I put an LED headlight bulb in my bike and have a question. The bulb has 3 sides each with a LED on it. On low beam the 2 led's pointing up are lit and very bright. When you flip it to high beam the third led pointing down lights up but it does not make very much difference , seems like the high beam goes upwards but not out ahead where you would need it. It is a plug and play so it is not the wiring , unles the bulb itself is wiried wrong. Please help me out.
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Well they make all kinds of LED bulbs right(?)
Sometimes the cheap ones don't work as well as the ones supplied buy reputable suppliers.
Have you tried to rotate the position of the bulb in it's socket?

 

Back up 40 feet from your house at night and see if it's lighting up the second floor.

 

My LEDs do the same thing. 1 LED on top, 1 on the bottom. I think it,s a design flaw. The light from the top led hits the reflector and heads downward, towards the ground. Lowere led reflects up into the air. I can't lower the housing enough to get light forward on high beam without compromising the low beam.

 

I think I'm going with the Moon Lighting LED

http://www.moonsmc.com/product/5-75-...ght-for-harley

 

I have a similar bulb. The bright isn't any brighter, just more light. I believe the direction of the light is a reflector issue as most reflectors are designed for a "hooded" or "shaded" bulb and focuses the light differently. The Adjure reflector I run is better at focusing, but the pattern is still a little diffuse. Overall, I'm happy with the LED especially considering the price, but I will change to a dedicated LED when a decent one becomes available at a decent price.

 

thanks for the link, that has been the lowest priced one I have seen, looking forward to your impression of them.

 

Here's a thread from the Dyna page that made me decide to go with the moons. The guy said easy install and from his photos you can really tell the difference from stock

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...installed.html

 

I tried one of the Speedmetal LED conversions and it was crazy bright, but it didn't seem to project as much light at distance as the standard Halogen bulb.....I returned it for a refund.

 

Sad. but true, LED technology has a ways to go before they'll be a viable replacement option for a halogen lens/reflector system. The reflector in your headlamp is designed around an H-4/9003 style bulb. Look at one and see how the filaments are configured, including the shield for the low beam. Until an LED "bulb" can be developed with LEDs that mimic the shape and location of the filaments in a H-4 bulb, performance will be sub-par in a system designed for halogen bulbs.


At this time, the best option seems to be the dedicated lamp unit with multiple LED arrays, but they're expensive.