Aux. Lights ?????

[kmEatr]

any suggestions on light mounts for 97 RT ? i have piaa 910's from other bike, if i can't use those i'll use 2 pairs of something else. many k's to ride at night :D

suggestions welcome, thanks

[RT Rider]

http://members.rogers.com/bgaily5863/BMWBrackets.html

http://www.empdesigns.com/

These are good choices for the 910's. One is an over the mirror bracket and one is an under the mirror bracket.

I personally use the EMP over the mirror mounts. I have been using PIAA 1000 on the brackets and just recently mounted the 910's.

HTH

[fish]

I'll second what RT Rider said. The EMP brackets are inexpensive, robust, and fit well. Here's a shot with 910's on them.

[arethustra]

Originally posted by fish
I'll second what RT Rider said. The EMP brackets are inexpensive, robust, and fit well. Here's a shot with 910's on them.

Love those mounts...

[AceRph]

I had some of these mounts on my RT and found them to be just as Fish said. They were nicely made and Pat Patterson is a very reasonable guy to deal with.:thumb I didn't like my 910's on them though. The lenses protrude out from the housing far enough to throw glare from the lights right into my eyes.:uhoh

I'm 5'11" and had the seat height set in the middle position. I tried one of those wet & stick face shield solar film strips. I mounted it on the bottom of the face shield; it was cut for the top of the shield and didn't fit well, but it did work to keep out the glare. The solar strip was a pain to use, so I traded in my RT and got a GSAdv. Now, no more glare!:D

[tcolburn]

I've got the EMP over-mirror brackets with PIAA 510s. The driving lights are very effective and I don't get glare from them. I like the brackets, with just a couple small caveats:

1. They do not come pre-drilled, so be careful when you lay out the mounting for your lights that the mounting bolts will clear the painted mirror-housing! Measure twice, drill once....!

2. Mounting the brackets causes the mounting pins for the mirror assembly to change their orientation slightly, just enough for the mirror to be a little bit loose. My fix for this was to apply self-adhesive weatherstripping to the inside of the mirror housing. This keeps the assembly tight. I have also heard that some owners have used o-rings over the pins to accomplish the same thing.

Tim Colburn
Park Forest, IL

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