LED headlights

[SteveH]

I've located some which appear to mimick the layout of the standard H1 bulb, so hopefully they will offer some improvement in beam pattern. All in all, they don't apear to be half bad.

[SteveH]

End cap unsrews off the ones I have and then you can slide off the glass surround. They fit without modifications other than removal or cutting of the rear cover. These are 40w 4000lm. Beam pattern looks Ok and I'm sure it will be alright on the road. I'll have to go out and test. The main beams look like candles in comparison. Perhaps the 2000lm's would be OK?

[bikerjim]

Yeah I was looking at H4s for my low/hi's

[A80Avant]

These ones look interesting with the LED's positioned to mimic the filament in the standard bulb -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H4-High...IAAOSwWnFV79Yd

These are H4 not H1

[LHD_Kid]

These ones look interesting with the LED's positioned to mimic the filament in the standard bulb -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H4-High...IAAOSwWnFV79Yd

They look like round ones too. So would need to mod to fit...

[bikerjim]

These ones look interesting with the LED's positioned to mimic the filament in the standard bulb -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-H4-High...IAAOSwWnFV79Yd

[SteveH]

I think you might annoy oncoming cars with that beam pattern!!

Agreed! However they are in the high beam position, so you shouldn't have them illuminated when there's oncoming traffic

I've been advised by the seller that the cover and round metal cap can be removed to get them to fit. I will try again in the ellipsoids

[LHD_Kid]

Andy. I already have a butchered ellipsoid lamp. You could sell me these ones to help fund the thinner version. Yours look better led bulbs than the ones i bought....

[AndyP]

I think you might annoy oncoming cars with that beam pattern!!

[A80Avant]

Are they 35w?

[SteveH]

I bought mine from eBay.



Here's a pic illustrating the difference in size between the bulb holder and the H1 apeture.



I had a spare non elipsoid headlight so widened the apeture for the main beam bulb and got it in. It sits flush in the headlamp and you could refit the rear dust seal if you slot it to allow the power cable to get out. The driver module is seperate, so you couldn't fit this inside the lamp housing too.



Light output is impressive but there is lots of scatter in a non elipsoid reflector. Could be OK for main beam and may be OK in the reflector housing of an elipsoid, however I'd rather not butcher one to find out. I will purchase another set of LED lamps which look to have the standard H1 bulb size. NOTE - The beam is much higher as the headlamp was just sitting on the front cross member. The other headlight is on main and dipped with standard filament bulbs!

[ralleyquattro]

I have seen that with someled H3s, the bulb part is way too large to fit through the stock opening. Pitty as the light output is very impressive. Even if I enlarge the opening the bulb is too long and hits the stock urq bulb shiled inside the reflector..

[A80Avant]

Which were the ones you bought? The ones I have are not round. I am hoping they will go through that hole. That has always been the issue with any led bulb I bought in the past... how can they sell something that won't even fit?

[LHD_Kid]

I attempted to fit the H1 bulbs I received today and I have found they are too large to fit throught the H1 bulb apeture! The light output is impressive, but until I can get them to fit they are useless

I was also looking st this. The bulb was round and had to basically push through a thin slot which is ok for normal H1 bulbs.
I will try and enlarge the hole but can't try for a few weeks.
Would like to see the pics and know if you can mod the apeture to fit them!

[SteveH]

I attempted to fit the H1 bulbs I received today and I have found they are too large to fit throught the H1 bulb apeture! The light output is impressive, but until I can get them to fit they are useless. I have taken some pics so I will upload them when I get chance. You could refit the dust covers with them in place by the look of the dimensions, but they wouldn't have much cooling. Perhaps that would help heat the headlamps and reduce the possibility of the lenses freezing over in cold conditions