I have a 07 Road King classic and my driving lights seem...yellow-ish. Has anyone replaced theirs with something brighter and whiter?

 

Replaced mine with Truck-Lite L.E.D., both passing and headlight.

 

you can also replace the lamp with H-3 type you can get them aftermarket or from Harley then install whichever bulb you want. I am currently running 55 watters with no issues whatsoever.

 

I changed my bulb out to a HID bulb for about $26 at a local stereo/lighting shop. It looks much better and much brighter.

 

on models in which the lighting power runs through the ignition switch ( such as the 2007).
higher watt bulbs may burn out the contacts in the ignition switch...which means you are stranded and have a pricey fix.
if you use relays and wire them to the battery, you can run ultra high watt bulbs ( I was running 120/90 and 2 x 55 on my '95 FLHTC).

alternatively some like the "blueish" bulbs, I find that the contrast at night is not as good, but they seem better of being seen in traffic

the LEDS may have a narrow light beam and some feel that a bike with LEDS is not seen as well in traffic

my 09 has increased quality in the optics ( reflectors), over my early bikes) and so far I've been happy with 60/55 headlamp and 35 w passing lights

my choice is the "xtra-vision" or vision plus type from the auto parts store phillips or sylvania are names you can trust.

AND "watts" is not a measurement of light output- Lumens is.
Watts refers to the electricity consumed by the bulb, lumens is the measurement of how much light you get ( so possible that a 60 watt quality bulb may throw more lumens than a 75 watt poor quality bulb )

mike

 

If a bulb is DOT compliant, it isn't brighter than stock, your lights get 12volts, if you want them brighter you have to wire them w/ a relay and heavier gauge wire. Running them this way will also decrease service life by abot 30%, well worth the trade off , IMHO .

 

As mkguitar states, (great post) increasing your bulbs wattage tends to degrade plastic sockets and wiring. Riders do this at their peril.

I put a higher wattage bulb in mine, and it burnt out just as I was entering an unlighted tunnel. Scarry.

Now run a TL LED Phase 7 that is full metal construction, great reflector and excellent side illumination on dark curvy roads. Wonderful definition for visibility at night.

If you want to be seen in the daytime, some also install lighted trim rings, but have not done so myself.

Lots of options, pretty much depends on what you want to accomplish.

Least expensive way to get rid of the yellow look is to install higher temperature bulbs. Going too high into the blue spectrum looks cool, but you can't see worth a darn.