Your best bang for the buck would be to install headlight relays, to get full power to the lights, and to use halogen bulbs. There are brighter lights but they come at a much brighter price.

 

They work well. A lot of harley riders chose them over the twice as expensive daymakers from harley - the newer daymakers are three times as expensive.
I believe the truck-lite headlights are built to milspec (whatever that means). Have not heard many, if any, references to them failing. I specifically made a point of pulling my LED truck-lite headlights and passing lamps when I traded to a newer bike a couple of months ago.

 

Are you saying halogens would be brighter than LED? I know they use more energy, but not sure they are necessarily brighter. If I had the bucks, HID-based headlights (with the correct refractor/reflector?) would be my first choice.

 

I don't think they are but I do know that they are considerably more expensive than $7 halogens. Either way the relays will provide full voltage to the headlights and more lumens. Daniel Stern Lighting Consultancy and Supply

 

Interesting read.

 

Install the 3G alternator setup will bump the Halogens up.
Cheap upgrades for brighter lights.

Plus drive slower while making those bootlegger run in those back roads..

Orich

 

While I agree with the 3G alternator, I installed a 105 amp 1 wire internal regulator Delco on mine in the '80s, the relay setup will give brighter lights cheaper.

 

"Milspec" = military specifications...

designed to perform to a military standard under a prescribed range of conditions, within given specs verified by quality assurance testing

 

So I went ahead and picked up the rear taillight LEDs and they are pretty dang bright. I can post up a pic of them in my hot little hands and I will put up a before/after picture here Friday. I also got a carb kit and thermostatic choke so I will be all set for the weekend to do things.

I will look into the hallogen conversion, the LED's are a little too rich for my blood considering how much I have into the truck currently. I will do the alternator swap as soon as I can get some parts sold off my Lincoln (if you need 90-97 lincoln towncar parts I might have pulled something off you need).

NEVER!

 

would someone know how these draws compare to our stock headlights:
12.8v, 1.80a (low beam), 3.60 amps (high beam)

Interesting review of using these phase 7 headlights on a bump:
How to Install LED Headlights - Cole's Hot Rods | Cole's Hot Rods

 

So in doing an H3/H4 conversion I could probably risk running an HID setup (not in a funky color of course).

Maybe I could get a sponsor and they send me the LED headlights! HA!

Where would I buy a headlight relay or is this wiring I gotsta do on my own. I figured maybe O Reillys or Autozone might carry an H4 conversion?

 

IMHO Halogens yes. HID's you better have some Good wiring and Stout relays.

 

Also great for blinding on coming vehicle drivers.
That could also take you out as well when thinking only of yourself not seeing the road at night driving..
They can't either.
I see many guys selling their use HID setups on C/List for some reason.

Maybe a fit it ticket changed their mines, and just removed them to pass.
But it's their money..

Very annoying tho!
Orich

 

2X. Not as bad when I'm driving my truck but when driving my Thundercat on-coming HID's or those dang Blue Bastages blind me. Swear words Abound......

 

I acquired an HID setup for my Harley three or four years ago. It was one of those that "replaced" the existing bulb using the existing housing/reflector.
I was unimpressed. If I had the correct reflector things would have probably been different. Did not like the extra stuff needed for running it either.