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Molly-Rose

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I have a 98 ultra with the sealed beam lights. I was looking if someone has found a good replacement with a h3 bulb HD sells them for $80 but thought someone had a better idea. Also heard some guys have them hooked up so they are on even if the high beams are on. Can someone tell me how you are doing this?
 
on my 98, i found a spare wire behind the headlamp bucket that was hot only on high beams. thats how i wanted mine to work. they ground from the light itself, so all you need to do is change the common power source. you could also simply find a lead in the same place that is constant hot if thats what you want to do.

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I had some Custom Chrome #15085 lamps on my old RK and they worked very well. They had a "pencil-beam" pattern that channeled the light straight down the road in a narrow beam that made the low-beams with the passing lamps illuminate like the high-beams. You could aim the lights down the road precisely enough to keep them out of the eyes of oncoming motorists yet still illuminate most of the road.

These are rated at 37.5w which may put you over the 15A limit if you also run a high-powered headlight bulb. On my RK I had an 80/100w bulb in the headlight and on low-beam with the passing lamps it would trip the breaker. I wired a simple auto relay into the passing-lamp circuit and that fixed the problem. These are H3 sealed-beam lights, so if a rock perforates the lamp it will require replacement, as you don't change the bulbs. They are only $16 each and are on p. 5-14 in the 2010 catalog (bottom right corner). I believe I changed one of these lamps in nine years on my RK, and that was the result of a rock chip.
 
Converted mine to 6000k 55w HID. Power packs live in the batwing, separate fused power supply, with handlebar mounted accessory switch to isolate via relay.
Fairly simple mod if you have the tools & the know how
The results are stunning
I do a fair amount of long distance night travel & these little suckers weld the kangaroos to the road. Fantastic lights
 
Go to this link and see post #10 for a diagram to mod the circuit for always on lamps.
http://www.hdforums.com/forum/general-harley-davidson-chat/132689-passing-lamp-modification.html
If you like the passing lamps on the newer bikes , I have a set with bulbs from my 06 FLHT you can have for the shipping
cost , just PM me.
Personally I run sealed beam Wagner 4415A (amber) in my passing lamps , and I like the results , it seems like fewer people (oncoming traffic) turn left in front of me now.
These are 37 watt , screw terminal , fog pattern (wide) , sealed beams.
These can be had for $8.00-$14.00 per bulb at most auto parts/truck parts stores.
Remember proper aim is critical (and a pain in the butt) for best results.
Mick
 
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