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Best driving lights for the 2012 RT Limited

pickelhead

pickelhead

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I'm looking to put driving lights on my 2012 RT. What is the consensus for the best and where to mount. Also should I put it on a separate fuse block or will it be okay to just wire it into the RT's fuse box. Thanks in advance
 
I'd just see one of the site sponsors for some HID headlight replacements, if it were me. nojoke
 
Best driving lights

I have HID's and then I put the Long Distance High Power LED's from Tricled.com on my front fender mounts with a secondary fuse box to run them. Let me tell you people can really see me coming either day or night. They are extremely bright.
 
Best driving lights.......

This is a contentious topic. How many of you have driven at night in a car and have been blinded by an oncoming car or SUV or Pickup with super white or ultra blue bulbs? Kind of pissed you off you did it not? Now consider that motorcycle headlights are on average twelve inches higher than those of an average car. You are now in the same car headed towards a bike with those same type of lights lights. Imagine the effect! When mounting aux lights on a any type of Motorcycle whether they are HID or HALO, mount the lights low and aim them with others in mind.
Just think of this. When a cager sees a biker on a sure to kill sport bike popping a wheelie, what does that cager see when every other biker shows up? They still see the biker on the sport bike popping the wheelie! First impressions matter the most!
HID or ultra Halo bulbs are good for the rider to a point but keep in mind that there are others on the by-ways also!
Ride with respect. Ride with consideration. Ride today so you can ride another day!
My two cents!
 
Best driving lights.......

This is a contentious topic. How many of you have driven at night in a car and have been blinded by an oncoming car or SUV or Pickup with super white or ultra blue bulbs? Kind of pissed you off you did it not? Now consider that motorcycle headlights are on average twelve inches higher than those of an average car. You are now in the same car headed towards a bike with those same type of lights. Imagine the effect! When mounting aux lights on a any type of Motorcycle whether they are HID or HALO, mount the lights low and aim them with others in mind.
Just think of this. When a cager sees a biker on a sure to kill sport bike popping a wheelie, what does that cager see when every other biker shows up? They still see the biker on the sport bike popping the wheelie! First impressions matter the most!
HID or ultra Halo bulbs are good for the rider to a point but keep in mind that there are others on the by-ways also!
Ride with respect. Ride with consideration. Ride today so you can ride another day!
My two cents!
 
TWO CENTS

SpydieRydie said:
This is a contentious topic. How many of you have driven at night in a car and have been blinded by an oncoming car or SUV or Pickup with super white or ultra blue bulbs? Kind of pissed you off you did it not? Now consider that motorcycle headlights are on average twelve inches higher than those of an average car. You are now in the same car headed towards a bike with those same type of lights. Imagine the effect! When mounting aux lights on a any type of Motorcycle whether they are HID or HALO, mount the lights low and aim them with others in mind.
Just think of this. When a cager sees a biker on a sure to kill sport bike popping a wheelie, what does that cager see when every other biker shows up? They still see the biker on the sport bike popping the wheelie! First impressions matter the most!
HID or ultra Halo bulbs are good for the rider to a point but keep in mind that there are others on the by-ways also!
Ride with respect. Ride with consideration. Ride today so you can ride another day!
My two cents!
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SEEMS LIKE IT'S AT LEAST FOUR CENTS............................................:gaah::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:..Mike
 
Cager's drive with their high beams on and you flash them it does no good. Especially the ones which are blue.... of course there are others.
I think a good mount and adjustment for the lights on the bike are very important if not very necessary.

I am thinking about mounting one very bright lite with a switch on the bar that I can turn off and on at will. I won't ride with it on but just for those who (cagers) don't believe in dimming their lights.
 
"Spydie",
You are quite correct; throwing too much light out into traffic just ticks off everybody who gets their retinas blitzed... :shocked:
Now I'm as night-blind as can be; I REALLY appreciate all of the lumens that I can throw downrange, but I'm not alone out there....
Blinding other people just doesn't help... :gaah:
Set your lights up so that oncoming traffic isn't paying for them! :thumbup:
 
RE: Best driving lights

I really appreciate all the responses I've received so far. I too am very night blind and need all the light I can get. I drive allot of the back roads here in NC. There's not much traffic at night so blinding oncoming traffic is rare. The back roads do have allot of twisties though, so with allot of forward light in there lane that will show beyond the curve lets any oncoming traffic to stay in there lane on the curve.
 
If I remember correctly, someone on here posted about some lights that were mounted so they would turn with the handlebars. I was thinking that this might come in handy on the twisties when watching for wildlife.
 
Madincalif said:
The Long Distance High Power LED's from Tricled.com just might fit the bill
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I have these on my 08 GS...They mount on the fender mounting round braces and turn with the wheels...Mine have a dimmer switch to dim and brighten them...And YES I like em...
 
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