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andyholmes

Discussion Starter · Feb 2, 2014

was thinking about changing head light bulbs to a brighter and better one ? . as the cool blue type . so what wattage have we got . have gone over the manual and found **** all . may be the stella kicking in :devious . ta andy holmes

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stu_m

· #2 · Feb 2, 2014

H4 55/60 seems to ring a bell

if you havent done the headlight relay mod then do this first as it helps a lot

also eurocar parts had deals on osram night breakers which are supposed to be shit hot

andyholmes

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 2, 2014

:hail thanks matey

stu_m

· #4 · Feb 2, 2014

oh and whatever you do dont fit HID's they are totally illegal and you will blind people!

the last thing you want is to blind people and them not see where they are driving as they could run in to you!!

ITSMESTEVE

· #5 · Feb 2, 2014

Sorry,couldn't resist

How many motorcycle forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

6 to argue over whether it’s “lightbulb” or “light bulb” …

another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is “lamp”

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that “light bulb” is perfectly correct

19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb forum

11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

5 People to post pics of their own light bulbs

15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and their own light bulbs

7 to post URL’s where one can see examples of different light bulbs

4 to post that the URL’s were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL’s

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add “Me too”

5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

4 to say “didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”

13 to say “do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs”

1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that George W. isn’t the brightest bulb.

4 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.

1 moderator to lock the light bulb thread.

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

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Brainless

· #6 · Feb 3, 2014

Has this been 6 months yet?

:lol

Well, Do NOT surpass 55/60 watts. You'll fry something. You want "brighter", then you're looking for increasing lumens; not wattage. As a matter of fact, a lot of HID and now LED's are as bright if not brighter and use less wattage. Not blinding someone will also depend on the direction the beam is pointing at and the position of the filament against the OEM reflector. Just my worthless thought.

cyclecamper

· #7 · Feb 3, 2014

There's two issues. The stock bulb plugs & wires suck and won't deliver too much more, and the plastic front lens (and plastic reflector too) can't stand the heat. So beware of bulbs that are coated for color correction, as the coating sometimes gets very hot! My TLS came with melted bubbled burn spots in the middle of each side's front lens. A headlight relay is a very good thing too! In general, most TLs need either a headlight relay or ignition coil relay or both.

Tasi

· #8 · Feb 3, 2014

So that's why my lens shows signs of heat stress , probably from before wiring mod .

spanwah

· #9 · Feb 3, 2014

stu_m said:
oh and whatever you do dont fit HID's they are totally illegal and you will blind people!

the last thing you want is to blind people and them not see where they are driving as they could run in to you!!

wow ive got hids on my ktm and have to say nothing like them awesome I can see where im going:laugh:laugh

tomrux

· #10 · Feb 3, 2014

So Steve the overall total would be?
Got a giggle but couldn't be arsed getting my calculator out

Tom R

snowblind

· #11 · Feb 3, 2014

Steve, You forgot one...

http://www.damncoolpictures.com/2011/08/how-to-safely-remove-light-bulb-from.html

stu_m

· #12 · Feb 3, 2014

Brainless said:
Well, Do NOT surpass 55/60 watts. You'll fry something. You want "brighter", then you're looking for increasing lumens; not wattage. As a matter of fact, a lot of HID and now LED's are as bright if not brighter and use less wattage. Not blinding someone will also depend on the direction the beam is pointing at and the position of the filament against the OEM reflector. Just my worthless thought.

lets not go there!!!!

HID's are a no go here in the uk with reflector headlights

they might be less wattage but they are 3x brighter and you get too much stray light

not to mention its illegal and can land you 3 points a bulb plus a £60 fine per bulb then theres the added bonus of no type approved headlight if they want to be awkward!

if you want to go HID then you need to go for projectors and remove the lens and fit a clear cover

andyholmes

Discussion Starter · #13 · Feb 3, 2014

so itsmesteve your a none helpfull nob who should go sit in the sun and boil your head .brainless thats what you are . all you get on this site is guys taking the piss . thats why no one comes on :O

tlsgazza

· #14 · Feb 3, 2014

stu_m said:
lets not go there!!!!

HID's are a no go here in the uk with reflector headlights

they might be less wattage but they are 3x brighter and you get too much stray light

not to mention its illegal and can land you 3 points a bulb plus a £60 fine per bulb then theres the added bonus of no type approved headlight if they want to be awkward!

if you want to go HID then you need to go for projectors and remove the lens and fit a clear cover

Missus says you're talking bollox. :lol. She says can you quote the statute for the info you're giving out.
She is an ex cps prosecutor, and we both had hid's on our BMW gsa's for years, headlights and spots,
I've not put them on the tl but the 35 watt on the bm low beam was fackin brilliant.

As you said you would have to go the projector route on the tl, but a lot of others haven't.

stu_m

· #15 · Feb 3, 2014

tlsgazza said:
Missus says you're talking bollox. :lol. She says can you quote the statute for the info you're giving out.
She is an ex cps prosecutor, and we both had hid's on our BMW gsa's for years, headlights and spots,
I've not put them on the tl but the 35 watt on the bm low beam was fackin brilliant.

As you said you would have to go the projector route on the tl, but a lot of others haven't.

as I say it has to be in a projector unit not a reflector!!

BMW's are projectors right? same as spots

they will pass an MOT but you will get done for them

spanwah

· #16 · Feb 3, 2014

stu_m said:
as I say it has to be in a projector unit not a reflector!!

BMW's are projectors right? same as spots

they will pass an MOT but you will get done for them

ive got hids on my ktm always passes mot also had them on my aprilia mille:devious

stu_m

· #17 · Feb 3, 2014

spanwah said:
ive got hids on my ktm always passes mot

It will pass an MOT as it produces light and a beam thats all they care about

spanwah

· #18 · Feb 3, 2014

stu_m said:
It will pass an MOT as it produces light and a beam thats all they care about

cool i'll keep them on then:laugh

snowblind

· #19 · Feb 3, 2014

We have kinda covered this before. What i comes down to is that if you fit HID lamps straight into the original H4 housing you will get lots of lovely light and you blind any poor bugger who's coming down the road the opposite way. I've been on the receiving end and it's not pleasant. Yes it can get through the MOT but ultimately its rude and more than a little dangerous. There's a couple of good threads from people who have done a full projector conversion which is arguably the "right" way to do it.

Having said that the latest xenon lamps (just bought some recently - £20 a pair from Halfords ) do a very good job. Construction and output of said bulbs has clearly improved over the last 15 years. A good result for very little cost and effort.

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spanwah

· #20 · Feb 3, 2014

snowblind said:
We have kinda covered this before. What i comes down to is that if you fit HID lamps straight into the original H4 housing you will get lots of lovely light and you blind any poor bugger who's coming down the road the opposite way. I've been on the receiving end and it's not pleasant. Yes it can get through the MOT but ultimately its rude and more than a little dangerous. There's a couple of good threads from people who have done a full projector conversion which is arguably the "right" way to do it.

Having said that the latest xenon lamps (just bought some recently - £20 a pair from Halfords ) do a very good job. Construction and output of said bulbs has clearly improved over the last 15 years. A good result for very little cost and effort.

oooops im going to get my wrist slapped:kicknuts

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