Saddlebag Reflector Inserts | Custom Dynamics Smoked Dual Intensity LED Latch Lightz

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Saddlebag Reflector Inserts | Custom Dynamics smoked dual intensity Latch Lightz | This is a step by step tutorial where I will walk you through the installation process of installing these awesome lighted reflector inserts from Custom Dynamics. The Custom Dynamics Latch Lightz are dual intensity LED inserts that replace the reflectors on your saddlebag latches, they operate as run, brake, turn and can be run through the Magic Strobe module from Custom Dynamics if you wish.
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[@chrisrocker1108]

Nice vid man. I am a tool maker (machinist), here is a quick tip on drilling plastic. "High speed low feed". Have your dill on high gear and start not touching the plastic until your drill is spinning, then just the weight of the drill will push through the plastic. Thanks again for the great video. SUBSCRIBED!

[@Touringmidwest]

Thanks for that tip.. always learning so I appreciate it. Welcome to the channel, I'm glad to have you here.

[@jasonfiet9632]

So, I just installed my latch lights following your easy install. Thanks. Fyi, I used a step bit to drill the 9/16 since I has one on hand. I would have like CD to add 2 more grommets and put the wires through the bag on the latch side as well. Oh well. Thanks again!

[@Touringmidwest]

Yeah you bet.. they are very cool lights.

[@bradleyalexander5821]

Those lights are impressive. Custom Dynamics do produce quality equipment. 👍🏼

[@Touringmidwest]

The latch lights are cool, I didn't think I was gonna like them and they ended up being one of my favorite things that I've done to my road glide.

[@HarleyDayRider]

I truly love your videos! You were very funny talking about the 9/16th drill bit. I enjoy how you take your time and explain each part of the process. Thanks for bringing us along for this install. They really look great! And I am with you I would be really scared to drill into my bike but you handled it like the pro that you are. Ride Safe

[@Touringmidwest]

Very kind words.. thank you.

[@BrewCityRider]

OK, you made me run down to my basement workshop to check my drill bits haha! I was betting I had that 9/16 bit, but you were right! 1/2" was my biggest. Nice install.

[@Touringmidwest]

Haha..

[@cptdenny007]

LOL. I did as well going into my garage. My largest drill bit in my Harbor Freight titanium kit tops out at 1/2”.

[@fiddler181-twowheelin]

Nice install vid. I appreciate your honesty. Stressful drilling holes in our saddlebags? Hell yes!

[@jayonez137]

My tapered step bit has 9/16 step. Use them all the time for grommet installs

[@XxsteamerxX]

Pro tips: Step drill bit, as others have mentioned. Also hold down the piece and run the drill bit a little faster before applying LIGHT pressure. Let the drill bit do the cutting, don't "push" the bit through the hole. Put armor-all on the wire to feed it through the grommet easily.

[@Touringmidwest]

Great Tips

[@Davan514]

Great job Andrew. Custom Dynamics are doing great stuff but I think it’s enough. The bike will be full of cables and soon looks like a Christmas tree.

[@Touringmidwest]

Oh.. it's out of control lol

[@t-dawgl8338]

Lol as I watched this vid I ordered a 9/16" drill bit just in case I don't have one and since I'm gonna order this from custom dynamics I'll be ready.

[@marshallb754ify]

Just a tip.. if you by a Unibit/stepdrill it usually has a 9/16 step. Added bonus they work well on plastic.

[@k9blood01]

I "was also stressed when you were having trouble with the 9/16" bit. Man I would probably have messed up.. Good riding!!

[@Touringmidwest]

Haha.. you'd be good... it's a little nerve racking though.

[@dennyphillipsii6621]

The 9/16" bit you bought was a brand point. It's meant to not use a pilot hole in soft material. You could possibly us a small hole like 1/16". Like others have said, step drill. Put your drill on high speed and light pressure. Nice to see how they are installed and look.

[@Touringmidwest]

Thank you.. it's great to learn this stuff.

[@Tredwayj]

Drilling was a scary part for me but it worked out great. Good idea with the tape. I will have to add that.

[@mitch_9219]

You should by yourself a step it, uni-bit. Home Depot, Lowes has them . They are steps from 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch

[@Touringmidwest]

Yup.. I have em now. They are great!

[@rogerwalsh4018]

I saw these last week on their site. I’ll be adding them soon! Won’t be home to watch tonight but I’ll check it out later! Glad you’re doing a review! Thanks!

[@Touringmidwest]

Thank you for the early comment.. I'm pretty excited about this video... its a long one but I feel like it's pretty detailed and has allot of information. These lights are pretty neat, maybe one of my favorites. Did you see that custom dynamics and I are doing a giveaway on their Instagram? You might be able to win and not have to shell out money for these. The contest goes through the 18th.

[@rogerwalsh4018]

Touring Midwest No I didn’t but I’m not on Instagram. Maybe I should sign up! I’m pretty excited about them too! Can’t wait to see the vid!

