Put a led projector headlight on my bike but now have radio interference. I'm thinking about just getting a H11 and H9 led bulb and put in the stock headlight and was wondering if these would cause interference as well. Do any of you have any recommendations on the best bulbs? Pictures of the color would be great also if you have them.
Best LED bulb for stock 2017 street glide headlight
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I have the fuel moto h9 and h11 kit in my stock reflector with no interference. It's 6000k. Light output is good but the stock reflector makes me unhappy. I can either have the low beam shine at my Fender or the high beam shine at the sky, no compromise. Just gotta pick your side of the tradeoff I guess.
Which headlight do you have?
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I'll have to go out and take some more night pics, as I seem to have deleted mine.
The problem I have isn't with the bulbs, or their replacements, but with the stock reflector. The low and high are aimed so far apart that if I have the low aimed where I want it (close to horizon), the high beam is aimed at the stars.
I can go out Friday night to compare again but I do feel that the fm LEDs put out more light with the same pattern.
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The problem I have isn't with the bulbs, or their replacements, but with the stock reflector. The low and high are aimed so far apart that if I have the low aimed where I want it (close to horizon), the high beam is aimed at the stars.
I can go out Friday night to compare again but I do feel that the fm LEDs put out more light with the same pattern.
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Thanks azglocker! I ended up ordering a set of these right after reading your post to Quik's thread. I took the time to adjust the beam per the service manual, but only at a distance of 12.6' instead of 25', as I did the adjustment inside of my garage using crosshairs that I had taped to the inside of my garage door. My final adjustments ended up being: 1 full turn counterclockwise on the top adjuster (from the fully seated clockwise position). The side or two lower adjusters were set to 3/8" out (from the fully seated clockwise position), using a sewing gauge to make sure they were both even and 1 full turn counterclockwise each. This put the beam right where it should be for me (illuminating the ground close to the bike and outward an estimated 50' on LO and 70' on HI). Note: One very important thing that I almost overlooked was the HI beam bulb will be offset roughly 15 degrees from vertical in the housing. I wonder if this may be contributing to your HI beam problem?
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I actually have my high beam set vertically. It keys in any way due to the size/spacing on the locking lugs and I didn't like seeing it sit canted.
I also tried putting the bulbs in reverse locations with no real difference.
PS I'll be getting passing lamps with fm LEDs to help illuminate the road and front end. I have enough loyalty points to take $100 off (which means I spent $1000 there this year) and they expire in January. Total cost will be around $500.
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I also tried putting the bulbs in reverse locations with no real difference.
PS I'll be getting passing lamps with fm LEDs to help illuminate the road and front end. I have enough loyalty points to take $100 off (which means I spent $1000 there this year) and they expire in January. Total cost will be around $500.
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The passing lamps with FM LED bulbs will definitely light things up a great deal. Do you ride much at night? I've been considering the HD passing lamps and these as an alternative. They are dual purpose and have white and amber LED to serve as running and turn signals.
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OK my hasty reply was before you also added the fog lights note. I like the clean look but they just don't project enough for me. After passing lamps, I will look for some fog lights. I actually really like Harleys led fog lights, just not the price. But they're not a priority right now.
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