I like the look of this taillight, but i am always cautious when purchasing motorcycle stuff off amazon. Metal or Plastic?
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It is plastic on the housing for the lights and metal for the mounting side and license plate mount, but the LEDs are bright even in daylight. There is a little gap between the plastic and metal at the back, but i little silicon caulk and some black electrical tape finishes it up rather nicely. I was pleasantly surprised with the overall quality of these on my bike.
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It works, but it has no reflective properties at all and it's barely bright enough to be seen. Also, it doesn't seem that every small part is aligned to fit well... things are kind of crooked and I'm pretty OCD so that bugged. I had to put it up under the fender far enough for some shadow, but still eventually had to go a different route. Good luck!
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Metal. I like it a lot. When the flash rides on top, you can shoot a horizontal or vertical picture and they come out great.
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Have to agree with Kim B and MntHouse Jan - its a good light and the measure is 13" by 6". I disagree with martin that its cheap plastic. Mine is metal and glass. No idea what he got.
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Aluminum :-). Yeah, the MSRP is a bit much, but the sale price here is pretty reasonable. The light doesn't have the raw output of some similarly priced or even cheaper lights, but the usability of the light for road cycling is fantastic and far superior to many more expensive lights that might be a better fit for mountain biking.
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Metal. If you have concerns it should be about the discharge chute which should have bolts, but only has light spot welds. Easy fix, but a pain when it's 0 f. The only other issue is, it wont stay running under -15f but then not many air cooled engines will.
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The USB is crap plastic. No metal in it. Their cigarette lighter power output is chrome metal. Get this one: Kuryakyn Electrical Power Point 1-1/4" Handlebars 1476Use a USB with it, you won't regret it. There a few different versions, get the right size for your handlebars.
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It's some tough polymer plastic. It doesn't feel brittle and feels almost like the lower plastic polymer of an H&K; Glock 19. :) Mine is installed over an aluminum handlebar and it can carry my Cateye Volt 700 well - let alone a cycle computer. Very simple and elegant design.
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Plastic. Much thicker then original, which causes a bit more light flare if a bright light is in view.
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Metal. Im extremely happy with the quality and they look much better than the original.
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It is chromed plastic. the inner workings have to have some metal due to the weight of the whole unit, but it is sturdy and made well. It sits right between the forks on my motorcycle, so it gets all the wind right over it, and even with the horrible roads in Tucson, AZ it has held up well. Sounds GREAT!!!!!! as well.
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It is aluminum, and the mounts it comes with are plastic and metal I'd assume to be aluminum also, had it for a while now no problems just tighten the mounts a little after every few drives after I first got it now it's set and doesn't need anything
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It is made of metal, not plastic. This is a fairly stout lock for its intended purpose. I used the one I bought on my 2007 Ram 1500. Worked great. I would refer this product to anyone.
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Larry, It is plastic.Only draw back is to use the light only, the switch in the butt has to be turned on. would have been nice to have the light work and use the switch as a safety switch for the stun only.
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I do know know directly, but since they are LED's they should not get hot enough to melt plastic. I mounted mine on an aluminium plate using a grommet, this is the same Al plate that my tail lights are attached to. Since they are used at Back-up lights, they are not on very long, and only when the vehicle is in reverse.
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Its plastic with metal. First time out with it cought a 27 lbs yellow tail. Very smooth
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It's metal but more like aluminum. I tried using a magnet against it and it won't stick. The only plastic area is the clear acrylic end for the LED
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The one that I have is all metal and glass. This is a battery powered light. I have a solar rechargeable for outside, it is plastic and glass. The descriptions were confusing when I made my purchases.