[@rogerwalsh4018]

They look awesome Andrew! ? Are they as dark as the reflectors? Hard to tell in the video. Cameras always make the lights hard to tell when they’re off. Love the look with them on. Only thing I’ve done to the rear so far is changed the tour pak lights side markers and added filler lights in smoked plus the strobe. You have a ton of lights on yours. One thing I did to get the strobe out of the way was Velcro it to the tour pak just below the curtain on the back pad. Stays on if remove it. Seemed like it was always in my way. Great vid. Thanks again!

[@Touringmidwest]

@@rogerwalsh4018 that's a pretty good idea with the module. These inserts when off look almost identical to the smoked reflectors I added a few weeks ago.

[@rogerwalsh4018]

Touring Midwest Sweet! Thanks for letting me know. Be ordering shortly! And start looking for a 9/16” drill bit! Lol

[@paulvh7332]

Keep a set of step drill bits on hand. Much easier as you do not need a pilot hole and they come in handy for other projects as well.

[@Touringmidwest]

Yes definitely on my list...I need one for sure.

[@Kingdlack]

Looks great on the saddlebags, but I’ll past on this upgrade for now. Your Harley is definitely lit up!

[@Touringmidwest]

Way to many lights lol... but it's good content.

[@davidknows3320]

I actually own a 9/16" drill bit......right up through 1". Some of us drill big stuff. Lol. One tip would be go from the small pilot to the 9/16 with light pressure at a slow speed. A step drill would work better for your application, it's a much less aggressive approach. You got it done though. Thanks for the video.

[@Touringmidwest]

A step up bit would have definitely been the way to do it.

[@XxsteamerxX]

It was a good drill bit. I think you should link it. The problem you had was because the saddlebag was loose and lifted when it broke through. If you hold it down (like you did after a while) and use light pressure on the drill you should be good to go. Same thing goes for when you drill through the reflector holder.

[@Touringmidwest]

Right on

[@curtissumner9797]

Looks amazing

[@harleycrasher8396]

My first bagger, RGU. Love it! However I do not understand this fascination with lights. Looks cool. But drilling, and wires. Last thing my RG needs is more wires.

[@ronbranum4134]

The Amazon bit will work fine if you just drill the pilot hole then go straight to the 9/16 where you messed up was trying to go up two sizes before and your hole was already too big

[@signedbybd]

I see you buse Bugslide! Good stuff! Hope you purchased it from L.A.B. store.

[@Touringmidwest]

I use bugslide some. It is pretty good. I got it at a Harley dealership I was at one day.

[@Misty3133]

Ordering a set next weekend,thanks.

[@Touringmidwest]

Excellent. You'll love em.

[@Broncoride]

Nice install Andrew. They look great.

[@Touringmidwest]

Thank you.. yeah these are probably my favorite mod

[@Frostytravels]

nice man. I like it-----However i almost lost my mind on the drilling.

[@Touringmidwest]

Yessssss...I should have agreed suspenseful music lol

[@cliffclavin6839]

Thank you for the detailed instructions, i was wondering if these were plug and play. Still can’t decide if i want to do them or not since i don’t want to have to unplug something every time i remove my bags. Thanks!

[@Touringmidwest]

They are pretty cool...I like them better than the bagz..

[@rosekransconst.2495]

Nice job I just would’ve bought a step down bit and went that route so there no changing drill bits or slippage!

[@Touringmidwest]

I should have... that would have been better. That's what custom dynamics told me they used when I talked to them about it but that was after I ordered my bit.

[@chrissmith3959]

My step bit made the hole bigger on one side.

[@Touringmidwest]

That would definitely be a concern

[@rromano158]

I guess you could have used a step-bit that you can use to drill different size holes with one bit, and stop at the 9/16 hole section.

[@Touringmidwest]

It’s very true.. I know for next time and I actually have step bits now

[@TheBlueBikeDoyle]

Yep been there 👍

[@wsevon]

Uni-bit...goes up to 3/4"

[@codywhite3608]

uni bits save the world!

[@kirkwb]

Plus, a uni bit will work in any drill chuck. I first bought a 9/16 bit, but it was too big for my Milwaukee drill. But the uni bit fit just fine. Use some masking tape to mark the point on the bit you need to drill to.

[@billymoore4758]

Just get some step bits man they work great for drilling in the bags

[@Touringmidwest]

Definitely

[@cleatussfmo7437]

I installed these on my 19 SGS. Had them on for a few months and the opening/closing action of the henge caused the wires to flex and ended up breaking the wiring. Now I have non'reflective, non lighting inserts in my bags.

[@Touringmidwest]

That's a bummer, I've had no issues with mine. Wouldn't CD replace them?

[@cleatussfmo7437]

@Touring Midwest I attempted to fix it myself, so with that, I didn't bother calling them. I may or may not have exactly followed the install instructions, so it's partially my fault. I'm going to end up replacing them once I finish up a couple other small projects on the bike. They seem to be great quality products, and I've had zero issues out of any of the other CD lights on the bike. I just screwed up somewhere and caused the problem.

