Any one find good quality LED bulbs to work in the RT Headlights

[bluestratos]

It appears that there are LED bulbs that work in projector style headlights on the market now, any one try any yet?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

SpyderAnn01 mentioned she was going to be putting them in Hers ......But when asked for for further info ...............none given............Good luck, others here are interested also...............Mike

[bluestratos]

I will let you know :-)

[wis2013rtltd]

I will let you know :-)

will be following this thread..

[SpyderAnn01]

We have been very busy working on other people's Spyders and mine has been left unrepaired. I'm hoping that next week my Spyder will get a turn and I'll get the LEDs installed.

[Papa]

KBCarStuff.com is a vendor on this site. I had their LED's on my 2010 RT and have them on my 2014 RTS. Ignore the pun but he difference is night and day.

[wis2013rtltd]

KBCarStuff.com is a vendor on this site. I had their LED's on my 2010 RT and have them on my 2014 RTS. Ignore the pun but he difference is night and day.

your experience with the LED's. Part number used, installation experience, difference in nighttime driving etc. Thanks!

[Papa]

The bulbs I ordered were : 9005 / HB3 4300k Xtreme Xenon HID . The wiring harness that comes with DOES NOT have to be installed when using these on a Spyder.

The stock lights are more of a yellow color, theses are a bright white and cover a larger arc of light. Since the Spyder uses a lens to go from normal to bright light the only effect is the light shines higher, same as the stock lights.

All I can say about the experience is that if I didn't have them I would avoid riding at night. We have deer in the area and riding the country wooded roads at night would simply be to dangerous. The LED's make a enormous difference.

[bruiser]

HID and LED are vastly different bulbs. Check wiredux, supporting vendor, he has LED headlight bulbs available.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

HID and LED are vastly different bulbs. Check wiredux, supporting vendor, he has LED headlight bulbs available.

.............Thanks Bruiser, ...welcome back............and yes HID and LED is a whole different thing ...............Mike...................................I just checked the site , the only LED Headlite bulbs He had were for ..H-11.........That won't work for my RT.....

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

We have been very busy working on other people's Spyders and mine has been left unrepaired. I'm hoping that next week my Spyder will get a turn and I'll get the LEDs installed.

..........Thanks Ann, waiting to here your opinion ..............Mike

[bluestratos]

Well I tried the 80 watt LEDs and no go, they put out less light than the stock bulbs, nice and white but not as bright. Also, they are too long for the dust cover on the back of the headlight assembly. If you leave it off or cut the cover the fan in the LED would push dust into the headlight area.

But.. I tried rewiring my HID's and fixed the problem, no more strobing and going out. I had run them for 6 months via my fuse panel that is powered off of a accessory line with no problems but a few weeks back they started acting up. Today I ran the power to the HID relay directly from the battery and it fixed the problem. My hunch is that I was drawing too much power over all.

[Marker]

H-11 and 9005 are the same
For halogen the H-1 and 9005 are different because one is more wattage than the other
I put H-11 Hid bulbs in my 2014 RT limited
The LED bulb itself is cooler [temperature] than other bulbs but it has a heat sink in back of it that gets very hot
Since the bulb in the Spyder is enclosed in a housing I did not know what that heat would do
Don

I just went KB Car Stuff and looked your H11 HID Bulbs that you put in your spyder.
The ones I found http://www.xenondepot.com/H11-HID-Ki.../xt-h11-rb.htm

So I am a bit confused because the only bulb that I could find is a replacement for the bulb used in their HID KIT not just for replacing spyder halogen headlight bulbs. I would need the HID Kit to be able to use this bulb
Can you please post some more info on the bulb you used and include a link too please thanks.. Mark

[bobbobtar]

Just received these in the mail, when the garage warms up I will put them in.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...kit/2117/4802/

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Just received these in the mail, when the garage warms up I will put them in.

www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-headlight-bulbs-conversion-kits/led-headlight-kit-9005-led-headlight-bulbs-conversion-kit/2117/4802/

I'm curious what you are putting these in/on..........I have a 2014 RT, and according the Owner's manual that came with the Spyder the Headlights are .....H-4 .....So now I'm thoroughly confused as to what type bulbs are correct ?????????..................Mike

[bobbobtar]

I'm cutious what you putting these in/on..........I have a 2014 RT, and according the Owner's manual that came with the Spyder the Headlights are .....H-4 .....So now I'm thoroughly confused as to what type bulbs are correct ?????????..................Mike

I have a 2014 RT-S the headlights are 9005 maybe you were looking at the fog lights, if it doesn't work out I will use them on my Chevy 2500HD

[Marker]

I used the H-11 HID kit from Xenondepot
What I was trying to explain in my earlier post was the bulb will fit in the Spyder RT
The 9005 and the H-11 use the same housing but the HID bulbs need the kit to start with
Hope that makes sense
Don

Thanks Don that makes sense now

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I have a 2014 RT-S the headlights are 9005 maybe you were looking at the fog lights, if it doesn't work out I will use them on my Chevy 2500HD

.............No I have an RT basic ( no fog lites )....The manual only lists HEADLIGHTS 2 X 60w...Halogen ( H-4 )....................Mike

[PMK]

FWIW, the general consensus in truck / automotive forums is that the current aftermarket LED headlight bulbs are not powerful enough to serve as a vision upgrade. Many look good for show. LED technology is still not at the limit yet.

PK

[jcthorne]

Just received these in the mail, when the garage warms up I will put them in.

www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/led-headlight-bulbs-conversion-kits/led-headlight-kit-9005-led-headlight-bulbs-conversion-kit/2117/4802/

I can already tell you that you will not be happy with those in the spyder. The LED element faces the wrong way for a projector beam headlamp assembly. That is the problem with every one of them I have seen so far. None of the mfgs. have come up with some designed for projector beam style lamps. The LED needs to face forward, not to the side.

[jcthorne]

.............No I have an RT basic ( no fog lites )....The manual only lists HEADLIGHTS 2 X 60w...Halogen ( H-4 )....................Mike

Then the manual is wrong. Not the first time. Could be a carryover from the old GS lamps.

[kyspyder]

Here are the "best" LEDs currently available,(when in stock)
http://www.vleds.com/led-headlights/9005.html

They work FANTASTIC!
kyspyder

[bluestratos]

Will these fit inside the dust cover on the back of the headlight assembly? They about the same lenght as the ones I bought which will not work.

Here are the "best" LEDs currently available,(when in stock)
http://www.vleds.com/led-headlights/9005.html

They work FANTASTIC!
kyspyder

[mtdoragary]

... and HID's are a LOT less expensive!

[retread]

I understand that the new H-D Road Glide uses led headlamps, maybe a trip to the local dealer would give an idea of what they're using.

john