(Now that I have purchased a new RT, I know the answer is as posted below, they DO NOT have lighted LED's. The reference in the literature is referring to what used to be called front tip lights, which are longer LED's now.)
I had a 2011 RT LTD which I sold several years ago. That model had REFLECTOR markers on the side of the fenders. I know there are aftermarket LED lights that could be installed to replace the REFLECTORS and you could also add a module so the will blink when using the turn signal.
I am looking at possibly purchasing a 2015 or 16 RT-S. Looking at the literature it appears the fenders now have LED side marker lights standard. If that is the case, do they blink with the turn signals?
If they don't, is there a module you can buy that would allow them to blink and is it a special module that works specifically for the newer models or do you use the same module that you would buy for the older non stock side marker LED's?
Are they hard to install and do you have to cut through any existing parts on the Spyder or are they plug-and-play?
Thanks in advance for any information.
Last edited by Hokiev; 01-12-2016 at 07:27 PM.
Reason: Revised original post
HokieV
2015 RTS Intense Red Pearl (New Jan. 2016) - Comfort Heated Seat w/Backrest, Custom Dynamics HMT Brake Light, superbrightled.com Brake Light Strobe, TricLED fender lights w/Blinker Module & Turn Signal Strips, Stebel Nautilus Horn, FOBO TPMS, Spydercuff, Dual USB outlet, Bike Barn.
The new "evolved" fenders are still just equipped with reflectors from the factory.
But TricLEDs makes some VERY nice lighting kits for them! http://www.tricledusa.com/#!home/mainPage
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I just installed that kit on my ST. They look great but there's isn't a lot of room inside the front of the channel where the lights and wiring are; the bracket for the fender it self is in the way.
I'm planning on re-wiring them myself over the winter for a neater look.
Trb-- (Roger)
2014 Cognac STL:Ultimate Seat, Nelson Rigg Tail Pack, Nelson Rigg RS/ST Half Cover, TL fender lights, Squared Away Laser Alignment, BajaRon sway bar and links, Akropovic Sport Silencer
2022 White Pearl F3T
Gone but not forgotten: 2019 F3S Special Series Liquid Titanium
Amber/Red front Fender LED'S and Red Side Marker LED'S @ night
Here is a picture of the Amber and Red Fender LED Lights with safety Reflector Design ( on a 2014RTS-SE6 Cognac) @ night: This is a picture with Amber and Red Front Fender LED'S lights with the Safety Reflector design and Red Side Marker lights at night with the Safety Reflector Design on a 2014RTS-SE6. I bought these @ TRICLED.com a vendor on this site. Deanna
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Marinco 12Volt Power Receptacle with polarized leads & slide lock
Show chrome Trunk Shock
I am still confused. The CanAm web site for the 2016 indicates this:
An intense look from low-profile tires wrapped around 12-spoke carbon black satin wheels, and premium front fenders with integrated LED light pipes. The Spyder RT-S model also includes a host of Satin Chrome accents and two-tone black/charcoal seat for a striking look.
So what is the "Front Fenders with integrated LED light pipes" referring to? Are those just the front tip lights?
HokieV
2015 RTS Intense Red Pearl (New Jan. 2016) - Comfort Heated Seat w/Backrest, Custom Dynamics HMT Brake Light, superbrightled.com Brake Light Strobe, TricLED fender lights w/Blinker Module & Turn Signal Strips, Stebel Nautilus Horn, FOBO TPMS, Spydercuff, Dual USB outlet, Bike Barn.
I just installed that kit on my ST. They look great but there's isn't a lot of room inside the front of the channel where the lights and wiring are; the bracket for the fender it self is in the way.
I'm planning on re-wiring them myself over the winter for a neater look.
The key is to drill a hole in the "brace" and pass the wires through to the front. It's just plastic and the wires will fit like they belong.
2020 Chalk, RT Limited, Dark and matching RT622 trailer and BRP hitch. BRP Drivers Backrest, Auxiliary Light, Garmin Zumo XT, GPS Support, RT Rear Panel and Travel Cover. Spyderpops LEDs on fenders, mirrors, saddlebags, top case and RT rear panel. Spyderpops Rock Guard. BajaRon Swaybar, Wolo Bad Boy horn, Freedom Windshield, Elka Shocks.
On my 2015 RT Limited, the White LED's on the front of my front fenders are running lights, and no, they do not flash with the turn signals. Value Accessories also has a set of fender lights made by Custom Chrome that are a bit different than the TricLED ones, and those are the ones I'm going to try in the near (?) future.
David
Last edited by Devious56; 12-24-2015 at 12:55 PM.
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?
Thanks, Mike; I wasn't aware of their products. I'm just more familiar with Reggy's.
Merry Christmas, to you and yours!
