Kuryakyn LED Headlight?
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LIGHTGUY, Thanks for the helpful and open discussion. It is always good to hear from those with practical information rather than just guesses and no experience. Also appreciate your disclosing your work, no hidden agenda :-))) Add thoughts anytime to help others out, they can accept input or reject it, but at least it is available :-)
Last edited by Coffeeman; Oct 23, 2010 at 01:36 PM.
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Harley LED Headlight DID Not work
I ordered a LED Headlamp for my 2010 FLHTK. The mounting ring did not fit. The holes would not line up. I waited over 8 weeks to get this light and what a disappointment. The dealer wants to charge me a restock fee. I told him no way I was paying a restock fee on a part that they verified would fit before the order went through. Now I am ordering a Kuryakyn LED Headlight. Has anyone mounted one and how does it do?
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From: Conroe Texas
Did you order the right light and ring?, there are other threads on here about the HD LED do a search.
I ordered a LED Headlamp for my 2010 FLHTK. The mounting ring did not fit. The holes would not line up. I waited over 8 weeks to get this light and what a disappointment. The dealer wants to charge me a restock fee. I told him no way I was paying a restock fee on a part that they verified would fit before the order went through. Now I am ordering a Kuryakyn LED Headlight. Has anyone mounted one and how does it do?
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Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
LIGHTGUY,
Thanks for the info on the LED lights. I have used LED tailight and clearance lamps on my highway truck for 15 years roughly. They are for sure the light of the future. I was looking hard at them for my bike too, headlight and everywhere else. The headlight is very pricey but I think it may be worth it. In heavy trucks for marker/tail light applications they have been fantastic. Almost never burn out and also many less wiring problems due to corrosion due to moisture, because the have so little current draw. From what little I know your points were right on the money. With headlights, the reflector is crucial. The light has to be put where it is needed! Thanks.
Thanks for the info on the LED lights. I have used LED tailight and clearance lamps on my highway truck for 15 years roughly. They are for sure the light of the future. I was looking hard at them for my bike too, headlight and everywhere else. The headlight is very pricey but I think it may be worth it. In heavy trucks for marker/tail light applications they have been fantastic. Almost never burn out and also many less wiring problems due to corrosion due to moisture, because the have so little current draw. From what little I know your points were right on the money. With headlights, the reflector is crucial. The light has to be put where it is needed! Thanks.
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I have the HD LED's, I can tell you they are very bright and have a real wide pattern compaired to anything else I have tried bulb wise. there is just no compairing an LED to a stock light... we took 2 bikes and lined them up side by side in a dark room and directed their lights at a wall, the LED all but canceled out the stock head light. So we tried a Xenon bulb and the result was only slightly better than stock. We then tried a SilverStar bulb and that was better than the other 2 we had tried but no where near the LED. We did not have an HID system to test it against but that is next.
The LED system is very costly But, if you want to see and be seen it is worth every penny IMHO.
The LED system is very costly But, if you want to see and be seen it is worth every penny IMHO.
