(11-04-2018, 11:19 PM)MrSacket89_imp Wrote: Hi everyone,
I was wondering if it is a good idea to replace the stock headlight unit with a sealed led light? Has anyone tried doing that? Any uissues like hyperflashing, flickering, etc?
Thanks.
I just did this on one of my older bikes. It had a rectangular headlight housing with a replaceable H4 bulb. I swapped in a rectangular sealed LED unit I bought from Amazon for a Jeep Grand Cherokee. They cost ~$90, and come in pairs, so I have a spare should I ever need it. The wiring was no issue as it was simply plug and play. The LED unit was half the depth of the old housing, so fitment was easy.
I light is far brighter than halogen, a pure white, and with a very well defined pattern with a sharp cut off.
The one thing which requires careful forethought is aesthetics. The new sealed LED units come in a wide variety of styles, some with a projector look, others with angel eyes, and more. What I found looked best for me was a black-out design with two horizontal rows of circular 1" lenses for the high beams on either side of a row of 1" tall bar lenses for the low beams.