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Originally Posted by sendler
There is a good thread on ADVRider showing how to tune the vertical cut off of these new LED's with a piece of sheet metal trimmed off of a beer can.
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The newest generation of emitters are getting pretty small so the light source is approaching the accurate location of a halogen filament anyway. The best high end cars all have blazingly bright HID or LED headlights. Motorcycles are relegated to half the light of a cheap car with one 55Watt halogen. Motorcycles need more light. Not less. I am going to try these.
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my FJ09 came stock with LED headlights... they're literally the best headlight on any motorbike i've ever owned....and i used to run PIAA stuff...
i can actually see while at full lean, even with the low beams. high beams are simply epic!
regarding cutoff on my LED headlights in my Element... they're actually pretty naturally diffused. there's no sharp edges in my beam pattern at all.
granted, right after install, they were totally too high. i had to adjust them down significantly. the high beam lit up overpasses at first...didn't touch the road. i have them set low now. i never get flashed by oncoming traffic EVER, with my low beams on. just for real-world testing purposes, i left my highs on, and never got flashed either. like i said, the highs aren't as bright as halogens, tho, they do cast reflective light significantly further than the halogens did. i.e., i see reflectors on the freeway lit up much brighter and much further than before.