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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2012, 08:59:30 PM »

Here is a current view of my HoleShot lighting and I am happy as punch!
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #31 on: May 13, 2012, 10:27:43 PM »


    Just an FYI, I was at HD University in April, we were told the LED headlight system for RG is in developement and engineering right now.  The two hold ups are cost, and weight.  Once those are worked out it will be in production.  We were told the LED system is currently three times the weight of the stock system and that is a big deal with the way it is mounted.
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #32 on: May 21, 2012, 09:47:12 PM »

Can someone educate me for a second.  It looks like LED lights don't require a ballast , like the HID aftermarket lights.  Is that correct?
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #33 on: May 21, 2012, 11:01:14 PM »

Can someone educate me for a second.  It looks like LED lights don't require a ballast , like the HID aftermarket lights.  Is that correct?

Correct.   :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #34 on: May 22, 2012, 11:05:32 AM »

    Just an FYI, I was at HD University in April, we were told the LED headlight system for RG is in developement and engineering right now.  The two hold ups are cost, and weight.  Once those are worked out it will be in production.  We were told the LED system is currently three times the weight of the stock system and that is a big deal with the way it is mounted.

I don't know how they could possibly make it weight more than stock, but 3 times as much??? Wow it will be interesting, I wonder if they are using glass?? In the mean time, I can see great!!!
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #35 on: June 15, 2012, 12:35:08 PM »

I don't ride very much at night...... so these have never been a big priority to me,  however, having said that, the lamps on the RG are terribile, we know this & so does HD,  I anticipate HIDs or LEDS being offered in plug & play soon from someone,  & I'll be frist in line to purchase when they are available.  :(
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #36 on: June 15, 2012, 12:48:13 PM »

I don't ride very much at night...... so these have never been a big priority to me,  however, having said that, the lamps on the RG are terribile, we know this & so does HD,  I anticipate HIDs or LEDS being offered in plug & play soon from someone,  & I'll be frist in line to purchase when they are available.  :(

HID's are already plug and play, especially if you don't get both high and low beams...all you really need is the low beam to be HID.  The only issue with HID's is the HD garage door opener will probably not work, but there are a couple of work arounds for that issue.

LED's are great, but I ain't paying $700 + for a headlight.  But, that's just me...
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #37 on: June 15, 2012, 02:34:13 PM »

Yes they cost more, but they will last a million years.... think of the children :)
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #38 on: June 15, 2012, 10:07:01 PM »

I hope that no one else buys them, right now they are a one of a kind setup here and I like that. The lighting is the best on RG's of any bike out there once u get the HoleShot Chopper kit installed. I rode with 700+ people a couple weeks ago and the cops told me after the ride that my lights stood out better than any other bike in the ride.
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #39 on: June 16, 2012, 12:13:35 AM »

I don't know how they could possibly make it weight more than stock, but 3 times as much??? Wow it will be interesting, I wonder if they are using glass?? In the mean time, I can see great!!!

I did the LED's headlight and LED spots for the 11.5 SEUC today.
I held the stock light and the LED headlight in each hand before installation.
The LED light is much heavier.
I can imagine that with two LED headlights that are heavier than the stock lamps there may be issues with the brackets that would support the led lights.
I guess not only did Harley have to have oval LED headlights made but also had to redesign the assembly that holds them.
I will wait for the Harley RG LED's.

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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #40 on: June 16, 2012, 08:47:15 AM »

Good 4 u.
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #41 on: June 16, 2012, 08:51:46 AM »

And u need to compare these to stock, not some other brand or design. And those things that u are stating as fact, are not true in this case. And so far they have not broken and fallen out as u imply. Small minds don't ever advance any idea to reality... I had thought that u were someone that seemed to have an open mind...
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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #42 on: June 16, 2012, 09:39:57 AM »

And u need to compare these to stock, not some other brand or design. And those things that u are stating as fact, are not true in this case. And so far they have not broken and fallen out as u imply. Small minds don't ever advance any idea to reality... I had thought that u were someone that seemed to have an open mind...

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And those things that u are stating as fact

I only stated two facts in my post.
1)  The Harley LED light is heavier than stock.
2)  I will wait for Harley to produce their own LED headlight for the RG before I buy any.

When I use terms such as "I guess" or "I can only imagine" that really means it's just my opinion.
Those opinions may be proven as fact at some point, but that has yet to be determined.
I do know that when installing the LED light in the 11.5 SEUC extra screws were added to help support the extra weight.
So with heavier LED lights from Harley mounted in stock brackets I suspect different or modified brackets for the RG might be a good idea.
(please note the use of "I suspect or might" means it's just my opinion, not fact)

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Re: LED Headlights for Road Glide , Do they exist?
« Reply #43 on: June 16, 2012, 08:55:52 PM »

Thanks for clearing THAT up!! :D
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