[Ryno23]

how was the installation? Pretty simple? these look really good, im considering the combo set

Mine were really easy. Maybe 30 minutes?
Matter of removing bulb and reflector and replacing with Weiser led.
Hardest part is getting bulb cover back on with out breaking the little tab.
This may sound silly, but I recommend letting the bike sit in sun especially the bulb covers.

 

[Tazman904]

I Have Both Skene and Weiser

I have had great experiences with both Skene and Weiser. Here's my $.02:
1) Easiest Plug and Play - Weiser Red/Amber Turn Signals - just changing out the stock bulb for an LED board. My photo shows the comparison.
2) Next level - Wieser 2-in-1 Brake/Turn or Skene - both require an extra 12V power lead to energize the lights. You will either tap straight off the battery or go through a fuseblock (I use a PDM-60). If you don't, it'll cause a CANBUS fail as it reduces voltage sensed by the bike on whatever circuit you do tap off. There is also a "trigger" wire that is required to tap off the same signal wire you want your turn signal or brake light to be activated by. This doesn't effect CANBUS - but it's an extra wire you'll tap off (nowadays with a Posi-Tap).
Option 1 above takes about 10-15 minutes. Option 2 is a few hours.

Hey there curious if you might be the person to ask, as I might be slightly confused. Im new to BMW GS, but not new to making mods on bikes. I was going to get Cyclops or Wieser front and rear 2 in 1 set up. Then add in the Clearwater front LED lights. Ive watched install vids on all. Do I need to add a Canbus system or fuse block? maybe what is the difference? Ive seen that some say the Raider Canbus by Cyclops is the way to go, again just not sure what is required or best set up. Thank you, sir.

 

[julit0]

Hey there curious if you might be the person to ask, as I might be slightly confused. Im new to BMW GS, but not new to making mods on bikes. I was going to get Cyclops or Wieser front and rear 2 in 1 set up. Then add in the Clearwater front LED lights. Ive watched install vids on all. Do I need to add a Canbus system or fuse block? maybe what is the difference? Ive seen that some say the Raider Canbus by Cyclops is the way to go, again just not sure what is required or best set up. Thank you, sir.

So - If you go Clearwater, you will get their CANopener which will plug into the bike's Tire Pressure or RDC system to interface with the CANbus. This allows you to program all your lights via the Wonderwheel. If you go Denali or HexEZCAN, you will use a phone app or PC to talk the CANbus controller and program it that way. Any way you add a CANbus controller, it needs 12V power from your battery. You can either tap directly to your battery, or put a Power Distribution Module on, and then power your CANBUS Controller and additional lights/circuits as you add them to the bike. I definitely don't think you can put mixed brand CANBUS controller (i.e. one Clearwater and on Hex, etc) but I have seen some installs on "A Bike Thing" using two Denali CANSmarts - look for him (Steve) on Youtube.

Personally, I would add a power distribution module and a ground bus bar (what I did on my '21) to keep things super tidy in the tail...I didn't want to add 6 different hot and ground leads off my battery posts, when there's barely any room for two additional (my PDM and an SAE Plug for compressor/battery trickle charger). I made a 6-socket connector for all my hot leads from them PDM and used a ground bus bar for all my grounds to come back to. With this - I have one lead going to the red/pos terminal on the battery and a ground lead from the battery to the bus bar. I had two bikes with a Rowe Electronics PDM 60 - but of late, the best I see myself on the market for PDMs is the Neutrinoblackbox Element or Aurora (for me the Element is just right and the Aurora was a bit overkill. Tech support is great and the app is awesome - which you use to program the PDM. Rowe Electronics made an AMPLINK which was a bluetooth capable version of their PDM60 - but the app was terrible and it wasn't mature and not reliable when we installed it on a buddy's bike. In my set up, the Clearwater CANopener is powered off one circuit from the Neutrino. This feeds the front Aux Lights and my Billie Jr Tail. I also have a separate circuit to power my Roundel LEDs and a third going to an SAE plug for heated gear or to power my Tank Bag. I still have three other circuits and about 35 Amps of electrical capacity free.

So Short answer - you will want both a CANbus controller and a "Fuse Block" or Power Distribution Module.

This pic shows the Neutrino Element and the ground bar just above it. You also have to tap a switched power (I used the tail light off the back connector) as a trigger wire to activate the PDM when the bike is turned on. TheRDC module is just below the Neutrino where the Clearwater CANopener plugs in.

This pic shows my 6-pin socket on the left, a different color wire for each circuit. on the right is part of the Clearwater Can Opener module and other bits to the Neutrino (Bluetooth dongle, USB plug and a temperature bulb sensor).

 

[Millman]

how was the installation? Pretty simple? these look really good, im considering the combo set

They also give a veterans discount if you ask.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk