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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 09:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The "Burner" driving lights I bought for ~$20 at my local Advance Auto Parts store a few years back and put on my Uly are looking a little rough (rusty housings and rubber boots torn up), so I was thinking of updating them.

There seem to be a thousand listings on ebay for 18W, 6-LED "driving/spot/fog" lights. They list for around $20/pair. They look kind of cool, and I found a couple of decent youtube reviews for them. They seem OK; has anyone tried them? They look like this:


LED


There's also a supplier that advertises on ADVrider. They claim their LED driving lights are much higher quality, but the price is commensurate: around ~$150/pair.

Any experience/opinions on either of these?
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Ramman4x4
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 01:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not personally, but a guy on the DR650 forum I use just installed a set of the ebay lights you are talking about. The thread isn't that old, but he has some good pictures showing how much more light they produce compared to just the stock headlight. Link below if you are interested.

http://drriders.com/topic15001.html
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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 08:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Brad- Thanks for the link. That's very helpful.
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Ramman4x4
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 10:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Happy to help.

I just installed a 10W LED Spotlight on my DR650 (picture below). I considered lights like the ones you posted, but they stick out too far and would likely get damaged on the trails I take my DR on...that's not as much of an issue on the Uly.

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/mini-auxi liary-lights/10w-mini-aux-2in-modular-led-off-road -work-light/1699/



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Hughlysses
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 09:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

^ That looks like another good possibility. Here's my current setup:


Closeup of bracket:


The brackets are 1" long pieces of 2" x 2" x 1/8" steel angle. After 8 years of use, the paint is chipped up and they're starting to rust, so I just got two new pre-cut pieces of 304 stainless angle from Online Metals to use as replacements. I just need to drill them for the turn signal stalks and whatever lights I use.
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 09:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There's a guy over on ADV that made a batch of lightbars for the Uly. I bet he still has some. They were (are) the best setup I've seen. I bought one a few years ago for like $27? I can't remember.
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 09:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Can't seem to get a good pic.
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Kilgore1826
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2016 - 01:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I use and support Motolight.
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Bukwylde
Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 10:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I know it's not an auxiliary light but I'm switching to the Cyclops led H7 headlights this weekend. Other reviews here claim they are as good as some auxiliary lights. I'll do some before and after shots when I'm done.
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