| Author | Message | ||
     Uly_dude |
Thought I'd report on a new H7 LED Headlight I bought at DDM. After dealing with HID ballasts going bad, I thought I'd try a LED headlight for it's indestructible and simple performance. Cause we all know how important it is to have the running light going at all times. Got to have confidence in at least the low beam. I figure the high beam I can put in one of the Ultra HID kit flame throwers. Anyways, the LED headlight works pretty good. It's very bright and eye catching during the day. However, I at night you can tell the beam isn't as focused and thus doesn't light things up as far away as I'm used to. I know why this happens with these bulbs, however, that's the trade off for now. I'd recommend these bulbs if you're looking for low power, always working headlights. Not great for riding at night without utilizing high beams. Anyone seen anything better or worse out there? | ||
| Newportmike |
Are your LEDs oriented on the sides or on the top/bottom? | ||
| Uly_dude |
You can find the bulb here; http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/H7-6xCree-W They have diodes on the side and the top. However, just not quite as good as a bulb with a filament. But these have come a long ways. | ||
| Bukwylde |
There is an LED light out there called the Cyclops. They are something like 5300 lumens each. Others on here have reviewed them and they are bright as hell. I bought a pair and hope to install them this week. Here Is one link http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/750202.html | ||
| Uly_dude |
Hey Bukwylde, if you put those Cyclops bulbs in, send a review over to this thread. I'd like to hear more about those, specifically how well it works with the Uly's OEM headlignt lens. thx. | ||
| Mark_weiss |
The problem with 'bright' and 'not focused' is with oncoming drivers who can no longer tell exactly where you are and where their lane ends. But maybe you never travel on two-lane roads... (Message edited by Mark_weiss on May 02, 2016) | ||
| Pedalpimp |
I have the cyclops lights. I really like them. They are very visible to other vehicles in the day, and put out good light at night. I have had them in for a season now, no problems at all. There are a couple of pictures of the install on my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/101655813@N05/16683594931/in/dateposted-public/ | ||
| Bukwylde |
Sorry I have not responded sooner, I have had a few problems since I put the bike back together but everything seems to be sorted now. Anyway I had before and after pics but I cannot find the before. I will post them up later tonight. With that being said I really like the lights. They are MUCH better than the halogens even the sylvanias. There is some issue with focus however. When I have the led facing verticaly it is very focused but too low. I added a spacer behind the adjustment screw and it helped. I put them horizontally and is a much wider spread and the height better. I decided to leave it like that because it gives me a good view of the sides of the road and still good distance. Overall I love these lights. | ||
| Bukwylde |
Sorry I'm not sure how to edit a post. My last post was regarding the cylops led lights. | ||
| Cyclonedon |
I purchased H7. 100 watt LED bulbs, installed the for about 1 week then removed them and went back to the standard 55 watt bulbs. The led bulbs were very bright but were a blue tinted light which made it hard to see the road surface at night. | ||
| Bukwylde |
The lights have a blue tint because they're not quality LEDs. I work for Whelen Engineering. If you're not familiar with us we are the number one manufacturer of emergency lighting (like the light bars on police cars and fire trucks.) We are very expensive compared to many of our competitors but part of our cost is due to the fact that we buy the best quality LED's available. One of the factors regarding quality is "trueness of color". In fact earlier this year we had to do battle with one of our suppliers because customer were complaining the blue LEDs were too Teal. In fact one of our constant battles is with white lights that are too blue. We reject these and send them back to our supplier. Our customers expect and pay for quality and so do we. The Cyclops lights are not cheap but they are much brighter than stock and they emit a very white light. Some people may not like it, especially when you're behind them but in my opinion it seems to add detail that whitest halogens just can't match. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Consumers have to pay attention, too. The Kelvin scale (those numbers you see on bulbs like "6000K") tell you what color the light will be. Daylight white is in the 4300 area. Higher numbers are more blue (like the oh so popular 6000K), lower numbers are more yellow. My 2014 Jeep has factory HID bulbs classed as 4300K. I swapped the halogen fog light bulbs for 2500K bulbs to cut the fog and give some contrast. My 2001 Ram 2500, I installed 4300K HID low beams from DDM, and a set of 3000K fogs. Not as orange as the Jeep fogs but still a good contrast. | ||
| Reepicheep |
I'm hating the LED bulbs and headlights that some trucks and motorcycles are retrofitting. The over powered HID's were bad enough, and now all that light is concentrated in a little retina searing square centimeter. Yes, you can see the road better with a boatload of light. But you also you simultaneously blinded and distracted the 4000 pound vehicle headed to within 4 feet of you at 70 mph. The 35 watt HIDS (which I do run) are bad enough. I suppose a properly designed LED of a similar power could be fine, but those cruiser guys with the running light LED's on the forks that are on all the time might as well be painting a bullseye on their forhead. And they are annoying. (Now if you run them like high beams when nobody is coming, that's a different story) | ||
| Ratbuell |
It's not the light source...it's the focus / aim. Properly aimed, the 55w HID's in my Cherokee (with Hella H4 conversion) will cook deer where they stand...but don't blind anyone because I have them properly aimed. Cheap optics are also a problem - which is why I have Hella lenses, and not the cheapo eBay crap. Not only do proper optics not annoy oncoming traffic...but they put light where I NEED it, without bleeding it all over the mountainside. |
