New question. If the bulbs are replaced with LED, is it advisable to remove the reflector(if possible) in the center or will the LED's give a directed beam.
Both options will lead to poor performance as far as light on the ground goes. Halogen housing specifically reflect the light of the bulb into a beam. LEDS are already a directed light beam and do not reflect light anything like a halogen so the reflection will scatter light everywhere and just be annoying to traffic while giving you less light. If you get rid of the reflector it could help with the poor scatter of the beam but it's still not going to be able to be directed where you want it since the pods are not adjustable. What I'd suggest for the fun of it is do one pod with an LED and one without and watch them side by side and see what actually looks better from behind the bike.
FIY putting LED bulbs in halogen housing typically results in the lights looking brighter when you look at them ie. annoying on coming traffic but will put less light on the road itself.
Thank you for saying this. I pointed this out on another forum and was severely flamed for it.
The number 1 question should be: what is the purpose of the lights. To see or be seen?
I try to explain this to everyone who insists on putting aftermarket LEDs on there OEM halogen vehicles, it absolutely drives me crazy at night and you 100% can be stopped and ticketed for it. Nothing like some clown behind you who's lights are just shining into the sky blinding everyone because they think it looks cool.
