Headlight dilema
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Road Master
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From: SE FL & Black Hills SD
Headlight dilema
What have you folks done to improve the lighting on your pre-halogen lit bikes? I thought the lighting was a little weak. Then I bought the new RK, now I know what head lights should be. The 99 WG is definately weak! This is my 99 FXDWG and I think a new bullet shaped light would look great...
Thinking Kuryakyn - with H4 bulb $187
Or Harley - Which I really think would look super on the bike.. $329
But if I'm going to drop $329, thinking I may as well go $600 with Kuryakyn Xe5R 5
OR... Keep what I have and just change to new Kuryakyn lense (#2350) & H4 -$122
AND THEN, theres the import look-a-likes on ebay for under $100............
What say you?
Thinking Kuryakyn - with H4 bulb $187
Or Harley - Which I really think would look super on the bike.. $329
But if I'm going to drop $329, thinking I may as well go $600 with Kuryakyn Xe5R 5
OR... Keep what I have and just change to new Kuryakyn lense (#2350) & H4 -$122
AND THEN, theres the import look-a-likes on ebay for under $100............
What say you?
Road Warrior
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I've used the Autopal headlights that are sold on ebay. They are inexpensive, but the quality is excellent. I recommend getting it with the std clear bulb, however, not the blue one in this photo:
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Road Master
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See post #5 in this thread. Under $100 shipped and it's bright.
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Road Master
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That was the good news, it isn't even close to fitting my 99 FXDWG... Are you guys all using the 5.75 x 9" model?? I'm looking at the adapter they also sell, but I don't think the 1" vertical offset is enough......
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Glad you received your light. Eastern has always been good at shipping quickly in my experience.
There are a few different mount offsets to choose from. I didn't necessarily need one for my headlight, but I preferred the light to sit up and a little further out than it would have with out the offset mount.
I don't know how much different your front end is than mine, but that mount would provide ample room on my front end.
I'll look around on line and if I find links to any other types of mounts I'll post back here.
There are a few different mount offsets to choose from. I didn't necessarily need one for my headlight, but I preferred the light to sit up and a little further out than it would have with out the offset mount.
I don't know how much different your front end is than mine, but that mount would provide ample room on my front end.
I'll look around on line and if I find links to any other types of mounts I'll post back here.
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Road Warrior
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Over this winter, I had the HD Billet 5 3/4" headlight installed with a PIAA Xtreme White bulb. I had the PIAA installed on my OEM headlamp last year and boy did It make a huge difference.. but I wanted a larger headlight. I also added a pair of HD Fog Lamps with Halogen bulbs mounted on my engine guards. Now not only will I be able to see better......but during the day, the cagers will be able to see me better as well.
Last edited by LWOS; Feb 13, 2009 at 11:28 PM.
