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Originally Posted by aesmith
Hi,
It's heading towards the time of year when every journey will be in the dark. So I'm looking for improvements over the standard Pointy headlights. Really I'm limiting myself to conversions that don't require physical changes, except possibly wiring modifications. Would prefer something MOT friendly, or that could easily be reverted if need be.
So what are the current thoughts on HID conversions, LEDs, vs relays and upgraded wiring, or just better bulbs?
I'm quite tempted by these, but the price is a little high just for an impulse buy, I'd need to be reasonably confident that they'd do the job ..
https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/col...nversion-9-32v |
I have fitted one of the classic car H4 led upgrades to my AL7 (single headlight) and it is great, I also fitted their led bulbs to both our cars. The beam pattern is spot on (Legal) with good cut off and spread and white light is great. I had to reroute some wiring in the small headlight shell on the L7 but you should be ok with double headlights on the S as I guess the heatsink will protrude from the rear. The LED were a massive improvement on the Phillips xtreme brite xenon filament bulbs on the cars and make night driving much less of a chore.
If you have a look under ancillaries in reviews section on H4 led headlight upgrades I have posted some photos of the H4 beams on my wife's Honda Jazz. Can't post a link as I am on my tablet.
( HERE IS LINK
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=227521 )
The Philips chip classiccarleds have a heatsink but no fan, so are silent.
Another thing is current draw on the led is a fraction of filament bulb, which is 5amps per bulb the led are less than 2 amp per bulb, your battery will thank you. One thing, because heat in led comes out of rear heatsink and not the front, they will struggle to melt the ice and frost off your headlamp - the upside is they will not bake the squashed flies and road crud onto the headlight either, and the whiter (6000k) light, which filaments can't achieve is so much more visible in daylight and full Sun, a good safety feature.
Lastly, led chips are solid state and extremely immune to vibration, and on my L7 with its single bulb I wanted to be sure I didn't lose my headlight at a critical moment (ie 60 mph in the dark). I have had these bulbs in our cars for over 6 months now and am very happy with both the quality of light and the amount of light, and where it goes on the road. The quality of these bulbs is like something off a NASA space shuttle, and all connectors are high quality and fully waterproof
Look on YouTube at latest 'headlight revolution' led bulb reviews, he found the Philips luxeon Z-ES chip bulbs had best beam pattern and although not posting the highest lux ratings the actual light pattern meant they had most 'useful' light, and the only proper legal ones in terms of beam pattern - they are literally plug and play