Question:
How do I know which LED Motorcycle Accent Kit will be best for my bike?
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Terry from Rochester, NY
Great question Terry. I get asked this same question all the time. With all the different LED Light vendors at rallies and all the options on the web, it can be very confusing to know which kit would be best for your bike.
If you follow these 3 simple rules it should help you narrow down your choices.
1) Look for a kit designed for your model or class of bike.
Avoid the "One Size Fits All" kits that don't get specific on which bikes they fit. When I say "Fits your Bike" I mean does it come with enough lights to light up your model? Does the kit come with a diagram showing you where to place the lights?
These are important questions that any light vendor or web site should answer for you. What is the sense in buying a kit that comes with more (or less) lights than you need to properly illuminate your bike. Plus, if the kit doesn't explain where the lights go on your model, you will just be wasting time trying to figure out what to do with the LEDs in your kit.
2) Avoid kits with just one style light.
Not every area of your motorcycle is the same so why put the same light all over it. The idea of "Accent Lighting" is to hide all the lights so that you get a GLOW or accent color of light. When you use a kit with all the same style light it becomes very difficult to mount ( and hide) all the lights to different contouring surfaces. Example - Not every gas tank is the same. Some have lots of room for mounting lights and some only have small surfaces for mounting LED's. You can't put the same strip of LED's on the under side of a Sportsters gas tank that you can put under an Electra Glides. You just don't have the room. So if your kit came with all 12" long strips you would have trouble fitting them on the Sportster.
A good LED Motorcycle Accent kit should be made up of different style lights for different areas of the bike. Flexible Strips, Pods and Spreader, Wheel Lights, Step & Courtesy lights...
3) Look for kits that need NO crimping or soldering.
Kits that require crimping or soldering just don't cut it in today's market place. It is just a cheap, easy way out, plus it goes back to rule#1. Does the kit show you where to put the light? If it does then the lights shouldn't need soldering because they would be designed for a specific location.
Don't get me wrong, trimming wires that are to long is normal, but you shouldn't have to solder or apply heat shrink over every light you mount.
These 3 rules should help you narrow down your choices 10 fold. Another tip for you would be to make sure your kit is "Add-On" capable. Kits using Lever Lock Terminal Connectors are best because they make it very easy to add more lights when you see fit. Everybody knows that accessorizing your bike never ends........
Thanks
Chris S.
Learn more about LED Motorcycle Accent Kits at http://www.chromeglow.com/
Thanks
Terry from Rochester, NY
Great question Terry. I get asked this same question all the time. With all the different LED Light vendors at rallies and all the options on the web, it can be very confusing to know which kit would be best for your bike.
If you follow these 3 simple rules it should help you narrow down your choices.
1) Look for a kit designed for your model or class of bike.
Avoid the "One Size Fits All" kits that don't get specific on which bikes they fit. When I say "Fits your Bike" I mean does it come with enough lights to light up your model? Does the kit come with a diagram showing you where to place the lights?
These are important questions that any light vendor or web site should answer for you. What is the sense in buying a kit that comes with more (or less) lights than you need to properly illuminate your bike. Plus, if the kit doesn't explain where the lights go on your model, you will just be wasting time trying to figure out what to do with the LEDs in your kit.
2) Avoid kits with just one style light.
Not every area of your motorcycle is the same so why put the same light all over it. The idea of "Accent Lighting" is to hide all the lights so that you get a GLOW or accent color of light. When you use a kit with all the same style light it becomes very difficult to mount ( and hide) all the lights to different contouring surfaces. Example - Not every gas tank is the same. Some have lots of room for mounting lights and some only have small surfaces for mounting LED's. You can't put the same strip of LED's on the under side of a Sportsters gas tank that you can put under an Electra Glides. You just don't have the room. So if your kit came with all 12" long strips you would have trouble fitting them on the Sportster.
A good LED Motorcycle Accent kit should be made up of different style lights for different areas of the bike. Flexible Strips, Pods and Spreader, Wheel Lights, Step & Courtesy lights...
3) Look for kits that need NO crimping or soldering.
Kits that require crimping or soldering just don't cut it in today's market place. It is just a cheap, easy way out, plus it goes back to rule#1. Does the kit show you where to put the light? If it does then the lights shouldn't need soldering because they would be designed for a specific location.
Don't get me wrong, trimming wires that are to long is normal, but you shouldn't have to solder or apply heat shrink over every light you mount.
These 3 rules should help you narrow down your choices 10 fold. Another tip for you would be to make sure your kit is "Add-On" capable. Kits using Lever Lock Terminal Connectors are best because they make it very easy to add more lights when you see fit. Everybody knows that accessorizing your bike never ends........
Thanks
Chris S.
Learn more about LED Motorcycle Accent Kits at http://www.chromeglow.com/
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