |
Look at the bright side - when you break the next one you try to install, you won't have to go out and buy another set!  | ||
| Hughlysses |
Or you can put THREE on the front of your Uly for a unique look! | ||
| Okc99 |
Electra............asymetry is the key to being seen. | ||
| Crusty |
Are you putting aux/fog lights on Sage's bike, as well? | ||
| Mikef5000 |
On a related note, I fixed my wiring 'issue' today, so my "Optilux by EG" variants are now fully functional! They look great during the day, but really want to test them at night. Too bad it just snowed 2 inches. I'm just hoping that the different reflectors make them more effective than the low beam, even though I've got a brighter bulb in the low beam. (55w HID v. 35w HID's in the fogs)   | ||
| Froggy |
My $200 PIAA's have survived hitting a car. Bracket cracked, but the bulb survived and still works.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
Put it on the topcase. Anti-tailgater light. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Crusty, I did Sage's bike a few weeks ago before we got snowed in. Didn't drop his. In fact, he's p.o'd because he bought me the light I broke for my Christmas present. When I dropped that light I got a real sick feeling in the pit of my gut. Here's Sage's bike with the lights http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/516110.html | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Mikef5000, Those optilux lights are very bright. Make sure that when you have them on that your front turn signals can be seen. That is one reason I put turnsignals on the handguards. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Hugh, You might have a good idea about using all three. One right between and below the headlamps. I'll see if I can do that. Then there is always the probability of me spazzing out and flipping that one in the air too.  | ||
| Etennuly |
Mount that third one on top of your helmet. That way where ever you look it lights up!  You could wire it through you jacket the way heated jackets are set up. You know how people's eyes instinctively go to a hi-beam light that is coming at you.....well no more need to flash your hi beam to get them to dim theirs.  | ||
| Billyo |
Mike, can you pull the lights out of the housings easily to change bulbs? I have optilux lights on two bikes and the bulbs that came with them burned out pretty quickly. Replacement bulbs from Auto Zone haven't burned out yet. Electraglider, you could mount the third light on a swivel like a spot light on a cop car. | ||
| Crackhead |
throw a red light in there and use it for a 50w brake light | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Billyo Before putting my Optilux together into the ABS housing like you see above on Mikef5000 photo, I took the back casing off the Optilux lights by removing the two screws. Then I bored a 2" hole in that plastic casing where the wires normally exit the optilux so that in the future I could easily get at the bulb for changing by just taking off the back cap of the optilux by EG. That 2" hole is is all within the ABS housing and not subject to weather. I should have taken pictures so that this is all more easily understood but I didn't. You can see the cap I'll have to remove to get at the back of the optilux to change bulbs. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/516110.html | ||
| Mikef5000 |
I did not make mine easy to replace the bulbs, but I did switch to HID bulbs, so they should last much longer. I figure I can just cut the ABS fitting off and spend the $3 on a new fitting if a bulb does goes out. | ||
| Billyo |
Thanks, the hole in the back makes sense. Those lights can't be beat for the money. They really get the attention of other drivers and help light up the road. It will be interesting to see how much better the HID's do at lighting the road up ahead. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I also chose to go the cheap route. Aluminum bar stock from Lowes+$17 autozone lights+eastern beaver's relay. Works great but the light bar should be thicker. I noticed that the lights resonate at 75MPH a little. |
