JohnC In your pics I don't notice a big change in the tur-pak LEDs with the brake lights on and off. Are those dual intensity LEDs?
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I Should have stated the turn signal flashers.. when you turn on the signal flashers they would flash super fast.Had to install a load equalizer when replacing rear turn signal lighting due to the low resistance in the LED lighting..Trikermutha what do you mean "affect the security system"?
It would affect the secuirty system too if the resister was not built into the LED or load equalizer installed..I was looking at the superbright LED bulbs down the road..
Since I converted the taillights on my TriGlide to LED, including the addition of a high-mount third brake light, I wanted to do something about the bulbs in the tourpak. The OEM tourpak bulbs are just your standard run-of-the-mill 1157 bulbs, acting as additional running lights and brake lights but lacking the performance and brightness of LED bulbs.
Researching this a bit, I found you can buy specially-designed boards consisting of an array of LEDs. Although they are nice, they have several drawbacks in my opinion: (1) They are quite expensive, (2) they require a bit of disassembly (removing the lenses from the tourpak which can be messy), and (3) they don't provide much light when looking at the bike from the sides.
So I looked around for a plug-and-play replacement and found these on eBay. These bulbs have 27 high-intensity "surface-mount device" (SMD) LEDs with six facing directly to the rear and the other 21 arranged in layers around the bulb. This produces light that's visible from all angles.
Although they took a while getting here, being shipped directly from China, I'm very satisfied with them. They produce very bright red illumination to the tourpak, especially from the sides, and being LED technology they provide that "instant on" performance as expected from an LED bulb. They are true plug-and-play and have no clearance issues whatsoever. They cost $23 for two bulbs with free shipping. You may be able to find similar bulbs in your local AutoZone, Pep Boys, or other automotive parts retailer but I never took the time to drive all over town to see.
I think this is a good bang-for-your-buck way to go without going overboard on cost.
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I would recommend useing a red type of bulb..white will work but not stand out as much as the red LED bulb..
That would be interesting to find out which way would be brighter.
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