LED vs HID


The reflectors AND the glass project light way differently. They also have a 'cut-off' so you won't blind oncoming traffic. Make sure you get right hand traffic/left hand drive housing. Also noted as "LHD".
I have LEDs on my Ultra, I did the change over 3 years ago.I'm running a phase 6 and custom dynamics sunspots.When I did the install and rode at nite what a difference over stock, was really impressed.Now I also have a custom softail with the single 5 3/4" light. I wanted to put MOCO daymaker in it because that's the only LED available but the price stopped me.
So I start doing research here and it seems everyone that is running HID's pretty much like them.So I figure i'll give them a try.There not that expensive and years ago I upgraded the bucket to a headwinds the stretched style with visor and I have a glass tri star head lamp with a better reflector. I took the advice of one of the forum members and installed a single stage light,Wow this thing was Super bright I hadd coverage on the sides and light projected down the hiway atleast 3/4 to 1 mile and that was out on a dark lonely road out here in far west Tx.But I think what I have is a high beam only single stage so I fugure i'll get one if those bi xenon HID kits that have high and low beams,so I swap everything out easy install on both kits pretty much all plug and play and everything fit in the bucket with the mini ballast.So I take the bi xenon bulb setup out for a test ride out that same dark rode,wow love these HID's over my LED setup on my Ultra. But ran into a problem out in the middle of no where when I stopped for gas.No lights so I did something I shouldn't have done I rode it home 20 miles in the dark.I was lucky I made it home without incident. So I do more reseach and find out I should of run a relay with this setup because of voltage spikes at start up.So I install a relay with harness from battery to ballast to fire up the HID.I like the HID but after losing the light in the middle of no where dependability is in the back of my mind.Now I can carry a replacement H4 bulb and just change it out back to stock but its not as easy as a factory bucket with the trim ring with 1 screw holding it all together.The headwinds is more intelled at pulling the lens housing apart but not really what you want to be doing on the side of the rode in the dark.So now i'm thinking of just shelling out the money for the daymaker just for the dependability. I know this turned into a long post but thats what my experience has been with the HID's and I love how much more light you get over LED's.Something else to think about.
So I start doing research here and it seems everyone that is running HID's pretty much like them.So I figure i'll give them a try.There not that expensive and years ago I upgraded the bucket to a headwinds the stretched style with visor and I have a glass tri star head lamp with a better reflector. I took the advice of one of the forum members and installed a single stage light,Wow this thing was Super bright I hadd coverage on the sides and light projected down the hiway atleast 3/4 to 1 mile and that was out on a dark lonely road out here in far west Tx.But I think what I have is a high beam only single stage so I fugure i'll get one if those bi xenon HID kits that have high and low beams,so I swap everything out easy install on both kits pretty much all plug and play and everything fit in the bucket with the mini ballast.So I take the bi xenon bulb setup out for a test ride out that same dark rode,wow love these HID's over my LED setup on my Ultra. But ran into a problem out in the middle of no where when I stopped for gas.No lights so I did something I shouldn't have done I rode it home 20 miles in the dark.I was lucky I made it home without incident. So I do more reseach and find out I should of run a relay with this setup because of voltage spikes at start up.So I install a relay with harness from battery to ballast to fire up the HID.I like the HID but after losing the light in the middle of no where dependability is in the back of my mind.Now I can carry a replacement H4 bulb and just change it out back to stock but its not as easy as a factory bucket with the trim ring with 1 screw holding it all together.The headwinds is more intelled at pulling the lens housing apart but not really what you want to be doing on the side of the rode in the dark.So now i'm thinking of just shelling out the money for the daymaker just for the dependability. I know this turned into a long post but thats what my experience has been with the HID's and I love how much more light you get over LED's.Something else to think about.
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