Afrermarket hood, what kind of headlight setups do you guys run?

600xc4me · Jun 5, 2010

I'm about to buy a mountain fit IQr conversion hood for my dragon, and I believe they don't allow you to run the stock IQr head lights. So what kind of lights are you guys running on your sleds if not the stock ones? I ride in the dark all the time, so no lights isn't really an option. I want something that looks good, but also works good. Any ideas, and some pics maybe would be awesome.

MtnMaxMod · Jun 10, 2010

I'm pretty sure you could just cut out the headlight area and mount some headlights in there. I could be wrong though..

rmkboxer · Jun 11, 2010

I used pias. on my edge. R&m uses a really good light that they sell and it is super bright and works great. I would get a helmet light to go along with the lights on the sled. I use the cyclops light

himarker · Jun 14, 2010

I run a pair of PIAA's mounted on the sides of my hood, just below the windshield. plenty bright when i need them, not big enough to mess ya up in the trees..

600xc4me · Jun 14, 2010

MtnMaxMod said:
I'm pretty sure you could just cut out the headlight area and mount some headlights in there. I could be wrong though..

I was hoping that would work, but I'm told the hood is just smooth on the inside, no place to mount stock lights to. Would have to try and fab up some kind of mounts if I wanted to make that work.

himarker said:
I run a pair of PIAA's mounted on the sides of my hood, just below the windshield. plenty bright when i need them, not big enough to mess ya up in the trees..

Ok cool, and pics of how it looks? I'm looking for something that will still look pretty decent...

I saw a pic of an IQr, red hood, with out the cut outs for stock lights, and he had small round lights mounted in place of the stock lights, just cut out small holes I guess And mounted them from the inside somehow. Anyone know who's sled I'm talking about?

429dhm · Jun 15, 2010

I am also interested in this as well, does anyone have any pics?

champyfz450 · Jun 19, 2010

on my iqr i used piaa's as well. I just made a mount out of 1/8" aluminum

MNIQR · Jun 20, 2010

angermanagement is whos sled your talking about with the piaa lights cut into the headlight area.

unclemark · Jun 20, 2010

not a after market hood but my stock light didn't fit with the pipes and this lets more air in the engine room . oh and i have a led dog too

600xc4me · Jun 21, 2010

Thanks guys. I'm going to be running head light vents, so I'll either be mounting the lights on the bars, (possibly not possible as I might move my gauge up there) Or maybe buying one of these. http://www.cyclopsmotorsports.com/productsLights.html Pricey though....

Hawkster · Jun 21, 2010

The Cyclops HID totally rocks, no glare from falling snow, just eliminate the headlight and go with a pair of Cyclops. One of the best additions you'll ever purchase. Make room for a tool bag under the hood for the Cyclops because it really sucks when you go without.

R_8_N · Jun 21, 2010

Mine were behind the vents in the headlight pod but you couldnt get enough light through to see the bumper. I just remounted them yesterday here. still a little adjusting to do but I think this is gonna work great. Had one light up in the shop and there was alot of good light comin out. Ive had em on the bars in the past and I think it makes alot of clutter on them.

600xc4me · Jun 21, 2010

Hawkster said:
The Cyclops HID totally rocks, no glare from falling snow, just eliminate the headlight and go with a pair of Cyclops. One of the best additions you'll ever purchase. Make room for a tool bag under the hood for the Cyclops because it really sucks when you go without.

I'm hearing that alot. What light are you referring to when you say a pair of them? They have a few options.

R_8_N said:
Mine were behind the vents in the headlight pod but you couldnt get enough light through to see the bumper. I just remounted them yesterday here. still a little adjusting to do but I think this is gonna work great. Had one light up in the shop and there was alot of good light comin out. Ive had em on the bars in the past and I think it makes alot of clutter on them.

That looks pretty nice.. But the hood I'm buying doesn't have the open vents like that. It'll be the same as guidoxpress' hood. Like this,

The black hood. So your idea wouldn't work on my hood. Looks good though, very clean and hidden.

Hawkster · Jul 7, 2010

Did you check out cyclopsmotorsports.com ? What I think you would want over the battery packs is the jack plug in to your lighting system. Most likely you don't have a battery I'm guessing so you'll need a capacitor so your light or lights wont flash. Very simple set up, it's just the sticker shock you have to get over. One HID is worth two of their halogens.

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