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| | | MotorMac | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,787 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Oct 2019 - 02:29 Post title : LED headlight (single), suggestions? | | | The JW Speaker LED lamp seems to be a favorite, but wondering if anybody has other recommendations. (AZ?)
Don't need any fancy cornering or halo, just nice, bright high/low beam.
Will probably have to replace headlight bucket, too, present one is an aftermarket 6.5" model....
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| | | PapaSmurfMC | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/10/2013 | | Posts | : | 871 | | Location | : | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Oct 2019 - 03:09 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: MotorMac) | | | FYI, JW Speaker has a less insanely expensive non-adaptive headlight; the 5.75" is model 8690. There's also 7" (8790). You might want to check out Eagle Lights at Link
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| | | MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,787 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Oct 2019 - 03:33 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: PapaSmurfMC) | | | Thank you, will do when I get back to computer, hard to see much on a phone.
Would like to go back to stock headlight bucket, mount was superior to most.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 14 Oct 2019 - 04:57 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: MotorMac) | | | JW Speaker! ...amazing quality, beam spread and warranty. mind you I have a 7" bucket. Yes, a Black bucket 
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| | | n2dwind | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 405 | | Location | : | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Oct 2019 - 14:14 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: AZCactus) | | | This is the one I got: Link
I took a long ride out through the Everglades on Sunday and stayed out a little longer than I expected to and I'm glad I did. I got to see just how far this light goes into the night. Out on Snake Road in the Everglades, after you get past the Indian Reservation, there isn't any street lights or any other source of lighting for miles and miles. This light has a more focused beam and the brightness is amazing. I didn't have my camera with me at that time but the night I installed it I took these pictures. you can see how focused the low beam is on the garage doors. in my Album there are pictures of this light and the stock light taken on the same dark road. Really makes a difference
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| | | MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,787 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Oct 2019 - 22:22 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: n2dwind) | | | Denali looks good - needs anti-flicker adapter? Nicely focused, thanks for pics. J.W. looks good, too.
But, looks like they're all either 5.75" or 7" - dang!
Anybody got a stock (single) headlight bucket in good shape? Those were 5.75" as I recall.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 16 Oct 2019 - 23:53 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: MotorMac) | | | JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 Round 7"
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| | | beans07 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/10/2019 | | Posts | : | 5 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 24 Oct 2019 - 06:47 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: MotorMac) | | | I got mine from a Harley site same plug n play $69 AU my mate fitted them to his wife's Storm, they were heaps slower in Tassie than me if it weren't for the same lights, I would always nearly lose them, great for cars, etc. can see you from a long way back! 
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| | | MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,787 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Jan 2021 - 21:18 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: beans07) | | | Back on headlight search again, this time I have an aftermarket 5.75" bucket coming (stock ones are near impossible to find).
Eagle lights Link has a dozen kinds/configurations (thanks, PapaSmurf), and JW Speaker is still crazy expensive.
Do any of these have glass lens or do all LED lights use polycarbonate up front?
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| | | rayglo | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/10/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,746 | | Location | : | east brunswick, nj, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Jan 2021 - 22:28 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: MotorMac) | | | Hey Mike, I have the Eagle Led headlight. Sure is brighter and the high beam is very focused. I think it is the 129$ version 5 lamps. Easy plug in and I would say polycarbonate lens. For the money it's worth it. I should have ordered the red one, but chrome looks fine and gives optics to thefront end.
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,514 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 24 Jan 2021 - 23:32 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? | | | AZCactus wrote:
JW Speaker 8700 Evolution 2 Round 7"
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| | | Fmansur | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/03/2021 | | Posts | : | 7 | | Location | : | Syosset, NY, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Mar 2021 - 22:04 Post title : Re: LED headlight (single), suggestions? (Re: AZCactus) | | | I have 1 X 7" that costs $30 ebay. Very nice w a pretty interesting halo, but it is terrible. Just a half moon at night. So, probably I will buy 2 x 5.75. I do not trust on my headlight for a night traveling.
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