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Old Jan 6, 2014 | 10:09 AM
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Question Low beam problems?

Hi all,

I am a total noob but I need some advice regarding my low beam lights.

Normally I don't drive at night, but the other day I drove home at night and I could not see a thing on low beams. The amount of light is similar to an candle. I had to drive on high beams even with oncoming traffic. My high beams is bright enough to burn peoples eyes out, so it works 100%.

The low beam is a stock standard bulb(part number: 53436-97) and the high beam is an "xenon boosted blue bulb" that I bought from Harley.

Is is normal for the low beams to be so dull, should I replace it or can I replace it with a brighter bulb?

Oh, I have an crossbones 2010 model
 
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