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Unfortunately for me, I have only been able to replace my bulbs with brighter stock halogens.
I am already running auxiliary lights by Clearwater which are fully integrated into the wonder wheel and have their own unique power supply. I think the color temp of the new bulbs and the light output is better than the stock candles!
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Okay y'all, as promised, I've been running this combo for almost a year now, and it's still working perfectly. Keep in mind, you'll need to add the running lights in order to trick the computer into thinking there are no missing bulbs, but the completed lighting combination is stupid bright, runs cool, and just plain works. Search no further. All at Amazon!
Dear aaagoodman, please allow me to contact you for this topic although the post is over a year old. I am not sure if i understood all correctly, so really appreciate your guidance.
Did you install resistors to avoid the error message? Or is the power consumption sufficient to avoid it?

Thx for your kind feedback and always have a good ride
 
I know this is an older thread but I saw a youtube video from a youtuber named Grumpy Goat on replacing H7 with the Auxito LED headlights. He did it successfully on an R1200RS. I thought I'd try it on my 2016 R1200R and ordered on Amazon. They were $29 for a pair. I received them and put them in both low and high beam and got a code immediately. I decided to try to take out the high beam and just try the low beam with the LED and it worked with no codes. So I put a halogen back in the high beam and left the Auxito LED in the low beam. No codes and I'm a happy camper the low beam LED is super bright and matches the color of my LED aux lights. I did email Auxito for a decoder for the high beam but not sure how I'll fit it in the housing or if I even want to mess with it...I might just go out and get a brighter halogen than the OEM and live with a brighter low beam for now and a yellowish high beam...hardly ever use the high beams anyway and now with the LED low might not need at all.
 
I want to thank MountDoraRRider for sharing your experience (and trick) with Auxito LED H7 bulbs. I've had my 2020 R1250R since September of 2022 and I tried two versions of these bulbs in my bike and both caused dash errors. I purchased the Philips CANbus adapters, which solved the problem, but wasn't feasible without modification and I was not up for that. So I settled for the Philips Crystalvision Ultra halogen bulbs that I installed in early October 2022. In mid-March 2024, the main bulb failed with only 3000-ish miles of riding. For what they cost, that was unacceptable too.

I've been checking back on this thread for updates and found the above, so back to Amazon I went and found AUXITO 2024 Upgraded H7 LED Light Bulb with fan and ordered a set and the Philips CANbus adapters determined to make them work. With the above info, I installed one bulb in the main beam and left the halogen in the bright beam location. I had a great ride to work with no errors. Wondering if AUXITO may have made an improvement with the bulbs for 2024 that would eliminate the errors, I swapped the high beam the next day too and I'm happy to report both bulbs are installed and no errors! I'll be returning the CANbus adapters as they are no longer needed.

I've been using AUXITO bulbs in other vehicles for years now and they are hands down the best solution I've tried. My main objective with the upgrade is to increase my visibility to other motorists during my daily commute on mountain roads where shadows and sun angle can present a challenge to be seen. On my morning ride in I can see the headlight illuminating the road in shadowed corners. I've yet to ride at night with the new bulbs, but based on my experience with the halogen H7s, anything will be an improvement.

YMMV, but if you're yearning for a solution that is plug and play, give these a shot! I have nothing to gain by sharing other than helping other bikers have a better riding experience with your R.
 
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