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R1250RT fog light color?
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Yes and No. The lens is fixed inside the light and is not removable. As for the "bulb", there is none. The lighting device is a LED. Even if your watchmaker skills would allow you to remove them, there are no colored variations available. If you really must have amber or yellow lights, both Clearwater and Denali offer replacements and mounts to fit the OEM brackets. However, you are stuck with their "third wire" nightmare for dimming purposes that does NOT allow for a connection into the stock harness, but requires a complete new wiring setup with their proprietary junk. Relays, wiretapping into the OEM harness, a separate new switch, canbus issues etc.
I have had a discussion with Denali regarding a straight swap and a dongle to simply connect to the OEM harness, but they are not interested in selling more than they already do. It would be very simple to do and would allow you to swap out the lights for stronger, yellow or amber lens units which would work with the OEM harness for on/off and the green control light in the dash, etc.
you can, of course, simply add additional lights to the front, but you might run afoul of the local constabulary as legally more than 5 light pointing forward are not allowed. Since the aux lights stay on with the hi beams and the low beam only dims, not turns off, you have reached that number when you light up everything in the front.
YMMV
Amber Lens Covers over Factory Fog Lights
Check out this post and watch the video, showing amber lens applied over the factory lights.
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?98167-R1250RT-Farkles&highlight=
Lots of other cool additions to his RT. Check out the other posts by Motor32
Check out this post and watch the video, showing amber lens applied over the factory lights.
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?98167-R1250RT-Farkles&highlight=
Lots of other cool additions to his RT. Check out the other posts by Motor32
patm
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Well I don't know what bike you've installed Clearwaters on but on my '16 RT it was all done with their Canopener controller. It plugs in directly to the OEM connector for the TPMS. No external switch, the lights are controlled with the wonder wheel.
Yes you have to route wires but it was the easiest install I've done, no nightmares there...
sailorlite
New member
My Clearwater setup - Darla's, can opener, Billie - is now on my fourth BMW. All installed/uninstalled by me and zero cutting of any factory wires or buying any additional connectors. I did have to remove some body work to run the cabling but that was no big deal.
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www.lamin-x.com I have not used this myself, but I've seen the product used on auto lights.
AKsuited
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I used that source for yellow film to change my BMW auxiliary LEDs from white to yellow.
Harry
Nicely done, but those are NOT the stock BMW aux lights. The BMW OEM aux lights have a bulge in the lens for focusing purposes that would not allow your setup to work.
Motor32
Motor32
These ARE stock BMW lights the way they were delivered to me when I got it new. They do have have the bulge but the Clearwater lens cover goes over the stock lens. Works great.
Steve
I have never installed Clearwaters on any of my bikes. Denalis, yes. BTW where did you mount your lights? on the OEM mounts or the mirror brackets or the forks? And on the Denalis you will have to splice a wire into the OEM High Beam under the front cowling, etc. to allow for their switching/dimming. I agree with you that it's not a big deal, but it is engineered to fit many bikes and brands, with or without canbus. My last Denali installation was on a new 2016 FJR1300ES where I used the canyon cages from MS Enterprises to mount them on and ran a simple on/off toggle switch thru a power block to the dash. Looked OK and worked flawlessly.
On my Beemers OTOH I am quite happy with the stock front lighting. If need be I could swap out the highbeems for 100W bulbs which are available for 11 bucks a piece...but, alas, i don't even find that necessary. Now for the backend, that is a different story. Never seen punier lights. Even though I have the topcase brake ight setup. However, I solved that by adding Hyperlites Brake/Running lights (the 32 LED setup) and there is now sufficient lighting to be seen..YMMV
Motor32
Motor32
This is what I used, from Clearwater over the stock aux lights.
Steve
Krista/Erica Slip-on Cover Set
$ 45.00
https://www.clearwaterlights.com/products/erica-krista-slip-on-cover-set
Steve
Krista/Erica Slip-on Cover Set
$ 45.00
https://www.clearwaterlights.com/products/erica-krista-slip-on-cover-set
patm
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The bulge is what I was thinking was the problem. Does it bend enough?
They do look great in that position!!!
I did similar thing with PIAA yellow covers. they just slip on and I stuck them in place with a little doublesided tape.
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Motor32
Motor32
From Clearwater.
Steve
Krista/Erica Slip-on Cover Set
$ 45.00
https://www.clearwaterlights.com/pro...p-on-cover-set
Amber, pack of 2 P/N PIAA 41201
Clear, pack of 2 P/N PIAA 41200
Amazon or E-Bay or just Google for other sources. Apparently PIAA no longer sells them. Cost anywhere from 6-15 bucks per set.
Here's my setup with complete Ilium bars and light mounts, etc on my 2020. (The Brembo conversion is BMW installed)
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