Why are the blue bulbs illegal?
Well based on that I just bought these on ebay, pack of 4 bulbs with 6 LED's on the front face. Tough to go wrong for $8 shipped, I'll keep you guys posted when they arrive...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3984Q2em1439Q2el2649QQitemZ330592877117QQsspagenameZSTRKQ3aMEWNXQ3aIT
Thanks for all the help as always!
I did not mean to say that but I think it probably is a better option on the C-14. I think only front facing LEDs will be effective in the C-14 city light housings and any LEDs mounted sideways will not actually make any useful light.
I am running the ones that came with the HID kit I got from A&R in one of the group buys on the old forum. To be honest, I never even look at them and really only know they are still working because I can see light in front of the bike when I turn the key on at night. But I do not know if any of the LEDs have dimmed or failed as Jeremy mentioned. ??
What I thing would be a better option is LEDs that pulse. Not flash but change light output from, say, 60% to 100% at some high pulse rate that catches the eye's attention. When you look directly at them they appear to put out steady light but the peripheral vision actually sees the pulsing light. I have seen LED strips that do this and was very impressed with them but I think that is really for another thread.
Brian
What I thing would be a better option is LEDs that pulse. Not flash but change light output from, say, 60% to 100% at some high pulse rate that catches the eye's attention. When you look directly at them they appear to put out steady light but the peripheral vision actually sees the pulsing light. I have seen LED strips that do this and was very impressed with them but I think that is really for another thread.
I have found a light made by Slyvania (168NA) it is supposedly the exact same size as the 194 but produces almost twice the light. It is rated at 38 lumens (most 194 are rated at 20-25 lumens). It is a 4.9 watt bulb compared to the 194's 3.7 watt, so I will pick a set of these up tomorrow and post some pics of the results.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/_/N-5yc1s?itemIdentifier=16909
I picked up the Slyvania 168 NAL and I think they look decent. I wish they were brighter but for $5 I am satisfied. I will keep my eyes open for anything that looks like it could work, but these are working for now.
Hmmm, been out in the garage changing the oil and drive lube on the Goldwing and forgot to look at the lights on the Concours......I'll be back.
Okay, I just got back in from the garage. I cleaned the Corvette and Concours, and still forgot to look at the lights. I'm whipped. I'll try to remember later
You cleaned em both within an hour and a half? You better do it again as I'm sure that you must not have done a thorough job.
Trust me, they are clean. But then again, they weren't real dirty when I started. Here in Houston we are in the middle of hottest and dry-est year on record. Everything just gets dusty and grungy - not really dirty. I have an air conditioned garage so I just used a bucket of water and mit to go over them to get the dust off.
I picked up the Slyvania 168 NAL and I think they look decent.]Jeremy,
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Well based on that I just bought these on ebay, pack of 4 bulbs with 6 LED's on the front face. Tough to go wrong for $8 shipped, I'll keep you guys posted when they arrive...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3984Q2em1439Q2el2649QQitemZ330592877117QQsspagenameZSTRKQ3aMEWNXQ3aIT
Thanks for all the help as always!
I'm undecided, they look plenty white and bright enough, but compared to the H4 extreme-plus bulbs I just got from Murph they almost seem to have a little blue'ish tint to them...
Arrived and installed, here's some pics.
I'm undecided, they look plenty white and bright enough, but compared to the H4 extreme-plus bulbs I just got from Murph they almost seem to have a little blue'ish tint to them...
Man it's tough to take good pics of lights on, this is the best I could do with my BB without getting major glare and echo's, they look much brighter in person IMO...
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Ah, that 'splains it then. Here in Illinois it takes me that long just to get the bug guts off of my bike.