Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: LED Head lights

  1. #1
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Location
    Woodbine, Iowa
    Posts
    521
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default LED Head lights

    I had one of my head lights go out. I replaced them with LED’s and they work fine except when I go to bright lights only the right side is bright. Is this normal? I would think both lights should be the same. Could it be a bad LED light?
    2021 RT Limited
    Asphalt Grey
    Lamonster RT phone mount
    Sena SMH-10
    Lamonster Belt Tensioner w/ larger roller
    Spyderpops Missing Belt Guard
    Garmin's GPS

  2. #2
    Invalid Emails
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    morgantown west virginia
    Posts
    618
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    wiring on the LED might be interfering with the shutter operation.

  3. #3
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Oakley Utah
    Posts
    8,126
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by quasi View Post
    wiring on the LED might be interfering with the shutter operation.
    Lots of threads over the years on exactly this issue.
    2014 RTL Platinum


  4. #4
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Oakley Utah
    Posts
    8,126
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    High and low beam are obtained by means of a shutter. The light itself only has one setting - high.
    2014 RTL Platinum


  5. #5
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Oakley Utah
    Posts
    8,126
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by gerald37 View Post
    I had one of my head lights go out. I replaced them with LED’s and they work fine except when I go to bright lights only the right side is bright. Is this normal? I would think both lights should be the same. Could it be a bad LED light?
    Which LEDs did you buy?
    Who installed them?
    2014 RTL Platinum


  6. #6
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Location
    Woodbine, Iowa
    Posts
    521
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
    Which LEDs did you buy?
    Who installed them?
    I purchased them from Value Accessories and installed them myself. I will check to see if the wiring is interfering with the shutter.I hear the shutter on the one side that has the bright light but I do not hear the shutter on the other side.
    2021 RT Limited
    Asphalt Grey
    Lamonster RT phone mount
    Sena SMH-10
    Lamonster Belt Tensioner w/ larger roller
    Spyderpops Missing Belt Guard
    Garmin's GPS

  7. #7
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2015
    Location
    Oakley Utah
    Posts
    8,126
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by gerald37 View Post
    I purchased them from Value Accessories and installed them myself. I will check to see if the wiring is interfering with the shutter.I hear the shutter on the one side that has the bright light but I do not hear the shutter on the other side.
    I'm pretty sure the shutter mechanism is blocked by the wiring and hardware you had to stuff into the headlight housing. Don't feel badly about it; the only reason I know is because it happened to me the first time I did it.
    2014 RTL Platinum


  8. #8
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Location
    Woodbine, Iowa
    Posts
    521
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by UtahPete View Post
    I'm pretty sure the shutter mechanism is blocked by the wiring and hardware you had to stuff into the headlight housing. Don't feel badly about it; the only reason I know is because it happened to me the first time I did it.
    This is exactly what I did. I could not get all the wiring and hardware in the box on the left side. I got it working okay now. I did have to notch two small places to leave the plug outside the box. I used some silicone to seal it. Thanks to everyone that came on it sure helped me fine the problem.

    To me it did not seem like the new LED bulbs locked in as tight as the regular bulbs. I am sure they are okay they seem tight.
    Last edited by gerald37; 07-12-2018 at 08:58 PM.
    2021 RT Limited
    Asphalt Grey
    Lamonster RT phone mount
    Sena SMH-10
    Lamonster Belt Tensioner w/ larger roller
    Spyderpops Missing Belt Guard
    Garmin's GPS

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •