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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 07:29 AM
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So im thinking of brighter lights for my 04 heritage but am a little confused, are the Hid kits for later models only??? Its been a while since i pulled my headlight but im pretty sure its a sealed beam I dont think I can remove just the bulb. Do i need to get a new assembly before I can upgrade to HIDs ???? Or is there another brighter sealed beam I could put in ?? And im also wondering what my options would be for the passing lights I think they are sealed beams too . thx cw
 
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What year is your bike?
 
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its an 04
 
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Old Apr 25, 2014 | 07:58 AM
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According to the Harley oem parts finder, your headlight is a bulb inside while the passing lamps are sealed beam. You should be able to get a drop in h4 kit for the headlight. Just be sure it is a motorcycle kit so the ballast is very small. That way you should be able to get all of it inside the headlight housing.
 
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not sure what the harley oem parts finder is but i can tell you what i have is a sealed beam so having said that what would my options be , cant believe no one else has run into this problem unless the previous owner of my bike put a sealed beam in .
 
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I bought my HIDs from socal motogear.com they have a solution for sealed beams, excellent customer service and fast shipping!! I love my HIDs..
 
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I also got their regular led aux. lamps so they look like stock bulbs. I didn't care for the looks of the brighter aux. lights. When you get hids make sure you adjust them.
 
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What about trucklite? They would replace the whole sealed unit.
 
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yeah looks like trucklite would work im going to give socal a call and see what they say about sealed beams thanx
 
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