thanks !

 

Great! That's what Arnold needs to know - many thanks. Now he can get what he is after, easy peasy!

 

I have a pair of h13 Silverstars in my Fat Bob. That's best bang for buck lighting upgrade.

 

I'll throw out another +1 for the Silverstars.

 

For anyone already running the SilverStars in their FB... how long have you been running them? I've heard some people have had issues with them not lasting long.

 

There is a difference between auto bulbs and motorcycle bulbs. The main difference is most auto bulbs don't last long. I once tried "extra bright" auto bulbs in my Electraglide. They clouded the inside of the housing and melted the connector in back.

 

Mine are April 08 till now. No clouding or burning. Not totally true, I suppose. When riding in NC, it would get hot enough to smoke the bugs on my headlight.

My lights are on bright during the day...and I'd say 7-8 months for bulbs ain't bad.

 

My original bulb was about 2 1/2 years and 34K miles. It burned out on a trip so I got a set of those super bright bulbs. Since they came in a set of two my riding buddy and I both put then in. It lasted about 4 months and 6K miles within a week and within a few miles my buddies' headlight did exactly the same thing.

I also had a lot of problems with oncoming traffic flashing their brights at me at night even though I was on low beam. If you are blinding oncoming drivers you may be putting yourself at risk despite the additional safety you get from visibility. I went with the Harley dual bulb headlight (not the HID) and I really liked it. It gave a wider path so I could see the ditches better and the high beam seemed to light further down the road but I wasn't constantly getting flashed by other cars.

Now I have the Road Glide and it has the best headlights of anything I have ever ridden at night.