LED Headlight anyone?

[KiwiCol]

1001,

That's not a term that's used down under as far as I know, and I know most of those sort of things!!   Go n R**t  yer Boot, would be closest, a phrase used to tell someone you do not wish to do something they have suggested. LOL!!

Great n it!

[Timothy Spencer]

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

Link to the Philips headlight bulbs NO FANS in these
https://www.auto-lighting.co.uk/product-eng-6341-H4-Headlight-Conversion-KIT-with-Philips-Luxeon-MZ-R4-LED-Bulbs-4800lm-Lumen.html

and if you did not want the spare bulb as they are £59.99 for a pair then you could sell it on

[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

Link to the Philips headlight bulbs NO FANS in these
https://www.auto-lighting.co.uk/product-eng-6341-H4-Headlight-Conversion-KIT-with-Philips-Luxeon-MZ-R4-LED-Bulbs-4800lm-Lumen.html

and if you did not want the spare bulb as they are £59.99 for a pair then you could sell it on

Thanks Timothy - they look interesting and are most certainly an alternate option. I wonder why Philips don't list them on their site? Odd.

[Andre]

Odd? Yes. Unusual? No.

Seen this with varying companies. Just today with fork oil from Motorex. Was going to mix their 2.5W with 5W to get my desired cSt 40. Looked at the Louis site but they don't list the 2.5W. Thought I remembered to have seen 2.5W in one of their physical shops. So went there for a look. There it was, as was the 5W. BUT, between the two was 4W! That was neither listed on the Motorex or the Louis web site and had the cSt I was going to mix myself. That little trip to the store saved me 28€ and mixing the stuff.

ADDED: Just found the 4W on the bulgarian Motorex site. The Viscosity-Mix-Chart (not to be found on their main site) can be found there as well.

[Hooli]

They all seem to come in pairs Dave. Can you fit just one?

When I tried HIDs some of them tried to tell me I could use one & then supplied a kit where a single ballast run two lamps.

[gsxbarmy]

They all seem to come in pairs Dave. Can you fit just one?

When I tried HIDs some of them tried to tell me I could use one & then supplied a kit where a single ballast run two lamps.

Yes Andy you can, they are two separate bulbs with separate ballasts and separate connections - here's a picture of one of the units

[RickC]

The chinese ones that I bought came in differant colour options, they come with a glass filter that slides over the Led if required - I didn't fit it to mine.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/LED-Car-Light-Bulb-Glass-Tubes-Filters-3000K-Yellow-4300K-Warm-White-8000K-Blue-DIY-Colors/1735677_32790001537.html

[Stolichnaya]

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

hey hey HEY!!!!!  hang on a minute - im not 400 years old.  im very much a brogues n jeans kinda a guy.  think of me as "chubby but hiding it with XXXL clothes whilst dashing and lithe in a rotund elyptical sort or girth. 

Sandals indeed...  and thanks for putting them right Barmy ...  as you know im dashing, svelte, handsome, debonairre ... with a hint of fat, chubby and with a slight wobble to my mince!!!

[Hooli]

They all seem to come in pairs Dave. Can you fit just one?

When I tried HIDs some of them tried to tell me I could use one & then supplied a kit where a single ballast run two lamps.

Yes Andy you can, they are two separate bulbs with separate ballasts and separate connections - here's a picture of one of the units

Cheers.

No idea what to do with the spare though, as they should* never break.

[Kiwifruit]

Leave me out of this Col..... I saw the word MINCE somewhere !! 

I left the UK long before being inducted into the ways of the socks and sandels with a knotted hanky on your head British beach goer .

[Hooli]

You're memory must be fading too.  That's how we dress in the park, it's always raining on the beach so we wear waterproofs, wellies & carry a brolly. Oh & call it 'bracing'.

[Hooli]

I've just found something out when comparing LED lamps etc, a standard H4 halogen lamp is about 1,200 lumens. So considering Barmy's suggested lamps are 7,300 lumens you can tell how much brighter they are.

[Hooli]

Right, ordered the same ones as you Barmy. We'll soon find out if they fit a 14...

[Andre]

Very interested to see if they fit. Also interested to see if there are any heat issues, especially in the cramped quarters of the 14.

[gsxbarmy]

Very interested to see if they fit. Also interested to see if there are any heat issues, especially in the cramped quarters of the 14.

My Triumph Explorer is even more cramped than the 14 believe ma Andre! Well took mine on a 250 mile run yesterday, they worked perfectly, no heat issues at all. So we'll see how Hooli gets on!