Anyone want to get in on this??

[Ruggybuggy]

I'm thinking of doing a LED conversion but all the kit have two bulbs. I'd buy the kit and send the other bulb for half of what I paid. This kit on amazon.com.

Amazon.com: HOT ITEM!!! 25W White 1800 LM Cree 9004 HB1 Car Led High Low Dual Beam Headlight Bulb Kit x2 in: Home Improvement

 

[Lou Wambsganss]

Not trying to be a stick in the mud here, but I would be careful with this. Trying to use a bulb of different construction with the stock reflector sometimes has bad results. The stock reflector is made to focus the light output of a specifically located filament. Incandescent bulbs have separate high and low beam filaments. The high beam filament is located to give a higher, wider pattern compared to the low beam, which is lower and more concentrated. It looks like this LED uses the same diode and just gives it more voltage for the High setting, which would result in the same beam pattern, just brighter.

If you order it, I would test it out before sending the other bulb to someone else, which would make returns more difficult. Usually, Amazon has a good return policy.

 

[Mi_ka]

Actually this particular led design seems to be very close to the original filament design, much much better than the usual HID night havoc.
Of course extravagant intensity could mean trouble for oncoming traffic on inclines/big bumps however proper the beam may be.

 

[L.B.S.]

I'm thinking of doing a LED conversion but all the kit have two bulbs. I'd buy the kit and send the other bulb for half of what I paid. This kit on amazon.com.

Amazon.com: HOT ITEM!!! 25W White 1800 LM Cree 9004 HB1 Car Led High Low Dual Beam Headlight Bulb Kit x2 in: Home Improvement

Our bulbs are H4. Does this seller have those? The link is 9004 style.

These are better IMHO, and have been installed by others with NCX's at any rate, with good reviews. Sold individually.

LED Headlight "Bulb" replacement Modules - ADVrider

They are $59.95 US plus about $17.00 US postage

 

[Fuzzy]

Aren't H4 and 9004 the same?

 

[Lou Wambsganss]

Aren't H4 and 9004 the same?

The sockets are the same, but the filaments are placed a little bit differently and the H4 uses an internal reflector cup in the bulb, for a different light pattern. The NC700 reflector is made to distribute from a H4. Not sure of how much different a 9004 would look since it just basically dumps light out of the bulb (no internal reflector).

 

[L.B.S.]

Aren't H4 and 9004 the same?

Our H4:




9004 bulb:

 

[Fuzzy]

Our H4:

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9004 bulb:

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My mistake. I was thinking of 9003.



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[L.B.S.]

My mistake. I was thinking of 9003.

LBS Googles "9003"

Huh! There are some serious gaps in my ol' noggin data bank, lol.

I never even knew of such a bulb. I know about the H3, H4, 9004, but would have failed a skill testing Lottery question on a 9003

 

[Fuzzy]

LBS Googles "9003"

Huh! There are some serious gaps in my ol' noggin data bank, lol.

I never even knew of such a bulb. I know about the H3, H4, 9004, but would have failed a skill testing Lottery question on a 9003

Just know when I buy replacement H4 bulbs for my truck I see both on package. Assumed a new numbering standard.

 

[cdnuser]

There is also this option http://www.electricalconnection.com/other-lighting/led-hl-h4.htm


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[showkey]

More info on H4 vs 9003

http://candlepowerinc.com/pdfs/H4_9003.pdf

 

[Ruggybuggy]

There is also this option EC - LED Headlight Bulb - H4 High/Low


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Those would work! I did some research on the headlight LED's and they seem to perform very well. There is a thread on ADVrider on the LEDs showing good results. As far as how this works in our bikes I have no idea but for around $50 bucks it's worth the experiment.

Good find cdnuser on the single bulb set up. Now who's going first!

 

[Ruggybuggy]

Bought it and will write a review after the install.

 

[Erwinbl]

Got the same cree LED headlight installed this afternoon. Took some pictures that are basically worthless so I'll have to try again later. The LED bulb is definitely less than impressive.The light color is definitely more blue, but not so blue as to make me feel like a ricer. The only real advantage of the LED is that the low beam stays on with the high which is not true of a standard bulb unless you use the passing switch. The high beam alone on this bike is aimed a bit high for my taste. I'll leave the LED in for a bit since I only got in one short ride but at this point it's not something I would run around recommending.

 

[Osomxl]

any review yet?

 

[Ruggybuggy]

any review yet?

I'll try and do one tomorrow. It's been a busy summer and I've been playing with the new truck I just bought.