******* Arc fog lights vs Showchrome vs Lamonster, thoughts ?

[jlc41]

I have a 2018 FL3. I have Lamonsters LED head lights, not happy with down the road lighting. Has anyone installed driving lights on their trike? If so what did you install and where did you mount them?
Thanks in advance.

Joe

 

[donhy]

So i got them installed today and unfortunately there is a gap although only noticeable if you get too close i am happy with the lights but not with the gap and i think theh should stick out to the front a bit more. For price its not a bad set. Coolness factor you ant beat it.

 

[RICZ]

donhy....do you suppose that one can add spacers of some sort between the mounting plate and the light bracket to bring the lights out more? Or between the mounting plate and the bike?
Could you measure the distance you would like to have then moved forward and will note that when i install mine and report what I did.
Would that make the gap less obvious if they were more forward?

 

[vtrider]

I purchased these from Value Accessories, a sponsor on this site. The installation went real well, as shown in the video. It is all plug and play. Just follow the instructions. These plug into the BRP fog light harness. I can say that these are very bright. The fog lights are connected to a switch so you can turn them on or off. The DRL " C lights" stays on all the time when in low beam. They will go out in high beam.
http://store.valueaccessories.net/DRLProjectorFoglightReplacementSpyderF3.aspx

 

[RICZ]

vtrider....those appear to be the same lights as donhy put on his bike. Do you have that same gap?

 

[donhy]

I've been researching fog lights and even factory brp ones have the gap to help with heat issues and as the other member mentioned you can order heat resistant caps that go around the light brp sells them for 8.99 a piece so im going to order that to see if it helps.

 

[RICZ]

I've been researching fog lights and even factory brp ones have the gap to help with heat issues and as the other member mentioned you can order heat resistant caps that go around the light brp sells them for 8.99 a piece so im going to order that to see if it helps.

I see another report in the near future.

 

[Outlander]

adding a couple washers to move them forward isn’t a bad idea. I ordered the heat shields from brp .

 

[donhy]

View attachment 171649 adding a couple washers to move them forward isn’t a bad idea. I ordered the heat shields from brp .

The gap is not too bad on the F3T its worse on F3, yours must be F3T ?

 

[donhy]

I see another report in the near future.

Yes once i finish all other mods im going to revisit this one again.

 

[RICZ]

Looks as thought they can be moved forward 1/2" to 3/4" -- agree?

 

[donhy]

Looks as thought they can be moved forward 1/2" to 3/4" -- agree?

Yes absolutley

 

[vtrider]

vtrider....those appear to be the same lights as donhy put on his bike. Do you have that same gap?

Yes, There is a gap between the DRL/fog lights and the cutout for the fog lights on the side panels. It would be nice to have some sort of bezel in place here to give it a more finished look. I can live wit hit though.

 

[donhy]

OK so it's close to perfect now, it was a bitch to get it aligned properly i didn't have the right shims so i was trying to get it working with what i had anyhow so move it forward by 1/2 inch and get the following shields and I can now say that I would recommend this but it is lot of work to get it done right. The only other thing i don't like but I can live with is with the lights going off when you have high beams. I like to have my high beams running during the day so now I have to chose between this or high beams. They could've have made this a perfect kit if they only spent a bit more time on the mounts.

705008995 LH Heat Shield
705008996 RH Heat Shield

 

[TomG]

I have a pair of driving lights from ******* mounted inside the front fenders on my 2016 F3 L and the are great. Especially helpful when turning. be sure to mount sw within easy reach as they are very bright.

 

[donhy]

 

[RICZ]

Many thanks donhy. You are a gentleman and a scholar! You were great to add all those photos too. I already called my dealer and ordered the shields. Now to figure out how to keep 'em on with both hi & lo beams. I love a challenge.

 

[donhy]

Many thanks donhy. You are a gentleman and a scholar! You were great to add all those photos too. I already called my dealer and ordered the shields. Now to figure out how to keep 'em on with both hi & lo beams. I love a challenge.

It maybe as simple as removing a wire from the connector not sure how their led module is programmed. Wife was getting annoyed with me spending 2-3 days in the garage so i left it at that.

 

[RICZ]

It maybe as simple as removing a wire from the connector not sure how their led module is programmed. Wife was getting annoyed with me spending 2-3 days in the garage so i left it at that.

Mine are due Friday. After I have them, I intend to phone the originators/designers of these lights and ask them how I can wire them to be on for both hi & lo beams. I hope its as simple as you said.

 

[Rattlebars]

My thoughts are always "make my own."

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