Value Accessories sells Tric-LED lights at a discount
2017 F3T-SM6 Squared Away Mirror Wedgies & Alignment
2014 RTS-SM6 123,600 miles Sold 11/2017
2014 RTL-SE6 8,600 miles
2011 RTS-SM5 5,000 miles
2013 RTS-SM5 burned up with 13,200 miles in 13 weeks
2010 RTS-SM5 59,148 miles
2010 RT- 622
I am still confused. The CanAm web site for the 2016 indicates this:
An intense look from low-profile tires wrapped around 12-spoke carbon black satin wheels, and premium front fenders with integrated LED light pipes. The Spyder RT-S model also includes a host of Satin Chrome accents and two-tone black/charcoal seat for a striking look.
So what is the "Front Fenders with integrated LED light pipes" referring to? Are those just the front tip lights?
The front marker light is LED so they aren't completely crazy. Don't know what a light pipe is though sounds like someone might be smoking something in a pipe.
2017 F3T-SM6 Squared Away Mirror Wedgies & Alignment
2014 RTS-SM6 123,600 miles Sold 11/2017
2014 RTL-SE6 8,600 miles
2011 RTS-SM5 5,000 miles
2013 RTS-SM5 burned up with 13,200 miles in 13 weeks
2010 RTS-SM5 59,148 miles
2010 RT- 622
If you look closely at the front fender tip led lights with them on, you will see clear plastic ridges running the length of the lamp housing that light up from the LED behind. Those are commonly referred to as light pipes. They carry the light from the LED to the rest of the lense so it appears to light up the entire length.
Perhaps it's the French-Canadian, to English translation; that they outsourced to a company in Bangladesh.
Dee,
GREAT pictures of the side lighting on your bike!!
Bob, THANKS I need to add "The Pictures" to my Album. Deanna
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Marinco 12Volt Power Receptacle with polarized leads & slide lock
Show chrome Trunk Shock
The Tric LEDS front Amber/Red fender Led's with the safety reflector design + Red Rear Side marker with the safety reflector design comes with instructions for " Do It your self installation ". Deanna
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Marinco 12Volt Power Receptacle with polarized leads & slide lock
Show chrome Trunk Shock
The key is to drill a hole in the "brace" and pass the wires through to the front. It's just plastic and the wires will fit like they belong.
Yep did that. That's not the issue. There's very little room by the front tip lights due to the bracket for the fender itself.
Two taps for the existing wires plus two spade plugs for the side and rear lights really don't fit well.
Trb-- (Roger)
2014 Cognac STL:Ultimate Seat, Nelson Rigg Tail Pack, Nelson Rigg RS/ST Half Cover, TL fender lights, Squared Away Laser Alignment, BajaRon sway bar and links, Akropovic Sport Silencer
2022 White Pearl F3T
Gone but not forgotten: 2019 F3S Special Series Liquid Titanium
Yep did . That's not the issue. There's very little room by the front tip lights due to the bracket for the fender itself.
Two taps for the existing wires plus two spade plugs for the side and rear lights really don't fit well.
In that case... Never mind!
I installed mine using posi-taps. It was a little snug but it worked.
2020 Chalk, RT Limited, Dark and matching RT622 trailer and BRP hitch. BRP Drivers Backrest, Auxiliary Light, Garmin Zumo XT, GPS Support, RT Rear Panel and Travel Cover. Spyderpops LEDs on fenders, mirrors, saddlebags, top case and RT rear panel. Spyderpops Rock Guard. BajaRon Swaybar, Wolo Bad Boy horn, Freedom Windshield, Elka Shocks.
Mine are soldered to a adapter plug that just plugged into the existing wire harness. No drilling ,cutting. They can be removed and put back to stock if I wanted too..
I have the "Tric-LED( led's) on the front fenders( amber) and red markers Led's ( facing the drivers feet) + red side markers on the saddle bags, installed by a Vermont Can-Am dealership.
The led's interfered with the Radio Stations( had static, not clear,) So I had a "resister" sent to me from Tric-LED, and I will have the "resister" installed, sometime this winter, before the riding season starts. Deanna
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Marinco 12Volt Power Receptacle with polarized leads & slide lock
Show chrome Trunk Shock
The front marker light is LED so they aren't completely crazy. Don't know what a light pipe is though sounds like someone might be smoking something in a pipe.
Just thinking the old fender lights were "fender tip lights". The newer RT'S have an elongated fender light...maybe the difference or maybe the Bangladesh Frenchto English translation is more accurate...
I have the "Tric-LED( led's) on the front fenders( amber) and red markers Led's ( facing the drivers feet) + red side markers on the saddle bags, installed by a Vermont Can-Am dealership.
The led's interfered with the Radio Stations( had static, not clear,) So I had a "resister" sent to me from Tric-LED, and I will have the "resister" installed, sometime this winter, before the riding season starts. Deanna
Thank you for your honest and candid response. It both stated the problem and that Tric LED sent you a resistor to take care of the problem. Could you post a picture with the lights off and only car headlights reflecting light so it can be seen what the reflective qualities are ?