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Re: Brighter headlight bulb?????
Reply #15 - 01/31/18 at 20:42:32
 
Again, Dave went thru those and found nothing that really worked in the stock housing. He is usually online in the morning and can give you the link.
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Reply #16 - 02/01/18 at 04:48:38
 
Here is the link to the 12 page discussion.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1478175220

What I have found out so far is that the cheap LED's from China can have horrible light patterns.  If the LED does not mimic the location of the filament in a normal bulb - then the reflector does a very poor job of controlling where the light shines down the road.  The cheap LED's throw a lot of light out the sides of the light - and the high beam often doesn't shine down the road as far as the original bulb did......but they do throw a lot of light out on the berms, mailboxes and nearby cars.

This is my favorite "cheap" bulb at the moment....it does a pretty good job.
https://www.amazon.com/LASFIT-Headlight-Kits-COB-Adjustable-6000K-Dual/dp/B01...

This one does an excellent job in the 7" light I have on my Ninja Cafe' bike.  The vertical cut off is not real sharp on the low beam and it does allow some light to bleed upward into oncoming traffic - but I believe it is no worse than the lights in the late model pickup trucks.  It throws out a lot of light - but the long distance light does suffer a little bit.  This light is a bit weird as the light for the low beam only comes out the top of the bulb, so the bottom of the headlight is somewhat dark in appearance.  I have not tried to fit this in the stock headlight....so at this point I don't know if you can squeeze it in a stock housing.  It does have the highest lumen output of any bulb I have tried.
http://stores.advmonster.com/h4-r3-led-headlight/

I am using a pair of these in my car.  They have a very good light pattern that doesn't make a lot of bright/dim splotches on the pavement, much more light than stock, and there is no fan or black box needed.  I have not confirmed they will fit in the stock Savage headlight housing.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/motorcycle-led-bulbs/motorcycle-led-...

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Re: Brighter headlight bulb?????
Reply #17 - 02/01/18 at 04:58:48
 
[quote author=674B58417D6D4B5F5E42434F582A0 link=1269071565/15#16 date=1517459838]JamesThomas wrote on 01/31/18 at 19:50:37:
Hoe about this Check this out at Amazon.com
Femitu 2PC x 80W 12V Xenon White H4 9003 HB2 CREE LED Fog Lamp Bulb Beam Headlight Driving by Femitu https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QJMN5FK/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_VKPCAb7ADV434



Did you read the "reviews" on this headlight before you posted it here?  The people that bought it hate it!  The location of the LED's is all wrong to work with a reflector designed for a filament bulb.

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Reply #18 - 02/28/18 at 09:50:13
 
It looks like I may have found a really good H4 bulb.....and one that is really bright (but not cheap as it was $83.22 with shipping).

This light is listed to be 7,000 lumens - most LED's claim to be between 2,000 - 3,500 lumens.

Most of the LED's draw about 20-25 amps - this one draws 25 amps on low beam.....and 50W on high beam as both sets of emitters are working.

The light appears to be far better built than a lot of them that I have reviewed, and the size of the fan and driver is smaller than some.

I will get it installed and let you know how well it works.  The reviews say that it is bright and has a good vertical cutoff on the low beam.

https://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/7000-Lumen-H4-LED-Headlight-Bulb_p_169...
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Re: Brighter headlight bulb?????
Reply #19 - 02/28/18 at 13:01:56
 
i put the superbrightled h4 bulb in last year a lot more light and plug n play in the stock bucket
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