LED Headlight anyone?

[gsxbarmy]

Just fitted these to my Explorer, come as a pair for £32.99 - bargain. And damn they are bright!!!! Might be a bit of a tight fit getting the ballast in the headlight, but its small enough (IMO) that it could be covered in self-amalgamating tape to waterproof it just outside and under the headlight bowl possibly. As I no longer have a 14, I can't (personally) try them on a 14 (or even say that they will fit), but for the price, these are really very good. Came recommended on the Tex site I frequent over the Cyclops (on price - Cyclops bulbs are about £65-£70 each) and have to say, so far I am well impressed! Easily removable if you want to return to standard as well (plug and play).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073J46H8X?th=1

[RickC]

Hi Dave,
Similar to ones I bought from China; they fitted OK on mine.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Newest-H4-HB2-9003-Led-CREE-Hi-Lo-H4-3-High-Power-40W-4000lm-3000K-6000K/32573163897.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.U9e7pQ

Cheers,
Rick

[Monarchjock]

How does Dip/Full work?

[Timothy Spencer]

I would be more inclined to buy the Philips ones though they are around £60 a pair

[gsxbarmy]

How does Dip/Full work?

Twin LEDs inside the bulb - one for low, one for high. See my post further down, picture of one of the bulbs in the box prior to me fitting it, and you can see the two LED's

[gsxbarmy]

I would be more inclined to buy the Philips ones though they are around £60 a pair

Well if you want to spend £27 more than you need to that's your choice. These work extremely well and have a 5 year guarantee too. Many on the Triumph forums have fitted the Cyclops bulbs at about £70 a bulb but are finding these ones work as well. Had my Tex out last night and these  are so much better than the Philips XTreme Vision and Osram Night Breaker / Night Racer bulbs, excellent spread of light.

Perhaps you can put a link up to the Philips H4 LED Headlight bulbs you refer to as I can't find them, the only ones on Powerbulbs around that price (PY21W) are not H4 Headlight replacements and not Hi/Lo (in fact it says in the description "signalling and interior lighting") - in fact none of the Philips bulbs there are Hi/Lo LED replacements (I've even checked the Philips site and they don't list LED Headlight bulbs for either cars or  bikes that I can see) - so I think you are mistaken in thinking Philips make a set of LED H4 bulbs

[Hooli]

Interesting....

I'm resisting fitting 100/80w again as I think that was the tipping point that burnt out my last alternator. I've got fed up with HID kits that don't quite fit & crack the wires when forced into 14 headlights.

And that time of year is coming up...

Do they come in various colours like HIDs? or do they just do proper white Dave?

[gsxbarmy]

Do they come in various colours like HIDs? or do they just do proper white Dave?

Just proper white, nice and bright too!! Here's a picture of a Tex with them fitted (I ordered and fitted mine after seeing this). Also they only pull 40w power, so easier on the alternator! From my (brief) ride out last night the way they work is in-line with the OEM LED headlamps I have in my car - nice and bright in other words!

Dead easy to fit as well. Take out old bulb, remove LED bulb from holder (as mentioned in the bulb instructions), fit the holder in place of the old bulb, twist the LED bulb into the holder, plug the socket into the loom bulb plug and that's it. They are also CanBus friendly (which was important for me with the Tex, but not for GSX1400's)

[Hooli]

Looks good, I might have to spoil myself.

[Proteous]

I wonder if they would fit in my Rocket 111..

[gsxbarmy]

I wonder if they would fit in my Rocket 111..

I would think so Jay - took a bit fiddling to get mine in, but with a bit of patience (and a more than a few cups of tea where we "restarted the fitment") they were in. Basically its hiding the ballast and the plug, on mine having put the base plate in off the LED's I could then wiggle and jiggle the ballast in under the bulb (remember I have a sealed unit here!), then fitted the LED itself, and finally finding where the plug would jiggle in (good old 3 o'clock position LOL). And Robert was then my mothers' brother!

Remember with Amazon, you can of course return them if they don't fit.....(or so I'm told)

[KiwiCol]

Robert was then my mothers brother!  Really Dave, you gotta get another job - give your mind something to do!

[gsxbarmy]

Robert was then my mothers brother!  Really Dave, you gotta get another job - give your mind something to do!

Haha - as my kicker says "I love retirement - nothing to do and all day to do it".

Seduce my ancient footwear 

[KiwiCol]

Hmmm, that's a new one on me.  I'm picking the ancient footwear is a Sandle (roman?)  as for seduction of the said footwear, I'm at a loss. Maybe Kiwifruit will know that one - hailing from blighty originally.  Or Stoli, he strikes me as the sort who'd seduce a sandle!!


@Kiwifruit  @Stolichnaya

[gsxbarmy]

Seduce my ancient footwear - "F@@@ my old boots" LOL