[@Touringmidwest]

@@cleatussfmo7437 they may have been faulty as well.. who knows.

[@cleatussfmo7437]

Yeah, but with my alternative installation and attempting to fix it, I'm just chalking it up as a loss and will replace them on my own dime at some point down the road.

[@h3r63rt]

Stressed me out too.

[@jddockery2]

I have a step bit that I used

[@Touringmidwest]

I have one now lol.. I wish I had one when I did my bags.

[@phildofactor1]

Great video as always. I have a step up drill bit I got from harbor freight that goes from 5/16 to 1" which makes it nice to get the size hole you need. Most drill indexes only go to 1/2" drill bit. I saw another video a while back with the latch lights but when I went to Amazon to find them I couldn't. What is the true name they would be under?

[@Touringmidwest]

Dual intensity Latch Lightz

[@jameswilbur1273]

Did you add the custom dynamics bcm load isolator as well because of all the added lights?

[@Touringmidwest]

Nothing other than what they send in the kits.. just needed to do the bcm sync.

[@jameswilbur1273]

@Touringmidwest can I ask how I'd do that , this is my second harley. My first is a 1975 sporty

[@Touringmidwest]

@@jameswilbur1273 yes sir: ignition on, hazards on, ignition off.. wait for I think it’s maybe a couple of minutes with the hazards on and than again ignition on, hazards off, ignition off. After that everything should be synced up.

[@jameswilbur1273]

@Touringmidwest thank you sir ,greatly appreciated

[@Touringmidwest]

@@jameswilbur1273 no problem

[@marcmo7138]

for the life of me idk why you need such a big hole for that tiny wire. I have a grommet kit with different sized grommets in it. i would have found the smallest one for the wire size.. probably don't need but maybe a 1/2" bit at the most.

[@Touringmidwest]

IDK..I am just following the instructions

[@andrewsumner5388]

Lol strap thing works for me

[@Touringmidwest]

Yup.. lol

[@ironsteed5766]

Looks cool..but a little to nerve racking for me when you had drill holes!

[@worldofzap]

12:35am lol

[@shizult]

More like redlighting the midwest via 360 led's from custom dynamics!

[@Touringmidwest]

Pretty much right lol

[@johnscott1372]

A step drill bit is what you need to drill. It starts out as 1/4 and steps all the way up to 3/4 if needed. Here's one from Harbor Freight www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-titanium-nitride-coated-high-speed-steel-step-drills-91616.html

[@tomswenson4447]

I was thinking the same thing, but didn't know there were 3 versions. Looks like another trip to HF.

[@woofersd2383]

Going to Sturgis, I saw a dude, riding a red Goldwing, waring some sort of red suit, with red rope lighting all over the bike and trailer. Are you gonna put more lights on?

[@Touringmidwest]

Not more lights lol.. I will likely remove some. Definitely keeping the latch lights though... wasn't sure if I was gonna like them but after seeing them I just think they are cool.

[@woofersd2383]

I also ride a Roadglide Ultra. I still can’t get an answer from anyone about, adding the Custon Dynamics front LED blinkers, or even Ciro blinkers, if they fill in the dead spots, towards the sides, when riding at night. Bout the only lights I would add, but they have to fill in the dead spots the factory headlight drops off. Any idea?

[@Touringmidwest]

@@woofersd2383 I don't know exactly what area you are referring to but they definitely widen the light pattern. They for sure add more light ahead of you.

[@woofersd2383]

Yes the dead spots to each side of factory headlight, riding at night. Could you make or test a video, relating to us Roadglide guys? That would like to fill that area to the sides. That’s assuming they project white light, when not using blinkers?

[@Touringmidwest]

@@woofersd2383 yeah they are white and match the light from the headlamp perfectly .. I wouldn't be able to do that video because I'm running the Custom Dynamics ProBeam headlight as well so it wouldn't be an accurate example.. if I ever put the stock headlight back I will.

[@coolgeek08]

I thought these were turn signals also

[@Touringmidwest]

Yes they are run, brakes, turn

[@eugenestump111]

You’re going to give someone a seizure with all those light 😂

[@Touringmidwest]

As long as it gets there attention 😉

[@kidluk]

Great video, but I just can’t drill into my baby lol

[@Touringmidwest]

Well... not gonna lie, It is incredibly scary, and nerve wracking lol.. but it's okay.

[@Teaguejc]

pretty sure you couldve just used a uni-bit

[@Touringmidwest]

I still need to pick one of those up

[@hubertgary7746]

Lol..I was on a mission just yesterday...brought the last 9/16 drill bit from home depot $20 bucks.....smh

[@Touringmidwest]

Step bits work really well, I wish I’d known about them at the time.

[@Mauricenkaren]

You need some more lights.

[@Touringmidwest]

Lol.

[@johne6525]

Just go to harbor freight and get a step bit 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@Touringmidwest]

For sure.. I will have to if I ever decide to drill holes in my again.