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Brighter headlight bulb?????
03/20/10 at 00:52:45
OK, I know it's in there somewhere...but can I find it????
I would like to replace my (stock) headlight bulb with a drop-in - but brighter - replacement. Probably not a bad idea to do the same to tail, brake and signal lamps as well.
Does anyone have handy a manufacturer and part #'s of bulbs to do this ???
Any chance using a halogen bulb, or does it use too much juice/develop too much heat?
Many thanks......
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03/20/10 at 01:57:47
what you want is a H4 philips motovision headlight bulb
they are very bright but also have a slight orange tint (still road legal), to make you stand out in traffic
i have converted every other bulb apart from the indicators to high intensity LED clusters. they use a tiny amount of power compared to conventional bulbs and (the good quality ones) emit 70%+ more light (confirmed with a light meter)
for a serious upgrade i would swap the whole headlight for a 7" round
do these bike use a relay system for the headlights? if not im adding some to reduce wasted power going to the bulb to make it brighter.
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03/20/10 at 01:59:53
sylvania silver light or something will also do. I have one I bought on a gas station in US, does great.
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03/20/10 at 06:55:45
H-4 Silverstar halogen bulb can be bought at any auto parts store or at Walmart.
Low beam is a noticeable enough improvement, but hi beam is a blast -- lights the road up far enough ahead to ride at speed at night. Silverstar is good enough on high beam to let you see a trace of color even -- and that is something no motorcycle headlight has ever done for me before.
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Re: Brighter headlight bulb?????
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03/20/10 at 07:52:00
Last year I bought H4 bulbs from
www.eurodezigns.com
on e-bay they are 8500 HID. VERY BRIGHT
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03/20/10 at 19:18:42
What about the wattage of the bulbs? What are people using. I hate riding at night being a bit near-sighted. A brighter bulb would help, but I held off because of the increased heat. What is good?
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03/20/10 at 20:37:40
I am running a silverstar 9003 it lights up the night.
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03/21/10 at 00:24:49
I use silverstar. There 4 levels of the silver stars. The highest (and most expensive) is very bright, very crisp, and carries much much further than stock. I used those for a year and stopped because HI would burn out after a couple months. I was in the habit of driving high beam all day though. Being unsure whether the short life span was because of the bulb or because i ran HI most of the time I stopped both. I went one step down on the silverstar list and stopped running HI all the time. Still way better than stock and I havent had a bulb burn out in the last year.
Now the aftermarket light I had for my Rebel... That thing was a light CANNON. Even low beam lit up
everything
. High beam was only for pissing people off. Been considering modding another to the savage as a matter of fact.
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03/21/10 at 06:24:48
Jabman quote:
do these bike use a relay system for the headlights? if not im adding some to reduce wasted power going to the bulb to make it brighter.
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Could you explain how a relay in the system uses less current?
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03/21/10 at 09:21:27
well with my previous bike, which had no relay for the headlight, there was a 0.5 volt drop between the voltage on the battery terminals and the contacts on the bulb.
To solve this I added 2 relays (one for main + one for dipped beam) connected with thick wires straight off the battery, so the handle bar switch now controlled these relays.
After this there was no voltage drop at all between the terminals on the battery and the terminals on the bulb housing.
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03/21/10 at 10:39:05
Silverstar, that's the one!
Voltage drop = corroded switch on the handlebars. Due to rain and elements. Dam, that's a good idea! I'd never thought of that.
Realistically, jabman, have you been able to see the difference??
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03/21/10 at 11:11:22
with that bulb, those relays and a classic cibie 'H' beam headlight unit i had a wickedly bright headlight.
when i get the time i will do the same to this bike (cam chain, engine and carb keeping me busy)
i will see if there is any voltage drop between the battery and headlight to see if its worthwhile adding relays
i have twin spotlights fitted at the moment (2x25w bulbs to keep the charging system happy) and will set them up using relays to come on with the parking lights but off with dipped and main beam, to use as day running lights.
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01/31/18 at 19:30:42
What do you think of these Check this out at Amazon.com
H4 9003 HB2 LED Headlight Bulbs 20000LM 200W 6000K Cool White High Low Dual Beam 360 Degree 4 Side COB Chips Super Bright All-in-One Auto Headlamps Conversion Kit Plug & Play – 2 Yr Warranty
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LCHS6C/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_1LOCAbT2TF3AG
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GT61 TURBO ZX14 wrote
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What do you think of these Check this out at Amazon.com
H4 9003 HB2 LED Headlight Bulbs 20000LM 200W 6000K Cool White High Low Dual Beam 360 Degree 4 Side COB Chips Super Bright All-in-One Auto Headlamps Conversion Kit Plug & Play – 2 Yr Warranty
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LCHS6C/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_1LOCAbT2TF3AG
I've been looking at LED replacement bulbs. The problem is that the LED elements need to be in the exact same location when mounted as say a halogen bulbs bright spot would be. If not the reflection pattern is all cattywumpus and can be less effective than a regular type bulb. It's a crap shoot. Check out Youtube for motorcycle LED headlight bulbs and you will find mixed reviews.
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01/31/18 at 20:04:02
You are new so you missed it, ''THE HEADLIGHT BULB WARS''
Dave did a LOT of trails with H4 bulbs in the stock housing, and found no real great swap.
If you want more light go with a ''Daymaker'' led bulb in a new housing/bucket. More light, whiter light, and less watts. I have one for 2 years now, 40k miles, I'll never go back.
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