Lets talk about headlights
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 795
Likes: 75
From: Kane County IL
I put in the JW Speaker 8690 Adaptive LED and LOVE IT! Fit the stock 5 3/4 bucket perfect. Light output is great. Low beam as a nice wide pattern and very good reach, enough that at times I forget to use the high beam. The high beam pattern is just a bit narrow for my tastes, but not bad. The reach on high beam will light up road signs easily half mile away. The "cornering" lights work perfect. As soon as you either begin a turn or lean in for a turn it lights up the inside of your turn. Expensive yes, but hitting a deer is more expensive!
What bike did you put yours in, any issues like throwing codes or anything? Otherwise plug and play?
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 153
Likes: 16
From: Chicago Burbs
I put in the JW Speaker 8690 Adaptive LED and LOVE IT! Fit the stock 5 3/4 bucket perfect. Light output is great. Low beam as a nice wide pattern and very good reach, enough that at times I forget to use the high beam. The high beam pattern is just a bit narrow for my tastes, but not bad. The reach on high beam will light up road signs easily half mile away. The "cornering" lights work perfect. As soon as you either begin a turn or lean in for a turn it lights up the inside of your turn. Expensive yes, but hitting a deer is more expensive!
Advanced
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 98
Likes: 7
From: Dorr,MI
HenryT...2007 FXSTC, no codes and yes plug n play. Just had to adjust the bucket down some. The LED was higher than the OEM headlight.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,368
Likes: 27
From: Australia
I had the OPT7 H4 Hi-Lo Blitz 35w Single Motorcycle HID Kit on my 2005 Deluxe and it worked great, but the ballasts kept failing so I switched to the OPT7 LED Headlight Bulbs w/ Clear Arc-Beam Kit - H4 kit with the fan and it works great so far, the only weirdness with it is that the high beams are just a secondary LED that makes the light really bright without actually raising the beam level.
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Tourer
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 345
Likes: 19
From: Houston
Well fellas I got my new China made headlight in from Amazon lastnight (gotta love prime). I was already planning on riding to work this morning so I set my alarm 30 min early to install it before setting out. I'll post up a pic of the light installed later this afternoon.
I will tell you that so far (especially for the price) I love it. It's way brighter than the shitty factory halogen, has the nice white light, fit in the bucket like a glove and has lasted 40 miles so far Lol. Plus there's no shake or vibration to it going down the highway. So....so far so good. Here's low and high beam.
I will tell you that so far (especially for the price) I love it. It's way brighter than the shitty factory halogen, has the nice white light, fit in the bucket like a glove and has lasted 40 miles so far Lol. Plus there's no shake or vibration to it going down the highway. So....so far so good. Here's low and high beam.