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| | | reelinfeele | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 30/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 32 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 07 Feb 2016 - 17:11 Post title : Led headlight upgrade | | | Hey all. I bought some SUNPIE LED headlights off fleabay. Very bright. No insructions. Haven't ha d a chance to check em out yet at night. Think they may be upside down. 
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 08 Feb 2016 - 20:56 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: reelinfeele) | | | I'd be interested in hearing about them.
Some say the Chinese ones on EBay are not up to par, but bright light is bright light!
They do seem to have decent reviews on Jeep forums though.
You may be right about upside down. All the pics I've seen have the big one on the bottom.
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| | | rabbi | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 926 | | Location | : | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 08 Feb 2016 - 21:25 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | | I have had a H4 LED fan cooled globe fitted now for over 8000 km much better light than halogen and draws less power , I bought the pair of Chinese globes from fleabay for $80, easy to fit it just plugs into the original H4 plug.
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| | Posted : 09 Feb 2016 - 06:19 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: rabbi) | | | Hey Rabbi, can I ask for a bit more info, wattage, gen ?, LM etc, cheers
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| | Posted : 09 Feb 2016 - 09:32 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: Dags) | | | Dags
These look like the ones I bought and the price has gone down.
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| | Posted : 09 Feb 2016 - 09:51 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: rabbi) | | | Thanks Mate 
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2016 - 08:51 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: rabbi) | | |
rabbi wrote:
Dags
These look like the ones I bought and the price has gone down.
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Yep. Glenn. That's what I have got coming.
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| | | Terota66 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/11/2013 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2016 - 15:00 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: reelinfeele) | | | reelinfeele wrote:
Hey all. I bought some SUNPIE LED headlights off fleabay. Very bright. No insructions. Haven't ha d a chance to check em out yet at night. Think they may be upside down. |
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If they're upside down you'll know because the line of light should be on the upper part if you turn them on against a structure such as your garage doors as illustrated .....and with mine, the smaller circle is on the upper part of the light
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2016 - 12:58 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: rabbi) | | | Bought one for mine over the holidays $25 from Amazon. I went a bit furtherr but that in itself is a big improvement and well worth it.
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| | | bschwartz | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/03/2014 | | Posts | : | 336 | | Location | : | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2016 - 13:53 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: Jango) | | | Can I ask which bulb you got from Amazon?
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2016 - 15:57 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: Jango) | | | Did what you did 2 years ago. [also bought the bulb from Amazon] Now I can see on unlit and or poorly lit roads!! The factory bulb just doesn't make it. 
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2016 - 18:10 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: bschwartz) | | | This is the discription. High Power 30W 3000LM 6000K H4 9003 HB2 XM-L2 CREE LED Motorcycle High Low Beam Head Light Lamp Bulb 1x
27.95 us today's price
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| | | GerPa | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2016 - 05:16 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: rabbi) | | |
rabbi wrote:
Dags
These look like the ones I bought and the price has gone down.
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Original H4 Halogen 55/60W Vs Led off EBay Link above by Rabbi
 
Thanks for the Lead Glenn.
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| | | rabbi | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 926 | | Location | : | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2016 - 05:34 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: GerPa) | | | Looks good Gerry, ya gotta love our oriental friends they do copy stuff pretty good
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2016 - 17:31 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: rabbi) | | | would these be similar, not very familiar with this kind of stuff.
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| | | GerPa | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2016 - 22:22 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: edmontonstorm) | | | Certainly look the part.and look like they are specifically for bikes. Ours are 3600 Lumens. which as you can see are Plenty Bright enough.
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Feb 2016 - 17:04 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: GerPa) | | |
GerPa wrote:
rabbi wrote:
Dags
These look like the ones I bought and the price has gone down.
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Original H4 Halogen 55/60W Vs Led off EBay Link above by Rabbi
Thanks for the Lead Glenn.
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Bought one of these replacement bulbs on EBay, and feel a bit foolish asking for directions to change a light bulb! BUT.... they came with none.
Do you put the point of the triangle up or down? (It fits both ways)
Do you reinstall the boot or does that prevent the little fan from cooling the bulb?
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Feb 2016 - 20:14 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | |
So... no takers?
