Fog Lights - .: XT660.com

swanny199 · # 1 24-01-13, 12:26

Iv started doing more night riding because of the hot summer days in Qld.
Iv decided i need more lighting the OTR fog light kit looks the goods but its expensive, are any other options available that are more affordable?

thanks

duibhceK · # 2 24-01-13, 13:56

the ones i know of are:
- touratech
- VisionX Solstice
- Dunali (D1D or D2D)

all pretty expensive.

Metzy · # 3 25-01-13, 00:26

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Originally Posted by swanny199

Iv started doing more night riding because of the hot summer days in Qld.
Iv decided i need more lighting the OTR fog light kit looks the goods but its expensive, are any other options available that are more affordable?

thanks

I bought some of these off Ebay and mounted them up with this part from Adventure Moto. I had made my own bracket to mount them first but ended up buying the Gaurd It bracket and the lights fit perfectly. Another modification that can be done is to wire the low beam so it stays on when switching to high beam. All that needs to be done is to join the low beam wire ( Light Green) and the high/low constant power feed wire ( Blue with a White trace) together and low beam stays on all the time.

Mount bracket from Adventure Moto

Matt · # 4 25-01-13, 00:56

What happened to the glass (plastic) of your front lamp? Did it melt because of the heat, when you had your 110w high/low-beam lamps on? ;-)

Metzy · # 5 25-01-13, 01:09

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Originally Posted by Matt

What happened to the glass (plastic) of your front lamp? Did it melt because of the heat, when you had your 110w high/low-beam lamps on? ;-)

No problems with the lens at all even with a Tourtech clear headlight protector. I first read about this mod in this Thread. I have also read of people running 100 watt bulbs on high beam without having problems, but if you do the wire mod and run a 100 watt bulb you may run into problems by damaging the reflector and lens.

swanny199 · # 6 25-01-13, 04:40

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Originally Posted by Metzy

I bought some of these off Ebay and mounted them up with this part from Adventure Moto. I had made my own bracket to mount them first but ended up buying the Gaurd It bracket and the lights fit perfectly. Another modification that can be done is to wire the low beam so it stays on when switching to high beam. All that needs to be done is to join the low beam wire ( Light Green) and the high/low constant power feed wire ( Blue with a White trace) together and low beam stays on all the time.

Mount bracket from Adventure Moto

Awesome setup Metzy, thanks for the input im definately going to go with something similar to yours.. do you have any issues with water or are the lights sealed?

Metzy · # 7 25-01-13, 07:09

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Originally Posted by swanny199

Awesome setup Metzy, thanks for the input im definately going to go with something similar to yours.. do you have any issues with water or are the lights sealed?

The only problem I have had was one screw holding the mount block to the light housing came loose, I just used some loctite and they never worked loose again. No water in the lights even after pressure cleaning bugs off them.

Pleiades · # 8 25-01-13, 10:34

They appear to be exactly the same lamps as the Vision X Solstice but quite a bit cheaper? I too had exactly the same problem with the lamp body to bracket screw vibrating loose on my Vision X version and Loctite was the also the best solution. Moral is, if you get some, put Loctite on the threads from the outset.

If the CREE lamps are the same the Vision X, then make sure you do get the spot beam. The fog beam is next to useless as a driving lamp and the eliptical 15/45 beam isn't that much better.

Gas_Up_Lets_Go · # 9 25-01-13, 11:18

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Originally Posted by Pleiades

The fog beam is next to useless as a driving lamp

I too have the VisionX fogs. other than a DLR they are useless. They look very bright, but don't put any real illumination down on the road. I found the brackets rubbish too, too much vibration.

I have attached some build instructions for a set of steel lamp brackets, you will need access to a welder and a vice to make them, but they are sturdy, they don't vibrate and they mount to the lower mounting bolt for the headlight assembly ( I can send you fitting instructions too if you wish)

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