LED H4 replacements (at the risk of being labeled 'search defective')

[Fred W]

Hey... he keeps his lights clean (or maybe they are just new?)

 

[Warchild]

^^^^That 13 is looking a little dirty...

Well, that's because it gets used a lot... over 30,000 miles this year.

Hey... he keeps his lights clean (or maybe they are just new?)

The Kristas are indeed new, but I have had the LR4s for a while.

FYI, it is totally authorized for Endurance riders to clean anything on their bike with a lens on it (lamps, headlights, tail lights, etc), or items crucial for safe operation (mirrors, instrument panel, etc)

But beyond that... one might be guilty of having a "clean bike".....

And we all know what a clean bike is...

 

[audiowize]

Been riding with them, I don't really see the beam being narrower. But I also have aux lights on the mirror brackets on a dimmer that spread the love... er... light to the sides. Kept on low they only occasionally piss off oncoming riders.
So far I am happy. Not to burst Audiowize's bubble, but the ADVmonster LEDs were a very poor choice in regard to the position of the LEDs in the bucket.

The ADVmonster LEDs are worse than a poor choice. I finally got on the road at night tonight, and I could barely tell that they were on. They seem to spray some light in a strange upward direction to the sides, and this seemed to really irritate the cars that I was riding next to. (I really needed the beam of the car next to me on the interstate to see where I was going)

I'm going to pick up a $20 pair of H4's at the autoparts store tomorrow, and hopefully I can return these.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Isn't that the issue the Kawalobe(sp) guy had? He was told to reinstall without the shields. According to him, he wasn't happy with the cut-off thinking it would blind other cars. Said he had issues returning them.

IF you do end up taking the shields off, I'd suggest a ride around in the dark to see if the lights are better and if oncoming cars flash you because they're really that bright. The over-bright.part was assumed and not tested. Maybe you'll like them.

 

[audiowize]

I don't think I can put them in without the shields. I'd have to actually cut the shield part off to get them back into the light housing.

 

[HotRodZilla]

The ones reviewed by Kaleria had the shields secured on with small screws. 3 per bulb I think. Probably easy to over-look.

 

[jblanken64]

Any update on these?

 

[audiowize]

Any update on these?

You'll see mine for sale in the classifieds tomorrow afternoon.