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Old Feb 7, 2013 | 07:15 AM
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I have a 2001 Electra glide looking to upgrade the headlight. Stock light to dim what's the best headlight.do not want the 8 hundred dollar led thanks.
 
Old Feb 7, 2013 | 07:19 AM
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IIRC you have the 7" housing?
i would go LED. either the HD one *a re-branded JWSpeaker LED headlight at $400+, or my favorite the Trucklite Phase 7 LED headlight *discount fleet supply has them around $200

shy of that one of the prmium halogen bulbs light the GE nighthawk platinum or the sylvania premium line zXe H4 bulbs either will run about $65
 
Old Feb 7, 2013 | 08:14 AM
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The LED's are the best for light. I have put them in all of my bikes. I did not think they were $800 though, $500 maybe. You could try just upgrading the driving lights to LED's first.
 
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