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The taillights used on all the H-Ds, except the V-Rod, Deuce, and Tombstone lamped bikes, since late '03... you know, the lights with the "updated" wedge base bulb that was falling out for a while.
I just had one, with a bulb in it, sitting on the bench, brake light on, for about 15 minutes... the center of the lens melted and deformed! It was soft enough that I poked a pick tool right through it with minimal effort.
Now, before you say "who the hell sits with their brakes on for 15 minutes?", what happens when your brake light switch fouls up and your brake lights are on the whole day, without you knowing?
Look at the dimple in the center of the light... it should be very round, at least that's how they start out. That round dimple will turn oblong as the lens deforms.
I looked through a pile of used lights I have and noticed that many of them have an oval dimple and a few were quite noticably deformed... the center of the lens will flatten out/sag inward.
This is the same light that if left in front of a heater, will usually crack.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear if anyone else has noticed this.
BTW, the lights are made in Canada
I just had one, with a bulb in it, sitting on the bench, brake light on, for about 15 minutes... the center of the lens melted and deformed! It was soft enough that I poked a pick tool right through it with minimal effort.
Now, before you say "who the hell sits with their brakes on for 15 minutes?", what happens when your brake light switch fouls up and your brake lights are on the whole day, without you knowing?
Look at the dimple in the center of the light... it should be very round, at least that's how they start out. That round dimple will turn oblong as the lens deforms.
I looked through a pile of used lights I have and noticed that many of them have an oval dimple and a few were quite noticably deformed... the center of the lens will flatten out/sag inward.
This is the same light that if left in front of a heater, will usually crack.
Anyway, I'm curious to hear if anyone else has noticed this.
BTW, the lights are made in Canada