LED Headlights
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 7,439
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From: 'Noke, VA
I haven't done a side-to-side comparison. I can tell you that the light from the LED is amazing, and I can't imagine the Harley unit is twice as good. I got the light directly from Custom Dynamics, though Eastern Performance carries some of their stuff as well (got my LED turns and Triple Play from them).
The Custom Dynamics is the same as the Kuryakyn and they are both nothing more then the Truck Lite LED headlight that came out last year. Dunno about the Kury but CD sells them right in the Truck Lites packaging. Personally if it was me I would get the HD (or black one from JW Speaker) and find some white passing lamp bulbs that would match the light output from the LED headlight. If that headlight throws out as much light as it looks like I wouldn't think that the passing lamps would add much at all. So it would be all about appearance.
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 659
Likes: 2
From: Central Ohio
If your headlamp is not sealed, check these bad boys out.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Product-Cat...-Kits-Lighting
Don't let the price fool you. I purchased an automobile set for my truck last year. The lighting at night was such a huge difference, bought a set for both cars and my bike. I am running the 8000K and my headlamp is a non sealed unit with a H4 bulb. The price is great with a warranty. I am going to replace the internal part of my passing lamps with a set of 4.5" Adjure lamps with H3 bulbs. That way I can run a set of the DDM lights in the passing lamps, too.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Product-Cat...-Kits-Lighting
Don't let the price fool you. I purchased an automobile set for my truck last year. The lighting at night was such a huge difference, bought a set for both cars and my bike. I am running the 8000K and my headlamp is a non sealed unit with a H4 bulb. The price is great with a warranty. I am going to replace the internal part of my passing lamps with a set of 4.5" Adjure lamps with H3 bulbs. That way I can run a set of the DDM lights in the passing lamps, too.
I broke down and bought the HD LED because my parts guy offered me a hell of a deal since I was ordering a bunch of other stuff also. I installed last night and got a chance to take some pics this evening:
This is the area I took the pics of. No lights on at all.
This is with the LED flash on my phone's camera.
This is with the headlight and spots on my wife's Shadow ACE.
This is with both the Shadow's headlight and the SG headlights on.
This is with JUST the Street Glide's LED headlight on. Nothing else.
That is with the bike on the stand in the backyard. The bike is about 15 feet from the fence.
Then I decided to open the gates and see how it shone out of the gate:
That was out the gate with the bike off upright, on low beam.
And the final one is of the highbeam.
Big difference from stock and I CANNOT wait till it stops raining so I can go ride (hopefully tomorrow night).
If I am able to I will attach the camera and take some video of driving with the LED headlight. So far I am really impressed.
This is the area I took the pics of. No lights on at all.
This is with the LED flash on my phone's camera.
This is with the headlight and spots on my wife's Shadow ACE.
This is with both the Shadow's headlight and the SG headlights on.
This is with JUST the Street Glide's LED headlight on. Nothing else.
That is with the bike on the stand in the backyard. The bike is about 15 feet from the fence.
Then I decided to open the gates and see how it shone out of the gate:
That was out the gate with the bike off upright, on low beam.
And the final one is of the highbeam.
Big difference from stock and I CANNOT wait till it stops raining so I can go ride (hopefully tomorrow night).
If I am able to I will attach the camera and take some video of driving with the LED headlight. So far I am really impressed.
Tourer
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 368
Likes: 0
From: Dallas, Texas
Posting a couple of vids...first time bear with me:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink
Last edited by Stang951; Jan 31, 2011 at 09:05 PM.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 248
Likes: 4
From: Fort Worth, Texas
Edit....Duh-just noticed your sig...I quess that's why they looked like CVO Gauges....My bad
Beautiful bike.
Last edited by hdramon07; Jan 31, 2011 at 09:28 PM.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,368
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From: Yokohama
Get the Led out, YEAH! 
Thanks for posting the pics and vids, everybody. I ordered my LED headlight and passing lamps last week, hopefully won't be long...
Thanks for posting the pics and vids, everybody. I ordered my LED headlight and passing lamps last week, hopefully won't be long...