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Old May 23, 2013 | 08:52 PM
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Left the bar up the road tonight and cars started blinking their lights at me & I realized, wtf, my headlight low beam wasn't burning. So now I need a new headlight . Bike is an 08 Fatboy. I went to the HD website and searched. Can't believe what its telling me. No matches for a headlamp for an 08 Fatboy. This has got to be BS, but anyhow is the LED worth the money and which is the best LED for the money.
 
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Old May 23, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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The LED headlight is awesome! I run 20 miles in the middle of the desert each night before I get to civilization and it's so dark the moon casts a shadow. The light has paid for itself.

The picture doesn't do it justice but ere's an oryx I didn't hit one night:
 
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Old May 23, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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I believe its a H4 replacement bulb. Why would you need a entire headlight?
 
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If all you want is a replacement bulb, just go to autozone. Just take the bulb and match it at the store.
 
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Old May 23, 2013 | 11:31 PM
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It's an H4. You can buy a single bulb at Walmart for $8. I even have an extra OEM harley bulb ill send ya if you pay the $5 for shipping. Should only take about 5 minutes to swap out.
 
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Like the other guys said the bulb is an easy swap. I used to run a silstar ultra in my Lo which wasn't bad. I've since upgraded to a Trucklite phase 7 and it's a whole lot better. You can get one for about 200 dollars which is less then half what harley wants and the performance from what I've read is pretty similar. Another option is harley's dual bulb halogen set up which runs I think around 170 or so.
 
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