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| | | Terota66 | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/11/2013 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2016 - 04:00 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | | I'm pretty sure if you reinstall the boot it will eventually melt, LED bulbs run very hot even though they use so little power, as for the triangle I'd try them both ways and go for a drive, you'll notice which way is right side up if you mismatch them when you install them
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| | | tamboritha | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 365 | | Location | : | morwell, vic, Australia |
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2016 - 04:06 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | |
VABird wrote:
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just installed one on my bike and the light will only go in one way as there are 3 tabs on the light with one being larger and that fits into said bigger slot...The small LED lights will then be top and bottom :
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| | | PapaSmurfMC | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/10/2013 | | Posts | : | 871 | | Location | : | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2016 - 04:26 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: tamboritha) | | | tamboritha wrote:
just installed one on my bike and the light will only go in one way as there are 3 tabs on the light with one being larger and that fits into said bigger slot...The small LED lights will then be top and bottom : |
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Ditto.
This is the lamp I installed last winter; you can see in the photo, one tab is wider. This lamp is double-sided, not a triangle and hi/lo works just fine.
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2016 - 11:42 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: tamboritha) | | | | tamboritha wrote: ......... the light will only go in one way as there are 3 tabs on the light with one being larger and that fits into said bigger slot...The small LED lights will then be top and bottom |
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The one I bought is not round like Alan's, but triangular, and has 3 different adapters for 3 different mounts. the correct adapter only goes one way into the mount on the headlight assembly, but the bulb goes into the adapter two ways! I guess I'll go for a ride to see if I got lucky.
Also if don't use the boot, I presume that It'll get bugs & filthy inside the lens.
Not so sure the replacement bulb was the way to go then.
Brilliant! (  )
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2016 - 20:46 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | | Oih Bob
Most of the H$ bulbs are universal Standard fit. The ones Rabbi & Myself are using and slightly different ( don't appear to have as large heat sink on the end) however they can only fit in one place and as you can see on Papasmurfs photo there is a locator flat that located the bulb into the Semi sealed Headlight. You cannot get this wrong. and because of the heat sink on the back there is no need to use the rubber cover. and now you will not get any more moisture etc into your headlight as the Bulb keeps the headlight sealed from behind.
Our simply plugged in and went. the only think I did was to secure the LED driver to the back of one of the headlight retainer clips so that it was not rattling around inside the headlight. My Headlight bucket is getting pretty full as I also have My GPS voltage reducer located in there as I run My GPS off the Ol Park light.
I can take and post some pictures if you are still confused.
This is all pretty simple and literally takes about 5 minutes to complete. Cheers
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| | Posted : 24 Feb 2016 - 22:01 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: reelinfeele) | | | I run a zenon bulb in my headlight and 50W bulbs in my highway lights. It's pretty bright and keeps me happy.
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| | Posted : 25 Feb 2016 - 04:42 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: MickeyBoy) | | |
I don't have the room in my bucket for a globe. went to bike bandit and bought an led made by rigid. its brighter than my headlight. I have it on a intermittent switch. 
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Feb 2016 - 11:49 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: GerPa) | | | This is the one I bought. As you can see, it has 3 adapters.
There is no "confusion" It simply goes into the adapter two ways, one of which is likely wrong.
I'll just take the bike out at night and see how it looks.
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| | | Terota66 | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/11/2013 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| | Posted : 25 Feb 2016 - 16:29 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | | VABird wrote:
This is the one I bought. As you can see, it has 3 adapters.
There is no "confusion" It simply goes into the adapter two ways, one of which is likely wrong.
I'll just take the bike out at night and see how it looks.
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wouldn't a 360 degree beam just shine everywhere even up and not so much as a "beam" like a flashlight?
The ones I have only beam 180 degrees
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| | | VABird | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 28/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 1,373 | | Location | : | BEDFORD, Virginia, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Feb 2016 - 21:14 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: Terota66) | | | Guess I'll find out.
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| | | GerPa | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,919 | | Location | : | Mackay, Central Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Feb 2016 - 12:37 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: VABird) | | | No it's the Fluting in the glass that determines when the light is directed. Don't forget to give the light a rinse out with some mild household detergent to clean the reflector. "Do NOT rub the Reflector with a cloth to clean it", it will fuck the reflector. Mix up the detergent, give it a good swirling around and then rinse it with clean water and air dry with some dry compressed air and then let it sit out in the sun for a while to bake off any remaining moisture before you fit the bulb,
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| | Posted : 26 Feb 2016 - 19:10 Post title : Re: Led headlight upgrade (Re: GerPa) | | | Finally got around to installing my LED headlight from HEADWINDS. Really lights up the night and the Halo ring looks good.
    
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