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Headlights
At night good headlights are everything. Question is, Is factory HID worth the $$$ investment over the top of the line name brand halogen bulbs?
2014 RS+ , Excel 8.8 and NGK plugs Currently pearl white, Aircraft gray after rivets installed
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Sorry can’t say, HID seems to have gone way of Dodo compared to LED’s that are cheaper in most cases.
2013 STL SE5 BLACK CURRANT
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GENSSI ELITE LED H4 headlights
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SENA 20S EVO
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Put HID on a victory vision and they were fantastic. Used the 5000. Plan on putting them on my 2013 RTL-SE5. Let us know how they turn out on a Spyder
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Depends on whicj headlights u have I have projector lights so led won't really work, plus the back of led bulbs are so big that's the clips won't allow for such bulbs. With hid bulbs the clips work Jusy fine.
Good luck hopes this helps.
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I just had a bulb go out on my 2008GS. Replaced with the best H7 bulb at Autozone. Noticeably brighter, bit more coverage. Plug and play as you would expect. LED's look good but not uniform on the road due to the headlight lens design (on the one I saw anyways). So I just stuck with the H7 and got the high end ones.
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Curious about this too. My friends commented on how my RS was really visible behind them only with the highbeams on. Wondering what the best, economical upgrade might be in order to be better seen without having to go to full, warp power on the beams? Don't want to hear Scotty say, "Cap'tin, I'm giving her all she's got and she can't take anymore, the dialithium crystals just can't take it!!"
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Thinking of going with Hella H7 80watt pair on Amazon.com very affordable
2014 RS+ , Excel 8.8 and NGK plugs Currently pearl white, Aircraft gray after rivets installed
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Go HID... You will not regret it......
2018 RT Limited "Blondie"
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With our older RS models (mine is 2010) and the headlight lenses, do non H7 lamps illuminate correctly? I see some companies offering LED's lamp conversions... but want to make sure an improvement and not a problem with the "spyder eyes" lenses of the first generation Spyders. Any insights from those who have done headlight upgrades to these? Thanks.
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I went LED in all 4 lights which then gave enough power leftover torun 2x40w LED driving lights.
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2014 RSS , 4 eyes conversion for headlights, 12v socket, 2x USB Ports, CTEK Charging Port. Black and White
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Love to see a picture of the mountings and some detail of the mounting.
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they look bright in the picture, the question is how do they work on the road. I have been scouring this sight looking to find the best way to go.
In your case what bulbs did you use? I am wondering if input from owners of newer machines or Rykers helps those who own older machines.
Does what works on one machine translate to a different machine.
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Originally Posted by Phobius
they look bright in the picture, the question is how do they work on the road. I have been scouring this sight looking to find the best way to go.
In your case what bulbs did you use? I am wondering if input from owners of newer machines or Rykers helps those who own older machines.
Does what works on one machine translate to a different machine.
Mate they work a treat, a large ball of light with a great throw of beam down the road so with all six running there’s not much I can’t see.
The brackets are a work in progress left and right are different prototypes to 1 & 2 and am now working on #3. Interestingly like most things when I screwed the 5mm longer bolt in the mirror mount it wouldn’t go it jammed the left no probs, it turns out the bolt hole on the right mount hadn’t been tapped all the way through so if you do change the bolt be aware you may need to tap it out all the way(M8x1.25)
I’ll get some pics posted up when I can.
2014 RSS , 4 eyes conversion for headlights, 12v socket, 2x USB Ports, CTEK Charging Port. Black and White
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