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How long do bike rack lights last? Every material and rating in a Kody kit — 1/8" steel and aluminum, stainless steel hardware, IP65 and IP67 sealing, and DOT FMVSS-108 on every light.

How to choose a bike rack light: five things worth checking before you buy — fitment, DOT rating, reverse, sealing and size, plus the options most kits do not offer.

What installing a Kody light actually involves — the four steps that are the same on every rack, the four ways the bracket attaches, and the one thing worth getting right.

Sequential turn signals often don't behave on Fords and Teslas. Here's what actually happens, why it isn't your light, and the two ways to end up with something that works.

You're ordering a light, the form asks whether you want a 4-pin or a 7-blade connector, and you realise you have no idea which one is bolted to the back of your car. Fair. Trailer connector types are a genuinely messy corner of the world — the same connector goes by four different names depending on who's selling it. So here's the whole picture: how to tell what you've got, what the other types are for, and which words actually mean different things versus which are the same

You bolt the rack on, load two bikes, and back out of the driveway. Somewhere in there your license plate stopped being visible, and you probably didn't notice until someone mentioned it. This is the second most common thing people email me about, right behind blocked brake lights. Here's the short version of how to fix it. The legal part, briefly I'm not a lawyer and I won't pretend to know your state's statute. Every one I've read wants the same basic thing: the plate legib

The question I get more than any other is some version of: which one do I actually need? It's a fair question. We build the lights in three sizes — Small, Medium and Large — and those names don't tell you much on their own. So here is what is actually different between them, in the order that matters. Start with your rack, not with the size Before anything else: check whether we already make a kit for your rack. Almost everything we build is rack-specific. Not "universal, sho

Bike rack light maintenance takes about five minutes Your rack lives outside. It goes through rain, road spray, winter salt and a lot of highway wind, and then it sits in a driveway for a month. Bike rack light maintenance is mostly just looking at the thing twice a year and before any long trip. Here's what I actually check on mine. Keep the lenses clean Dirt on the lens costs you brightness, and it builds up slowly enough that you don't notice. Wash them the way you'd wash

The flashing blue lights behind me weren't for speeding. They were there because the driver behind me couldn't see my brake lights. I was driving home from a ride with two mountain bikes on my hitch rack. The bikes weren't moving and the rack was secure. From the driver's seat, nothing seemed wrong. But when the officer walked up, he pointed at the back of my vehicle and said my brake lights and turn signals were completely blocked. He was right. The bikes covered them almost

Safety on the Road!

A customer (Mike W. of Minnesota) recently pointed out that we don't market on the legality of blocking plates/tags and signal lights. I completely agree with this and honestly have not done much research on the topic. Our primary concern is improving safety when carrying bikes. I don't want to be rear ended, injured or dealing with an insurance company to replace my equipment. It's painful and a waste of my time. Is it illegal to block your license plate with a bike rack?

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