Interested in upgrading my 17' SGS headlight. Only considering Kuryakyn 7" Orbit or the Custom Dynamics 7" Truebeam. Anyone have expierence with either or done a side by side comparison? From their specifications they seem to perform very similar but there is a big difference in price. $249.00 vs $439.00. I spoke with JP Cycles yesterday, they had not heard of radio interference issues with the Custom Dynamics Truebeam.
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Like Mojo I’ve got the Custom Dynamics with the Halo. I like it a lot and have no static issues with FM, Phone or USB Tunes. I have no idea if it affects AM
More importantly I love the lllumination you get with the LED
More importantly I love the lllumination you get with the LED
Sorry to hijack but what filter did you have? My eagle lights headlight has killed my radio reception. I was going to try a ferrite bead and some home brew shielding (wire mesh)
Custom dynamics likely makes their product. Who makes kuryakyn?
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I tried two different Custom Dynamics filters (one stock, and one custom built by CD for me). I also tried a Headwinds brand filter. They all helped, but none solved the problem. I even tried using two filters at the same time.
Here is another one that I just found online:
https://www.jpcycles.com/search/search?Ntt=h4+filter&N=28012733&Ntk=All
Good luck!
Thanks for the link. I will try it but it's not what I expected. I suspect the noise is from the switching controller in the light. Most LEDs don't just draw a resistive load like incandescent bulbs but have a controller that switches the power on and off. You can even hear it in some lights (my streamlight strion whines at different pitches depending on the setting). Ferrite beads on the antenna and/or light harness may help but my goal I think is to shield the antenna wire from EMI through the fairing and maybe even under the tank to shield against interference from the plug wires.
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Hey, just got a rock or something thrown into my headlight and cracked it from top to bottom. The light still works but I'm sure if I get caught in the rain it will get water in it so I'm looking at a new light. The one I found is HogWorkz 7″ LED Blackout HaloMaker Headlight Kit. Does anyone have one of these or know anything about them? It is supposed to be an easy swap and is not supposed to interfere with the radio and is considerably cheaper than the OEM replacement. Any help is appreciated. Oh it's a 18 Street Glide Special.
I looked all the LED headlights and decided I would just try changing to LED bulbs and boy do they look great and way less expensive. Also installed the Ciro LED Fang turn signals front and rear with the Custom Dynamics De-modulator absolutely love them. Looking at the Fang headlight trim and rear fender light next.
I got and installed that EMI filter mentioned earlier, and....it works! Nearly destroyed the make end of my h4 connector unplugging the headlight but now that it's installed, i cannot tell any difference in radio reception between headlight plugged in or not. Still not perfectly clear but it never is.
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I have had the VisionX LED headlight since 2016. Awesome headlight! The brightest I've seen. They make the light for CD and it's $20 cheaper through VisionX. You can also get it on Amazon (I did).
Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/Vision-98952...d=1527168701&sr=8-2&keywords=vision+x+vortex&
LED headlight review
https://youtu.be/0zAXa3CjH0o
Amazon Link
https://www.amazon.com/Vision-98952...d=1527168701&sr=8-2&keywords=vision+x+vortex&
LED headlight review
https://youtu.be/0zAXa3CjH0o
