LED headlights

LED is the way to go. Buy units that directly replace the stock bulbs and have built in fans. Heat is your enemy.
 
 
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Just bend the bail out of the way of the rubber boot.
 
If you do switch to LED headlights, you might get bored not changing the lamps - these things tend to last nearly forever*. That's the only downside I know.

*Occasional exceptions ignored.
 
azr said:
I’m using the ones Spider-Man recommends, the original F2 ones. Unbelievable improvement both day and night but what a PITA to get in.
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They do make a huge difference , I like mine also. I had a hassel getting mine in too until Andrew Shadow reminded me that the outer portion disconnects and can be pulled out. Wow, that would have made it much easier to install !
I want to find the LED version of the park lights now.....the ones just above and to the side of the headlights.....They seem quite dim with the LED's shining so bright now.
 
spiderman302 said:
may I suggest the latest version of the F2 ( no adjustment, just install and ride )

https://www.amazon.com/MZS-Headligh...ht+bulb+F2&qid=1563472604&s=automotive&sr=1-7

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RRVCBSY/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?pd_rd_i=B07CBPV3WW&th=1

or the original F2 that is adjustable, so you have to make sure the beam is flat....

https://www.amazon.com/Headlight-12...t+bulb+F2&qid=1563472604&s=automotive&sr=1-26

https://www.amazon.com/CATIZON-H11-Headlight-Bulbs-Conversion/dp/B07C1KXJMM/ref=sr_1_21?keywords=h4+led+headlight+bulb+F2&qid=1563472604&s=automotive&sr=1-21&th=1
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Hi Spiderman, I purchased lights you recommended a couple months back. They were an easy install and work great. The question I now have for you is why do my dims outshine my brights? I never switch to my brights anymore.
 
Did you mount the leds upside down? The wire off the back should be down, the shield should be on the bottom. easy to mount the F2 up side down...
Did you adjust the low so that the cutoff is on the horizon and below the eyes of on coming traffic?
if the low is set too high then the high beam will project higher off into space.....

However once set correctly, you are quite correct that the low beams work so well, I too rarely use the high beam, but when I do -- wow......
 
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Kevcules said:
I want to find the LED version of the park lights now.....the ones just above and to the side of the headlights.....They seem quite dim with the LED's shining so bright now.
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Kevin:
Based on his recommendation I put in the same marker bulbs that Spiderman linked to in post #13 above. In the 6500K they match the G6 LED bulb light colour very well. If the F2 are the same colour as the G6 these will work well.
 
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Spiderman302, thanks so much for your recommendations on LED headlights and marker lights. Just ordered them and can't wait to make the switch. Hopefully I'll be able to fit these fat fingers into tiny spaces!
 
Cool just ran across this, So big improvement over the stock lamps?
 
TGahan said:
Hopefully I'll be able to fit these fat fingers into tiny spaces!
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Taking the tupperware off makes the job a LOT easier. Among other things, it makes it easy to find a place to secure the transformer / power supply units, and also gives easy access to the headlight position adjusters. And of course, bulb replacement becomes child's play.

Morguns1cam said:
big improvement over the stock lamps?
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Similar to night vs. day, IMO.
 
ibike2havefun said:
Taking the tupperware off makes the job a LOT easier.
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^This is true^ No sense fighting the job. On my ST11, I even took the instrument cluster off to get plenty of working room for my old unbending arthritic claws.

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