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Title: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: WhiteStripe on July 23, 2010, 01:12:24 PM
Does the blue high beam light drive anyone else nuts.  I find that at night it is so bright that it kills my vision forward.

Short of putting some electrical tape over it, is there a way to disable the blue dash light?

Am i totally crazy?
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: He Man on July 23, 2010, 01:51:49 PM
your crazy.

well i ride with my high beam on all 90% of the daytime and at night time while mine are off everyone else is riding iwth highbeams on. >:(


if you want to disable it..... its easy.... how steady are your hands? just rip the LED out.  :P

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Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: ducatiz on July 23, 2010, 02:16:11 PM
black nail polish.

one dot on top to reduce the glare.  it will still shine out the sides.

scratch it off later if you want.
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: Howie on July 23, 2010, 03:02:12 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on July 23, 2010, 02:16:11 PM
black nail polish.

one dot on top to reduce the glare.  it will still shine out the sides.

scratch it off later if you want.

[thumbsup]
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: WhiteStripe on July 24, 2010, 08:21:33 AM
great idea - have you guys done this, or am i truly a freak with sensitive eyes?
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: Popeye the Sailor on July 24, 2010, 08:31:00 AM
The high beam indicator light on my wifes BMW is ridiculously bright.

I'm going the black nail polish route.
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: ducatiz on July 24, 2010, 08:52:45 AM
Leds are directional and your position may be in the main beam.

A dot of black on the top blocks the focused portion of the light.

I've done it on several bikes.
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: Duc796canada on October 24, 2010, 10:16:22 AM
Haven't really experienced that. On the riding with the high beam on in the day time, yes, I do too, sometimes on scanning the gauges i usually have to remind myself it is not the flasher left on! But all good. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: High beam light - any way to delete it?
Post by: Teutonics on October 25, 2010, 11:33:43 AM
Quote from: WhiteStripe on July 24, 2010, 08:21:33 AM
great idea - have you guys done this, or am i truly a freak with sensitive eyes?
Me too, but I know I have freakishly sensitive eyes.  8)