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[Para Bellum]

they offered an 80w LED bulb for the high beam.

Just a comment: A true 80w LED would be about equal to a 120w halogen.  That's a huge amount of light...compare that to the common 35w HID or LED lights for high beam.  Those 35w lights are equal to the DOT standard 55w lights.  I'm wondering if it's really 80w, or if it's DOT legal.

[cvo2007]

From the specs that I have found online, the 80W LED's are putting out 1200-1300 lumen.  A halogen H7 55W, per the internet,  is putting out 1500 lumen.  From what I understand, lumen is a better representation of actual light output so should be OK.  Certainly do not want an excuse for getting pulled over that is for sure.

[Para Bellum]

Yes, lumen is light output, while watts are energy used.  LEDs are much more efficient at converting the electricity to light, rather than wasting the energy as heat.  They also put out way more light than halogens, even though LEDs use less wattage.  Doesn't make sense that an 80w led is making less light (1200) than a 55w Halo (1500).  If it's true, those particular leds aren't very good.

[cvo2007]

I hear you and wish others might comment on if they have used a LED cree H11 or H8 and if they worked.  I am a realist and have no expectations that these things are even close to a real LED headlight.  The supplier is out of stock right now anyways so just ordered the HID and will probably just replace the high beam with the Sylvania Silver Star Ultra bulb that others have commented on.  That way I do not even have to mess with the wiring issue with the garage door opener.  For some reason I just like the way this headlight looks and want to retain it if possible otherwise I would install the Daymaker headlight.  Heck might even wait until I get the HID kit and Daymaker Aux installed before doing anything else.  Maybe the next most logical step would be to change the wiring so that the Aux lights stay on when I hit the brights.  My guess is that the Daymaker Aux lights are going to give me the biggest ROI.

[Para Bellum]

One more thing:  When I replaced my headlight with an HID on the SEUC, I noticed that the stock aux (passing lamps') color didn't match (looked dingy yellow next to the 6000K HID), so in CVO style I had to replace the passing lamps.  Anyway, it's better to get the color match right at the start.  Use the Kelvin scale to do that; if they're within a couple hundred degrees, it isn't a problem.  I like the ones around 6000K or so, since that's the whitest and brightest (once you get farther away in color, the lumen output starts to drop off).

I have the wiring harness HD makes that keeps the aux lamps on with the high beam.  It's a great thing, since the aux fills in the short distance shadow and along the side.

[mark]

I just replaced my lo and hi beam to a 35 watt HID 6000k.  Wow, in the garage, with the lights on, in the daytime, the hi beam is so bright you can hardy look directly at it from a few feet away.  I don't see any need to try get the 55 watt HIDs....35 watts seems plenty. 

[kojack]

being a light feind,  get 4300k,  they produce the most light output,  6000k is blue and not great for anything other than clear nights.  I run 4300k HID on my jeep and they are white and bright.  much better than crappy blue 6000k lights.  I sell them as well,  and recommend 4300k in HID lighting.  That is the color all oem man. use for HID in auto lighting.  LED are 6000k up,  if you can find 5000k grab them.

[cvo2007]

Forgot to update.  Installed the HID from SoCalMotorGear.  Easy installation.  Also installed the Harley LED driving lights.  The support person from SoCalMotorGear stated that their HID color matches Harley's LED driving lights.  Close but no cigar.  There is a tinge of blue compared to the LED's.  Brightness good but pattern is not the best.  I would say that the LED driving lights are giving me the biggest improvement.  Have not had any oncoming traffic flash their lights and others that I have rode with state that they can definitely see me behind them even during the day.  Overall, happy with my choice except that I probably should have just paid a few more dollars and gotten the LED headlight too.  Just did not want to give up the look of my old Harley headlight.  Bottom line, it is no longer scary to ride at night.

[Pete7539]

Forgot to update.  Installed the HID from SoCalMotorGear.  Easy installation.  Also installed the Harley LED driving lights.  The support person from SoCalMotorGear stated that their HID color matches Harley's LED driving lights.  Close but no cigar.  There is a tinge of blue compared to the LED's.  Brightness good but pattern is not the best.  I would say that the LED driving lights are giving me the biggest improvement.  Have not had any oncoming traffic flash their lights and others that I have rode with state that they can definitely see me behind them even during the day.  Overall, happy with my choice except that I probably should have just paid a few more dollars and gotten the LED headlight too.  Just did not want to give up the look of my old Harley headlight.  Bottom line, it is no longer scary to ride at night.

Any degradation in FM signal? I'm debating to go all LED on my bike to keep uniformity and get my FM back.

[cvo2007]

I really can not give accurate feedback on FM reception.  I have shorty antennas and almost never turn on the FM.  Use either XM or stream music.  I would have to say, it is not significantly worse.  If I had to do it over again, I would probably go all LED to hopefully pick up some additional high beam coverage and eliminate the yellow light from the high beam halogen bulb.  Running Sylvania Silver Star.