LED Headlight Conversion
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 445
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From: Lynden, Washington, USA
Yeah it's just a bulb swap just loosen the ring clamp around the housing and the whole thing will pull apart just swap out the bulbs. it takes about 10 minutes and if I remember right a screwdriver
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: PA
wait a min ? just a bulb we are changing ?? nothing gonna beat the LED , you know there 399.00 ??
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Morris, IL
wait a min ? just a bulb we are changing ?? nothing gonna beat the LED , you know there 399.00 ??
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Tourer
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 484
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From: PA
with out a doubt , you would see better at night , i love it.. but its salty..
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 726
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From: New Jersey
thats so expensive ! just installed some halo's on my friends r6 and it was only $199 for the whole kit ... for $399 I will stay with the stock headlight plus with the iron I think the stock headlight goes better with te more "vintage" look
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,785
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From: Louisiana
Didnt someone recently do the HID swap and it ran about $50 or so? Only problem is mounting the ballast.
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Supporter
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Earth
IMHO, for a nice, legal upgrade in both light output (lumens) and beam pattern take a look at the Candlepower 5 3/4" quartz headlight and then add the Osram Rallye 70/65w +50 H4 bulb. The current draw is not high enough to cause a problem with burning/melting the stock wires/headlight plug but makes a marked difference in output. Also make sure you have your headlight aimed correctly. Mine was off from the factory. Linky's:
Headlight: http://store.candlepower.com/ca5quhahebun.html
Bulb: http://store.candlepower.com/64205.html
Aiming Procedure(use the "VOL" instructions): http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
Headlight: http://store.candlepower.com/ca5quhahebun.html
Bulb: http://store.candlepower.com/64205.html
Aiming Procedure(use the "VOL" instructions): http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 445
Likes: 19
From: Lynden, Washington, USA
If I remember right the high output bulb from HD was less than $50 and it greatly improves the output at night. My dad even commented on it when he realized my headlight was brighter than the two on his goldwing
Last edited by AaronG87; Jan 20, 2011 at 11:21 AM.
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