bmaverick
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That is a nice one. I normally do a DC-DC 12 to 24VDC off solar to charge my Li power tool batteries.Step-up DC converters are readily available for less than $20. Here's the one I used on my W6. Just hooked it up in-line, downstream of the headlight switch and it works great - allows me to use any 12V bulb that fits the socket. Only thing you have to remember is you'll have to run both positive and negative wires from the converter to the lights, rather than having one terminal on the socket wired back to ground.
Yes, it is a must to run both wires to the lights, the two ground circuits cannot be mixed.