LED instead of reflector

[cruiserfan]

I had been looking at several LED lights to replace the stock reflector between the license plate and tail light. Most of what I found was in the area of $25 and $40. I thought that was a bit much. Well, yesterday, I was at Bass Pro Shops and found what I was looking for in the area of the boat trailer supply area. It is an LED clearance/marker light about 1/2 inch shorter than the reflector. I had to elongate the holes in the reflector mounting bracket to get it installed but it took about 10 minutes total to do the whole thing. I wired it into the brake light so it only comes on when the brake is activated. The best part was it only cost $9.99!!

[KiteSquid]

Photos please!

 

Also a part number or URL for the part would be nice!!!!!

[cruiserfan]

The light is sold under the name "Utility Lighting Innovation". Made by Unified Marine, Inc. http://unifiedmarine.net/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe/003.1.119223303900003196 Part number 50023840

 

Photo 1 is light off. Photo 2 is brake applied and light on. The tail light and turn signal lights are very bright and almost drown out the new one. They are from Radiantz.

[KiteSquid]

Thanks for the photo!!!!

 

I gotta get a LED replacement for the stock brake light.....

[cruiserfan]

The light I got is from Radiantz and just was reduced in price to $59.95. I have to say that this light is at least 50 times brighter than original and plugs into the stock bulb outlet. I love it. I also used Radiantz turn signal LED's and they are even brighter with the clear lenses.

 

Tail light: http://www.radiantz.com/c12.html

 

Turn signals: http://www.radiantz.com/c32.html

[KiteSquid]

I guess it is something to put on my Christmas list....

[kantornado]

I typed the part number and there was no part with that number.

Thanks for posting the pics.

I will see if I can get one at the Bass Pro.......................Ron

[GunnyButch]

I replaced mine with this truck marker light. It bolts right up, no modification at all. One of the guys from the Star chapter here came up with it.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/gunnybutch/Light5.jpg

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/gunnybutch/Light3.jpg

[whozleft]

I was going to replace my tailight with an LED bulb, but the light holder was facing up instead of out. When I put in the LED it didn't work well since it was facing the wriong way. What do you guys do when you put in an LED bulb?

 

thanks

[Stoutman]

I don't know how you do it. I can never get out of Bass Pro shops for only 10 bucks. My hat is off to you.

[MrRadi8]

I guess it is something to put on my Christmas list....

 

Do an early Christmas. I have the same setup and the rear is bright enough the people behind me need shades when I hit the brakes. The brake board is a 5 minute job. Signals take a bit more time but are well worth it. I have the dynamic clusters from customdynamics in mine and love them.

[MrRadi8]

I was going to replace my tailight with an LED bulb, but the light holder was facing up instead of out. When I put in the LED it didn't work well since it was facing the wriong way. What do you guys do when you put in an LED bulb?

 

thanks

 

The LED bulbs are not worth the money. Not bright enough. The LED boards have dropped to some $60 shipped. I spent $130 on my 1st one 3 years ago and still felt it was money well spent. When I picked up this bike I immediately went after the LED board and was giddy to find out the price had dropped for such a great product.

 

The board has 3 white LED lights pointing up to illuminate the license plate. Spend the bucks. The rear of our scoot is horribly dark. The LED on run is as bright or brighter than the 1157 bulb on brake. On brake the LED board is AMAZINGLY BRIGHT!

 

Do it. Buy it. Get it. I guarantee you get behind her at night and have someone pull the brake for you to look at it and you'll be asking why you didn't get one sooner.

[StarRider07]

The light is sold under the name "Utility Lighting Innovation". Made by Unified Marine, Inc. http://unifiedmarine.net/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe/003.1.119223303900003196 Part number 50023840

 

Photo 1 is light off. Photo 2 is brake applied and light on. The tail light and turn signal lights are very bright and almost drown out the new one. They are from Radiantz.

 

 

Hi Cruiserfan. Will this Led replacement fit in the 07 Venture tail light? I guess would be the same housing on the 05 and 06.

 

Greg

[cruiserfan]

The LED that I originally posted about is only a little light that replaces the rear reflector. If you want an LED tail light, go with Radiantz. The LED board plugs into the existing socket that you bulb goes into and is 100 times brighter. Go to http://www.radiantz.com/ and click on led motorcycle tail lights then click on Yamaha. The RSTD, Venture and Roadstar all have the same tail light. You cant beat the price, either!!

[KiteSquid]

I do wish the Radianz board had a modulator on board, to flash the brake lights when you first apply them....

[Steve S]

I purchased a stop/run LED from Custom Dynamics, www.customdynamics.com , to replace the reflector over my tail light. It is the Knight Ryder sequential light bar. The LEDs run from one side to the other in run, then flashes 5 or 6 times when you hit the brakes before burning steady. It is a very bright light and for $27 I thought it was a good buy. They also have a non-sequential light bar as well.

 

They also have the LED boards for the tail light. It is such an improvement over a light bulb that several of my friends have gone to using them as well.

 

I have bought several lights from Custom Dynamics and have been more than pleased with both the product and the service. I do cheat though. I order everything through our local Yahama dealer so I dont have to pay the freight.

 

Next on the list are the LED turn signals:thumbsup2:.

[cruiserfan]

I do wish the Radianz board had a modulator on board, to flash the brake lights when you first apply them....

 

I have the Kuryakyn controller on my bike. The brake lights flash 3 times when the brakes are applied and then stay on solid. They now have direct wire harnesses so you don't have to splice stuff together anymore. I have the old splice system but it was still pretty easy.

[Guest tx2sturgis]

The light I got is from Radiantz and just was reduced in price to $59.95. I have to say that this light is at least 50 times brighter than original and plugs into the stock bulb outlet. I love it. I also used Radiantz turn signal LED's and they are even brighter with the clear lenses.

 

Tail light: http://www.radiantz.com/c12.html

 

Turn signals: http://www.radiantz.com/c32.html

 

 

Something I discovered when I tried to use the Radiantz tailight LED, and then wire in a Modulite trailer adapter, is that the Modulite is expecting to see a normal brake light load, and wont send the correct signals to my trailer lighting.

 

After an hour of troubleshooting my wiring, and convinced I had everything wired correctly, I finally tried putting the standard 1157 back in the socket, and voila! the modulite and trailer wiring worked perfectly!

 

I have put aside the radiantz LED board and now I'm using a license plate frame with two LED light bars on it.

 

I noticed that the standard Yamaha brake lite has no real reflector for the bulb, so the light is not focused to the rear, and thats the reason its not very bright, plus, the red plastic is not the higher optical quality used on other vehicles.

 

When I had the radiantz board in the housing, it made a HUGE difference in rear visibility, and I was able to confirm this while riding behind my bike when a friend and I swapped rides for a few miles one night. So....I'm wondering now if I should find a way to wire in a seperate stop light, using a standard incandesent bulb, and still retain the radiantz unit.

 

I could use a load equalizer, but I figure, if I'm gonna burn a couple of amps in an equalizer, why not just do it in an extra stop light bulb instead.

 

Now I'm wondering where I would add an extra 1157 powered stop light?