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Has anyone replaced the incandescent bulbs (blinkers, headlamp, taillight) with LEDs? I have an 09 that I was thinking would be nice to do this on. LED's are so much easier to see. I was doing a little research and there are a lot of LEDs out there, but I was also reading that depending on the year of the bike you may have to add a diode or something to that effect?? Anyway, any advice or what worked for you would be great/helpful. Thanks in advance.
The headlight and runing will be seamless but led's in your blinkers will probably give you hyper-flashing without a load compensator. Custom Dynamics would be a good place to look.
The headlight and runing will be seamless but led's in your blinkers will probably give you hyper-flashing without a load compensator. Custom Dynamics would be a good place to look.
A call to Custom Dynamics is in order. You will need a load balancer, but they can educate you and get you squared away with everything you need.
The headlight and runing will be seamless but led's in your blinkers will probably give you hyper-flashing without a load compensator. Custom Dynamics would be a good place to look.
Originally Posted by Keithhu
A call to Custom Dynamics is in order. You will need a load balancer, but they can educate you and get you squared away with everything you need.
I did message Custom Dynamics and they already responded. (Great customer service). The did say I'd need the SMART Signal Stabilizer, so I think I'm good to go. I'll just have to pick out which ones I want.
My bike's older, so I needed the load equalizers until I installed a RUN/BRAKE/TURN module
it has a load equalizer built in.
I also did my dash light bulbs. I don't think that's an option for you though.
My bike's older, so I needed the load equalizers until I installed a RUN/BRAKE/TURN module
it has a load equalizer built in.
I also did my dash light bulbs. I don't think that's an option for you though.
Only dash lights on my bike are on the tank console and speedo. All those the tank console lights are very dim... I wonder if those can be replaced with LEDs. I might have to look into that.
Originally Posted by Bluesrider.df
LEDs are great. I did all LED from Custom Dynamics on my '07 Sporty and they worked perfectly.
Yep, I was just checking my lights out on the '09 I just bought the other day. Comparing them to how bight and noticeable the LEDs are on my '18... There is no comparison.... I'll be swapping mine out after I pick out what I want.
[QUOTE=jamala00;21704083]Only dash lights on my bike are on the tank console and speedo. All those the tank console lights are very dim... I wonder if those can be replaced with LEDs. I might have to look into that.
My dash LED's are so bright they're annoying
Good thing they don't say on long.
I did color LED's to match the lens colors.
I also did color LED's in the speedometer and tach.
I went LED close to 20 years ago. Back then, I installed, and still have installed, the Kuryakyn "Panacea" system, which is run/turn/brake for the rear turn signals. The rear signals are red for run and braking modes, and amber for turn mode. I run a JW Speaker Adaptive LED headlight, and the front turn signals are Kuryakyn white/amber LED inserts. They are bright white for running, and go amber for signalling. They actually add quite a bit of visible light up front, making me more visible. I know Kuryakyn gets a bad rap, but this stuff has stood the test of time, and miles. That said, if I was doing the swap from new, I would look into Custom Dynamics these days, except for the headlight. IMHO, you can't beat JW Speaker for that.
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Replacing bulbs with LEDs
