clearwater driving lights

Has anyone out there mounted http://www.pashnit.com/product/clearwater_lights.html
on their F650GS twin ?

They seem like a better idea to me than Pia or Motolights !

Any feedback would be greatly apprectiated.

I looked at those a few months ago after seeing a product review in the Owner News magazine. Here's a thread discussing the positives and negatives of LED lighting after I posted a question about Clearwater lights. In the end, I went with the PIAA lights and changed my low beams to PIAA ultra white after the originals burned out. Here's the link:

http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=38415&highlight=clear+water+lights

Thanks for the link it was very informative and the search for the ideal will continue...

Hard to beat Motolights for both looks and functionality.

Jack

I have Motolights on my R1200RT and Wunderlich on my F650GS (twin).

Aux Lights

I have PIAA H7 bulbs in my low and high beams. I have NOT had any trouble with oncoming traffic flashing me because of the brightness.

I'm adding PIAA Cross Country HID auxiliary lights for extending night time driving.

I guess I'm sold on the PIAA products - fit and finish is excellent and everything works the way it's supposed to.

Brian

Same for me with my F800GS, H7's for hi / low beam, plus I have PIAA 510 ATP's with the H3 bulbs. I basically run all the lights all the time period here in the 24/7 DUI world of Las Vegas.

Something I just switched up on yesterday was I ordered a 510 driving light lens and swapped it out for the left side ATP lens. This gives me a nice bright wide right hand shoulder and the longer reach of a driving lamp on the left side.

As far as PIAA service, one of my PIAA bulbs went out at the Cedar City, UT BMW event and PIAA sent me a new bulb no questions asked.. just a copy of the sales receipt and no need to return the bad bulb.

Now I just wish my alternator had another 150-200 watts to I can run more lights and more heated gear!

RobStar

RobStar said:

As far as PIAA service, one of my PIAA bulbs went out at the Cedar City, UT BMW event and PIAA sent me a new bulb no questions asked.. just a copy of the sales receipt and no need to return the bad bulb.

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When my PIAA kit arrived (amazon purchase) the switch was defective. A quick email note to PIAA customer service and they sent a new switch out immediately so I could complete my installation.

solohvs said:

I have PIAA H7 bulbs in my low and high beams. I have NOT had any trouble with oncoming traffic flashing me because of the brightness.

I'm adding PIAA Cross Country HID auxiliary lights for extending night time driving.

I guess I'm sold on the PIAA products - fit and finish is excellent and everything works the way it's supposed to.

Brian

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i am a PIAA fan myself (1100X set up on my R11S), but if you want HID, it will be MUCH more cost effective to just get HIDs as your regular lighting system. The PIAA X-C driving lights are mucho dinero, especially as compared to a full HID system.
btw, & fwiw- I have a full HID set on my R11S. Before the HIDs, the driving lights really enhanced the stock hi beam. Since the HIDs, the driving lights kinda fill in a bit of the gap betweent the hi & low beam patterns.

if you do decide to get driving lights, I would not recommend putting low (fork) mounted driving lights on a GS that is going to be seeing off-road duty.

Clearwater used my F800GS for the fitment of their lights. The set is installed on my bike now. I can report that they are very effective at increasing my visibility to oncoming vehicles, and it is nice to be able to dim them at night.

I do not find them particularly effective though at helping me see better at night. Now that I read the link posted at the top of this thread, I am thinking it is because of the pattern. Surely there is enough light being emitted, but if it is not being focused where you need it, it is less effective.

Near Mike's Sky Ranch in Baja. You cant see the F800GS, but it is there! Pic by Nader Saca

nice photo