daveinva
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Swapped out my taillights last year for LEDs. Last 100,000 hours, they said.
Left light went out last week. :gaah:
Thankfully, I bought spare bulbs a while back so I had one handy. Also, I did the "Dremel mod" when I put the LEDs in the housing, so it made removing the bulb a snap.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?13303-Brake-bulb-win&highlight=tail+light+bulbs
Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out for the life of me how the bulb went back *into* the housing by touch alone, so after a good 15 minutes of cursing, I just went ahead and removed the housing so I could see how the heck the bulb fit into the housing. :banghead:
Anyway, all is well now.
FYI, contrary to legend, my Spyder did NOT go into limp mode on one taillight.
Oh, and lastly: next Spyder I buy, I'm 100% commited to replacing the torx bolts on the tailpiece to Dzus fasteners. I swear, in the two+ years I've had my bike, I've removed that tailpiece more times than I can count, FAR more even than the piece on the Spyder that comes *stock* with Dzus, a.k.a. the left-side oil panel. Dzus under there will totally be worth the initial effort.
Left light went out last week. :gaah:
Thankfully, I bought spare bulbs a while back so I had one handy. Also, I did the "Dremel mod" when I put the LEDs in the housing, so it made removing the bulb a snap.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?13303-Brake-bulb-win&highlight=tail+light+bulbs
Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out for the life of me how the bulb went back *into* the housing by touch alone, so after a good 15 minutes of cursing, I just went ahead and removed the housing so I could see how the heck the bulb fit into the housing. :banghead:
Anyway, all is well now.
FYI, contrary to legend, my Spyder did NOT go into limp mode on one taillight.
Oh, and lastly: next Spyder I buy, I'm 100% commited to replacing the torx bolts on the tailpiece to Dzus fasteners. I swear, in the two+ years I've had my bike, I've removed that tailpiece more times than I can count, FAR more even than the piece on the Spyder that comes *stock* with Dzus, a.k.a. the left-side oil panel. Dzus under there will totally be worth the initial effort.
