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Post by Bartman on Mar 10, 2016 17:05:07 GMT
This is the UNBOXING video. I'll get the bulbs installed this weekend and shoot some pictures and video of the installation and the light output. Stay tuned...
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Black n Chrome
Don't Haze The Newbie
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Post by Black n Chrome on Apr 18, 2016 15:52:09 GMT
Bartman, did you install them in your bike?
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Post by Bartman on Apr 18, 2016 18:55:12 GMT
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steveu
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Post by steveu on Apr 29, 2016 3:31:17 GMT
Bartman, from watching your video I could not see any difference when you kicked on the halogen high beams. Do the LED low beams shine out so far that the high beams are not needed? Have you ridden on the highway at night with them? I am looking to upgrade the lighting on my bike & I commute 73 mi everyday in the dark from work so want something that shines brighter & farther than the stock halogens. How does the pattern compare to the stock bulbs, is it usable light or does it seem to be more scattered? Does it seem to be easier to pick out roadside animals & other hazards with these than the stock bulbs?
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Post by Bartman on Apr 29, 2016 19:35:19 GMT
Bartman, from watching your video I could not see any difference when you kicked on the halogen high beams. Do the LED low beams shine out so far that the high beams are not needed? Have you ridden on the highway at night with them? I am looking to upgrade the lighting on my bike & I commute 73 mi everyday in the dark from work so want something that shines brighter & farther than the stock halogens. How does the pattern compare to the stock bulbs, is it usable light or does it seem to be more scattered? Does it seem to be easier to pick out roadside animals & other hazards with these than the stock bulbs? One thing I screwed up on when I did that video is I had the low-beam LED's at the "full up" position...you know, the dial on the left panel that allows you to point your low-beams up and down? Between that and the LED's being so much brighter than the "yellowish" halogens, you really couldn't see a difference with the high-beams on or off. The same was true with my HID's. The high-beams were pretty much rendered useless after I installed my HID's. I can't think when the last time it was that I used them when I was riding. As a matter of fact, the high-beam bulbs I have in my bike are the original bulbs that come with the bike. They're just over 10 years old and I bet that haven been one more than a few times in the past 5 years. Anyway, yes, I have been out at night numerous times and in some areas of Florida where there are NO city lights...NONE!...and the LED low-beams work great. I can't really compare the pattern of the LED's to the Halogen because I haven't had the halogens in my bike since 2011 (that's when I went to HID's). The HID's worked great and I had ZERO complaint with them other than they took a few seconds to "warm up" before they achieved full brightness. This delay made putting HID's in the high-beams pointless. Obviously, with the LED's they're instant on. Zero delay. One important item to note is the light output point on these new LED's are EXACTLY the same as the light output point on halogen bulbs. You may have seen this image posted showing the ZES LED chip location and how it relates to the location of the tungsten coils in a halogen bulb. This image is a little misleading because it shows an H4 bulb and the Goldwing uses an H7 bulb. The difference is the H7 only has one coil/LED output point. Hence the reason for dual bulbs and different designed reflectors on the Goldwing. The H4 is a low-beam/high-beam "all in one" bulb. A little misleading but the point they're trying to make is these new bulbs are a far cry from the original LED bulbs that were offered as H7 replacements. Those scattered the light everywhere and were primarily a nuisance. I just talked to Necole at Electrical Connection and she's shipping out a BUNCH of sets today, FINALLY! I hope to get my lights for the high-beams on Monday. I'll get them installed on Monday afternoon and then I'll re-do the video with both the LED's in the low and high beam. I'll be sure to shoot video of the low-beams all the way down, half way down and all the way up and with and without the high-beams on to show the effect properly. Stay tuned...
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steveu
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Post by steveu on May 1, 2016 2:53:32 GMT
They sound like what I am looking for to upgrade my lighting. Do you think the LED's are as bright as or shine as far as the HID's did? It seems like every time a question about LED lighting comes up there are those that say they don't shine down the road, etc, it is good to see that isn't the case with these. I'm looking forward to seeing your video once you get the LED high beams installed
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Post by Bartman on May 1, 2016 13:59:58 GMT
They sound like what I am looking for to upgrade my lighting. Do you think the LED's are as bright as or shine as far as the HID's did? It seems like every time a question about LED lighting comes up there are those that say they don't shine down the road, etc, it is good to see that isn't the case with these. I'm looking forward to seeing your video once you get the LED high beams installed Yes, I think they're as good as the HID's. I'm not crazy about the price, but considering they're MUCH brighter than the stock halogens AND they're instant on so you can use them in the high-beams, I'm willing to pay the price.
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Post by bnordt08 on May 3, 2016 17:23:40 GMT
I too am interested in the far reaching ability of these LEDs. I have SoCal HIDs for the low beams but at their highest setting the stock high beam bulbs have more reach. I had a set of high beam Leds several years ago and they made me visible but lacked the distance ability for me to see down the road.I sold them and lost $50 on the deal.I hope that these will fill my need,thanks and look forward to your further tests.
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Post by Bartman on May 3, 2016 17:34:52 GMT
I too am interested in the far reaching ability of these LEDs. I have SoCal HIDs for the low beams but at their highest setting the stock high beam bulbs have more reach. I had a set of high beam Leds several years ago and they made me visible but lacked the distance ability for me to see down the road.I sold them and lost $50 on the deal.I hope that these will fill my need,thanks and look forward to your further tests. I got the high-beam bulbs yesterday afternoon and tested them last night. The "brights" are amazing. I like these bulbs. I already had a old set of LED's in the cowl and a couple of years ago, I went to the DRL LED light in the mirrors. Now, everything matches, color temperature wise and there is absolutely NO WAY that anyone can say "I didn't see you." I don't think anyone will be disappointed with these bulbs. They work. And they work very well.
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Wheels
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Post by Wheels on May 11, 2016 12:02:40 GMT
Bart, thanks for the in depth reports. What's your opinion on them holding up on the trike? I realize the dynamics are a bit different in that with no lean, the front end, I think, gets exposed to a bit more of a "harsh" ride where the bike "feels" more of the bumps and such.
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Post by Bartman on May 11, 2016 14:28:07 GMT
Bart, thanks for the in depth reports. What's your opinion on them holding up on the trike? I realize the dynamics are a bit different in that with no lean, the front end, I think, gets exposed to a bit more of a "harsh" ride where the bike "feels" more of the bumps and such. I don't think you would have an issue. If you consider the tungsten filaments in a quartz bulb, if a trike has a harsher ride than a regular bike, then those filaments getting bounced around would cause a lot of premature failures in the halogen bulbs. Since that isn't the case (at least not anything I have ever heard of), then the LED's should work just fine. These bulbs are very well made. Both the bulb housing and heat sink are made of machined aluminum. The heat sink has been anodized black, not painted. I think you would be very happy with their performance.
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steveu
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Post by steveu on Jun 21, 2016 2:17:37 GMT
Just got my LED high beams installed along with mounting 2-1600 lumen LED light pods under the mirrors. Nothing short of fantastic, lights the road up for over 2/10 mi and lights up the sides of the road better as well. Anyone that is debating getting them, I highly recommend them they are well worth the money
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