Drive with high beam on or do the led headlight from tripage

 

First mod to my bike was a brighter bulb. I just put in a normal h4 55/60 watt car bulb.

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This is what i did, drop in replacement, much better light output for a couple of bucks.

 

I did have the high beams on >_<.. is it just me? Because I'm not used to being on a bike maybe?

 

No headlight advice, but did you ever get your license?

 

Yes I did! Yay!!! I'm riding around trying to get more comfortable.. any advice? I don't want to look like a spaz at the next group ride lol

 

Go with the Cyclops LED hightlight kit for the Grom. It is $70 plus shipping and has a higher Lumen outputollar than any halogen. The stock bulb is a 35W. The LED uses 20W (two elements) on low, while high consumes 40W (four elements). It was the very first thing changed on my Lady's bike since she does not have my natural Batman vision.

 

LOL! thanks.. I'm on the same boat as her. I was shocked at how little I could see ahead and it spooked me a little

 

The stock headlight is HORRIBLE. Get the LED headlight, it will not only help you see better at night, it will also make you much more visible and safer during the daytime.

Mike

 

If haven't done so, loosen the adjustment bolt under the headlight and a just the headlight, then tighten.
Maybe that'll help a little.


Congratulations on the license.

 

I got the V16 turbo LED that works great for cheap on ebay plus you do not have to change any wire or add a AC-DC converter, plug and play

Make sure you order the H4 V16 model that has Hi/Lo leds, should be 2 on each side.

Wonder how you are going to put the rubber dust booth back on the unit, what I did was remove the 3 little screws that hold the H4 silver metal circular unit and slip the booth on than re-screw the unit back on.




2X H4 9003 HB2 CREE LED Headlight Kit Hi Lo 6000K White Lamp 80W 8000LM V16 | eBay

 

Sweet!! You da man!

 

Yes, that rubber boot is the hardest part of the whole installation. The LED does have a more blue color to the light it produces. It does make reflective surfaces shine much better and also has a much more filled pattern from both beams. Also, there is no way someone cannot see you if they are anywhere in front of you. Looking back at my wife's bike when riding home from the pool at night will cause you to squint and rapidly look away.

There is a two differences between the ebay light Cisco shows compared to the Cyclops or Hardracing version:
The Cyclops does require you to connect the headlights to a DC power source, ie. the rear tail light.
It also has the reflector for the low beam to give the correct pattern.

Are those two things worth the extra money? Your wallet will decide.

 

Easy to install for our led GOLD series light. The fan is removable from the bulb. Remove the rubber boot, install the bulb put the boot back on and put the fan on the back of the led bulb. Route the wire and plug it in. Perform AC/DC conversion to give a constant DC current and your light is nice/bright and done. T
Grom Gold Led headlight bulb

 

This guy speaks the truth. Its a good bulb he sells, and the wire/clip to jack into the hotwire simplifies it. Any questions bout installing tripage Grom Gold LED headlight bulb or wiring, send me a PM and I can always assist.

 

I'm not sure if you can turn the above mentioned bulbs so the LED's face above and below instead of on each side. I don't know if that will make a difference in the Grom headlight housings either TDM or US. The LED unit from steady garage (Gojin) has an above and bellow configuration. On low beam, the upper LED is illuminated. With high beam, both LED's are used.

 

Ok so I must have fried both of the resistor plugs it comes with. I rode for literally 2 seconds and the other one cut off too. They were hot to the touch.

 

Most likely they need DC (if you didn't do that already).

 

Cisco said it was pnp lol

Oh well.. no worries. Trial and error. Comes with the territory

 

It's not just you. I didn't realize how weak it was until I recorded a night ride on my GoPro, I couldn't see anything but my gauges.

 

yeah direct ac into an led headlight for a dc system lets the magic smoke out.

 

I have the same V16 Turbo led system. Seems to be working OK but I didn't convert to DC. I take it these will burn out very quickly. What's the best way to convert to DC? Thanks.

 

Best way, IMO, is the DC converter from Steady Garage
https://www.steadygarage.com/store/.../cache/1/image/950x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/t/steadygarage_set_7.jpg