Newbie question about lights?

[jlg]

Folks,
I've lit up everything I can find on the bike, and yet ONE of the circles in the headlights doesn't appear to do anything. I've hopefully attached a picture of what I am talking about.

Any ideas here??? Do I need to get this back to the dealer to see why this isn't lighting? Also what are they/WHEN are they supposed to light up?
Thanks,
Jim

[revjvegas]

that is as it should be

I think in the UK they use those slots for the low beams, but not here in the states.

[Lew L]

We must find a use for this space!!! Rocket launcher, twin 30 cal's, more turnsignals, running lights???

Kaos

[Chupaca]

you could always add lights there connecting to the park/running lights. or order the european set up which is better, they have less road lighting...

[ARtraveler]

They have you covered. As it should be is correct.

[LLSailor]

We must find a use for this space!!! Rocket launcher, twin 30 cal's, more turnsignals, running lights???

Kaos

Need a Marvin the Martian disintegrator, otherwise there's just more junk to drive through.

[Lew L]

I like that idea!!!

Kaos

[NorCalBud]

I asked this very same question as my first post here on SL about 2 years ago (and got the same answer about being on European use only). It was driving me nuts thinking that something on my Spyder was already broken when I just got it. Nice to see this blank spot bothers someone else too!

[Phil]

That little thing is a small convex mirror on the USA RTs.

You can add a small LED projection light (1 LED) to shine on to that mirror from down in the fog shroud. Not easy, but it can be done.

[Deanna777]

I asked this very same question as my first post here on SL about 2 years ago (and got the same answer about being on European use only). It was driving me nuts thinking that something on my Spyder was already broken when I just got it. Nice to see this blank spot bothers someone else too!

I also have a 2014RTS-SE6 and the same area (blank Spot does not light up for me. Deanna

[Deanna777]

That little thing is a small convex mirror on the USA RTs.

You can add a small LED projection light (1 LED) to shine on to that mirror from down in the fog shroud. Not easy, but it can be done.

Can a dealer add a small LED projection light( 1 LED)? Deanna

[Phil]

Deanna- depends on the dealer. I'm not trying to be trite, but my dealer... absolutely not. But I'm sure there are some that might be able to tackle it.

[GeoffCee]

that is as it should be

I think in the UK they use those slots for the low beams, but not here in the states.

Nope, I ride a UK-spec RT and I can tell you for sure they're NOT our low beams. I doubt they serve any purpose at all, other than to create speculation among Spyder riders as to why they are there!

[GeoffCee]

Can a dealer add a small LED projection light( 1 LED)? Deanna

One LED on its own would just about light up a small room in a doll's house. Just about.

[Phil]

One LED on its own would just about light up a small room in a doll's house. Just about.

Oh Geoff.... with the right LED and a little bit of lens focusing..... it'll light up the entire fog light shiny bits!

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Oh Geoff.... with the right LED and a little bit of lens focusing..... it'll light up the entire fog light shiny bits!

......I believe the new OEM LED headlites ( for various vehicles ) are a single LED chip.........Mike

[GeoffCee]

Oh Geoff.... with the right LED and a little bit of lens focusing..... it'll light up the entire fog light shiny bits!

Phil, thanks for the info! I fitted left and right LED's to my RT's dash to make my turn signals more visible (to me) - they're a huge improvement over the dim hard-to-see stock item but even so they're not so bright as to dazzle me at night. It was my experience of those LED's I had in mind.

I should have remembered that I have also mounted a pair of LED daylight running lamps on my RT and they are very bright indeed but each lamp is illuminated by 4 CREE LED's, each one having its own reflector to throw its output forward. Used in a doll's house they would prolly give a dolly sunburn!

[Phil]

Used in a doll's house they would prolly give a dolly sunburn!

HA!!! So true!!