Reddit reviews Truck-Lite 7" Round Led Headlight 27270c for Harley, Hummer, and Jeep Wrangler

I run a truck-lite
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007K8AA7I/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And these cheap foglights

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01E69KPFU/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a real hard time driving my car at night. I cant see crap unless I have my high beams on.

Honestly I wasnt impressed with the headlight at first, but once it was aimed properly Im quite happy. The fogs are almost to bright. Being a new rider I was very apprehensive about driving at night. Last night I had no choice and I will now say that ill take my bike over my car in the dark every time. I was able to see everything much better than the high beams on my car. This was running the low beam and fogs.

On a side note, I am now being told I have to lead if im in a group because my lights are so bright.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007K8AA7I?pc_redir=1409579673&robot_redir=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008H4LSBG/ref=pd_aw_sims_2?pi=SS115&simLd=1

You could spend ~350 for the non-heated ones. You'll need two of the lamps and two anti-flicker modules. No heat...but semi-truck drivers say they just spray a bit of Pam cooking spray on them and that keeps the ice off.

And these people have non-heated ones and said they never really had issues with ice/snow.

As far as whether the Truck-Lite LEDs are worth it for $350: yes, I would say they are...vastly increased visibility over stock. I wouldn't touch anything that isn't Truck-Lite or JWS or Peterson, though.

Holding a candle out the window is better than the stock headlights.

I have a set of these and they're brilliant. Then I have a 50" Light Bar on the top of the windshield, but that only gets used when I'm out in the desert or I need to blind my brother.

There are a few optioins besides the GE Nighthawks. I run these in my Miata:

https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Round-Street-Headlight-Contains/dp/B00OYR8MVO

There are also these:

https://www.amazon.com/Truck-Lite-27270C-Headlamp/dp/B007K8AA7I/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1486508489&sr=1-2&keywords=Trucklites

Yes only the top half lights up, but how often are you looking back at your lights? THe cutoff is great, does not not blind oncoming traffic. I am a big fan.

If you really want the classic vintage-ish look, you could replace the reflector itself with something more modern. The old bike reflectors (and even many more modern bike reflectors) are cheap crap, which seriously hampers the normal halogen bulb from performing.

A Hella Vision Plus or Cibie reflector would improve the light output quite a lot compared to the crap that's already on there. And that would look pretty darn retro.

A Truck-lite Phase 7 7-inch LED reflector looks fairly retro, it's a normal looking light but with a bar across it. It's not jarringly non-retro, anyway. And they output tons of light and are very cheap now, some of the cheaper DOT approved LED you can find and with great performance to boot.

https://www.amazon.com/Truck-Lite-27270C-Headlamp/dp/B007K8AA7I - here is the same thing on Kuryakyns site with better pics. - ignore the halos and stuff, those are all add-ons.

Don't go with LED "bulbs" in a Halogen reflector. It's illegal, and LED's don't work well in such a reflector - a halogen reflector is made to have a very specific size filament in a very specific point in space inside the headlight, and the more you deviate from that the more you'll spray light in any and all directions. HID, same thing, total crap solution and you can be ticketed for either.

i LOVE them. i got the truck-lites. nice and bright and have a nice clean beam, which made aiming them super easy.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007K8AA7I/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is a direct plug and play fit. Here is how it looks on my 2000 M2.

Yes they do, but they aren't cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007K8AA7I

If you're up for some tinkering, I've seen a few SV650s with the headlight swapped for a Truck Lite 7" LED headlight:
http://www.amazon.com/Truck-Lite-27270C-Headlamp/dp/B007K8AA7I

Looking good.

Although why you didn't upgrade to a LED reflector while doing it eludes me. You may actually see less light output with that than with dual 5.75 inch (or bug eyes).

Personally, I kind of like the older type with two 5.75 inch round ones. Put two JW Speaker adaptive LED reflectors in those and you'd have godly levels of light on the road. Also, a huge hole in your wallet, but just going with something like a pair of Vision X would be a huge upgrade.

Since that looks like a 7 inch bucket, you should really consider LED. If you don't like the look of the JW Speaker ones (multiple lenses) even though I think the black reflector variant of those looks killer and would suit your bike awesomely with all that black on there already:

https://www.amazon.com/JW-Speaker-8700-Evolution-Headlight/dp/B00GMRM3KA

...consider a cheap Truck-lite Phase 7. They look almost like a normal light but give out way more lumens. It's not the best but it's good and cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Truck-Lite-27270C-Headlamp/dp/B007K8AA7I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syCRMmV0-Bg

funny, i usually recommend these... http://www.amazon.com/Truck-Lite-27270C-Round-Headlamp-price/dp/B007K8AA7I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415167346&sr=8-1&keywords=truck+lite+led+headlight


i find the truck-lite ones are pretty good, D.O.T. Approved, and have a warranty tht they will actually go good for.

also, check your grounds, and make sure they aren't screwed up or backfeeding. i've seen it happen too many times with LED lights