R75/5 Replacement LED Headlight

[jonfwhite]

Hi,
A question for the hive mind. Has anyone replaced the 40/45W headlight bulb with an LED bulb, or even changed out the light unit without changing the headlight bucket.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.

 

[omega man]

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It seems a bit tricky. Good luck.
OM

 

[pauls1150]

In addition to what is in the other past link -
1) I like the Auxito 1157 bulbs mentioned there. (but not for a headlight, obviously)
2) The pattern put out by the reflector will change... but maybe something like this...?
https://www.superbrightleds.com/catalog/product/view/id/231912/category/2/

 

[jonfwhite]

Thanks for the redirection, I will continue the search.

 

[ebeeby]

Matt Parkhouse was trialing several makes. Never did see his final conclusions.

Hobomatt@aol.com

 

[pauls1150]

He's had other priorities lately...

 

[kbasa]

He's had other priorities lately...

Matt OK?

 

[20774]

Matt OK?

In the April issue, he wrote that he was prepping for a trip to Mexico.

 

[rwluoma]

I replaced the headlamp and all signal lights with LED lights on my R60/5 LS. The signal lights were easy; the headlamp required a bit of 'fitting' adjustment but well worth the effort.

 

[oldcamper]

I was disappointed with a couple of $10 led h4 bulbs from eBay. One failed within 200 miles and when I took it apart to learn why discovered a melted solder connection inside, apparently it just got too hot. The other bulb is still functional but not very bright. Those bulbs measured only about 6 watts power consumption, so the bike battery stays well charged and has sufficient surplus to power a Gerbing electric liner at near max.

More expensive led h4 replacement bulbs appear to have better heat sinks. I’m going to try a 10 watt led bulb for better illumination next. Again, eBay has a good selection at less than $20, but I’m going to order one from Euromotor Electric ($38 with shipping) hoping they have already done the testing to insure it will work.