View Poll Results: HID or LED
LED
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66.67%
HID
7
33.33%
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HID vs. LED ????
Tourer
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 300
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From: South Carolina
I decided I wanted to try and get more light out of my 5-3/4" head light so I tried differant bulbs with little differance that sometimes left me in the dark. Next I went with a 35w hi/lo HID with more light but not very focused. I wasn't impressed so I ended up with Harleys LED with not as much light but more light where I can use it. The HID flooded light every where but wouldn't reach down the road like the projection beam LED. You just can't seem to be able to get enough light out of a single 5-3/4" light and the LED is only marginaly better than some bulbs. The 7" head lights are a world better and the dual 5-3/4" Road Glide really light up the road.
Billy
Billy
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 125
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From: Central Florida
I went with the Phase 7 LED by Truklite..fit my Fatboy perfectly, although it did protrude from stock housing...French trim ring fixed that..honestly, still have mixed emotions about the LED...ANY LED headlight...although much ,much brighter than stock,visibility from an angle is less...it's a tradeoff I guess
Advanced
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 66
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From: Willow Grove, PA Turnpike, Exit 343
Experience with H-D 5-3/4" LED headlight -
On my 2005 FXST Softtail Standard, I originally had a minor vibration problem with my Harley-Davidson OEM 5-3/4" headlight. It wasn't too bad with the H4 that came with it ~ it was a quirk, and at night, the other cars around me knew it was a motorcycle by the bobbing-up-and-down as I passed by.
But my new LED brilliant white light put this "quirk" in a new perspective!! 1) Reflecting road signs are *terrible* at dusk and at night. Any sign with reflecting material (like PennDOT signage) looked like a large strobe-affect sign! It was very distracting. 2) The LED headlight is very sensitive to adjustments. The beam cut-off, at the top and bottom, was distinct. Because of the beam cut-off at the top, when I turned, I had to hit the HI beam to illuminate the turn. 3) A few other drivers in front of me pulled aside so I could pass - apparently they thought I was blinking at them (or they just didn't like the blinking strobe-effect in their rear view mirrors.)
I finally minimized the strobe problem by jamming some 5/8" heater hose between the LED unit and the inside of my headlight bucket.
On my wife's V-Star 1100 Classic, I bought / installed a PIAA H4 Xtreme White Plus Anti-Vibration Headlight Bulb. It was a better solution ($40 for a bulb versus $400 for the LED headlight P/N 73273-11A) and it *really* lit up the road at night.
But my new LED brilliant white light put this "quirk" in a new perspective!! 1) Reflecting road signs are *terrible* at dusk and at night. Any sign with reflecting material (like PennDOT signage) looked like a large strobe-affect sign! It was very distracting. 2) The LED headlight is very sensitive to adjustments. The beam cut-off, at the top and bottom, was distinct. Because of the beam cut-off at the top, when I turned, I had to hit the HI beam to illuminate the turn. 3) A few other drivers in front of me pulled aside so I could pass - apparently they thought I was blinking at them (or they just didn't like the blinking strobe-effect in their rear view mirrors.)
I finally minimized the strobe problem by jamming some 5/8" heater hose between the LED unit and the inside of my headlight bucket.
On my wife's V-Star 1100 Classic, I bought / installed a PIAA H4 Xtreme White Plus Anti-Vibration Headlight Bulb. It was a better solution ($40 for a bulb versus $400 for the LED headlight P/N 73273-11A) and it *really* lit up the road at night.
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