J.W. Speaker LED headlight
Engineered Lighting Solutions · Since 1935

The light your vehicle needs doesn't exist yet. We build it.

J.W. Speaker designs, certifies, and manufactures custom LED lighting for the vehicles the catalog forgot. Your spec. Our engineers. One team.

DOT · ECE · ADR certified in-house | Made in Germantown, Wisconsin, USA
Which are you here for?

Two ways we put light where you need it.

Custom Engineered

We become your engineering team.

You know your vehicle. We know light. Bring us a platform, a beam requirement, a housing constraint, or a napkin sketch, and our optical, mechanical, and electrical engineers design a lamp to your exact specification. We handle photometric validation, regulatory testing, and tooling under one roof, so your team ships a vehicle, not a lighting subproject.

Designed to your spec.

Optics, thermals, housings, and connectors engineered around your vehicle, not adapted to it.

Certified for your market.

DOT, ECE, and ADR testing and authorizations handled in-house. You get documents, not homework.

Built without the tooling tax.

Vertical integration and additive manufacturing cut tooling cost and lead time from prototype to production.

The Process

From requirement to road. Four steps.

01

Analyze

We study your vehicle, your duty cycle, and your regulatory markets. You get a feasibility read and a straight answer before anything is drawn.

02

Engineer

Optical design, thermal simulation, and rapid prototypes. You review physical parts, not renderings.

03

Certify

Photometric lab testing and full regulatory authorization for FMVSS 108, ECE, and ADR. Compliance is our deliverable, not your risk.

04

Manufacture

Production in Germantown, Wisconsin. IATF 16949 quality systems, IP67 and IP69K sealing, scaled to your volume.

One partner, requirement to road. That is the whole point.

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Proof

Proof, not promises.

Custom motorcycle lighting
Arch is partnering with J.W. Speaker because they were the absolute best choice for a partner for lighting.
Gard Hollinger · Co-Founder, Arch Motorcycle
SmartHeat®

Lenses that de-ice themselves.

Self-regulating heated lenses engineered for plows, transit, and rail in real winters.

Dual Burn® Optics

High and low beam, one optic.

More light on the road from less real estate on the vehicle.

Additive Manufacturing

Production without the tooling.

Production-grade printed components that erase tooling cost for low and mid volume programs.

Founded 1935. Family owned. Made in Germantown, Wisconsin. Ninety years of putting light exactly where it is needed.
ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 26262 IATF 16949
FMVSS 108 · ECE · SAE · IP67 / IP69K
Ready to Ship

Sometimes the right light already exists.

Decades of custom programs have produced a catalog of field-proven LED headlights, work lights, and light bars. Certified, sealed, and stocked through our dealer network. If one of these fits your vehicle, you can have it fast.

Not seeing the exact fit? That is usually where the interesting projects start. Start a Custom Project →

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Start Your Project

Tell us about your vehicle.

Every custom program starts with a short conversation. Send the basics and an engineer, not a sales queue, reviews it within two business days.

Demo form. Submissions are not stored.

Received.

An engineer will review your application and reply within two business days.

Prefer to talk it through?

Call our engineering team directly.

(262) 251-6660

Germantown, Wisconsin
Monday to Friday, 8 to 5 Central


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Reach product support and warranty through your J.W. Speaker dealer or the main line above.

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