LED headlight for KLX
#31
Interesting. Man, those are some tiny fans. This is one of the reasons I was mentioning how the H4 design might not be the greatest adaptation for LED bulbs. I think I'd be more likely to buy a whole LED unit where the case, bulb, reflector, and such were designed from the ground up to work together. I'm curious how the existing headlight case and reflector work with the LED bulb when it was designed for a halogen/incandescent bulb. Not saying it doesn't work, just a question.
#32
well on those scooters I posted
both hid, and led looked exactly the same
and I mean had the same splatter using stock lens
but so much better then the stock bulbs
any of those in a projector housing would be super nice
but I hate projectors on a bike when you hit those sharp turns you loose a huge portion of the road
splatter is nice helps you still be able to see in a lean
for me 95% of my riding is daytime
so I like high beam hid for traffic to see me
both hid, and led looked exactly the same
and I mean had the same splatter using stock lens
but so much better then the stock bulbs
any of those in a projector housing would be super nice
but I hate projectors on a bike when you hit those sharp turns you loose a huge portion of the road
splatter is nice helps you still be able to see in a lean
for me 95% of my riding is daytime
so I like high beam hid for traffic to see me
#33
well on those scooters I posted
both hid, and led looked exactly the same
and I mean had the same splatter using stock lens
but so much better then the stock bulbs
any of those in a projector housing would be super nice
but I hate projectors on a bike when you hit those sharp turns you loose a huge portion of the road
splatter is nice helps you still be able to see in a lean
for me 95% of my riding is daytime
so I like high beam hid for traffic to see me
both hid, and led looked exactly the same
and I mean had the same splatter using stock lens
but so much better then the stock bulbs
any of those in a projector housing would be super nice
but I hate projectors on a bike when you hit those sharp turns you loose a huge portion of the road
splatter is nice helps you still be able to see in a lean
for me 95% of my riding is daytime
so I like high beam hid for traffic to see me
#34
yes and the klx seems like it acts as a mini projector
its really well shaped even with hid
I was surprised with that
all my other hid bikes use round lens so I notice more splatter from those
its really well shaped even with hid
I was surprised with that
all my other hid bikes use round lens so I notice more splatter from those
#35
Ok guys I put the LED bulb in today and just got back from a night ride. Here is what I found out. The bulb fits good , did have to take the fan off though. It does have a ballast like a HID but it is plug & play. When you go to high beam the low stays on to which is awesome. It is a lot brighter than the factory bulb. It lights up a much larger area on low beam. Here is the bad. High beam sucks but it isn't the bulbs fault. It's the factory reflector fault. So I can't say it's a better upgrade for hwy riding. But off road it's perfect since you get high & low together. So would I buy another one , my answer is no for the KLX. In another bike it would be great.
#37
No the bulb has two LED's. One on top which is low beam and one on the bottom which is high beam. The bottom LED doesn't hit the reflecter very well. As a thought , I might make a shim to move the bulb back and down which will improve high beam. I'll mess with it and see if I can make it work better.
#38
Ok I moved the bulb around and got to work a lot better. Had to move the bulb farther in & straighten it up. The LED's wasn't straight up and down so I fixed that too. Stil isn't as good as a HID but it works pretty good. It really gets the other drivers attention.
#39
friend has baja designs led setup on his ktm.. super bright but when it gets foggy it's not the hot setup, light is too white and too bright. He just follows someone else at that pt. Riding in the mt's the time you usually need your light is the same time the haze and clouds roll in. Has steered a few in our group away from leds and brighter lights. Led everyone out with my stock headlight a few times.