LED lights

[wsm 1]

Do they make LED headlight bulbs for the 1200 voyager?

[Phishhead61]

I have been looking at the LED headlights for a month or 2 now. They were running about $150 and up, so I had no intention of doing that upgrade. Recently I found this for $56:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017M56CRU/re ... N87I&psc=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've already closed up the fairing for the season, so I'm going to look into it more this winter. My concern would be making sure there's enough room for the cooling fan behind the bulb, and just the overall amount of heat that would build up inside the fairing.

BTW, these come as pairs, so if you want to buy it, I would be willing to buy the "spare" from you.

Thanks,
PhishHead61

[wsm 1]

Wow ,didn,t know they were that high.What standerd headlight bulb is everyone using?

[misft]

I just replaced mine with a Sylvania Silverstar Ultra thinking that might be brighter for night riding. But if you don't ride at night much any #9003/H4 bulb should work and for half the price of the Ultra.

[Mr Jensee]

You might consider installing a 12 volt computer cooling fan if you go with the lights. I did this once with a voltage regulator that kept over heating on an old Suzuki. Installed the fan over the cooling fins and worked great.

[hank43]

I have been looking at the LED headlights for a month or 2 now. They were running about $150 and up, so I had no intention of doing that upgrade. Recently I found this for $56:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017M56CRU/re ... N87I&psc=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've already closed up the fairing for the season, so I'm going to look into it more this winter. My concern would be making sure there's enough room for the cooling fan behind the bulb, and just the overall amount of heat that would build up inside the fairing.

BTW, these come as pairs, so if you want to buy it, I would be willing to buy the "spare" from you.

Thanks,
PhishHead61

Here's some more, http://www.xkglow.com/38_Watt_High_Low_ ... 2-m-h4.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Also Super BriteLEDS.com

hank

[wsm 1]

How many head light bulbs are ,one for high and low or one does both?

[stubabe]

This is the LED Headlight I am running on my Voyager XII and so far it has been flawless. I purchased it on Ebay about 4 months ago. It comes as a single unit instead of a pair and only costs $44. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OPT7-H4-9003-LE ... Jh&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[wsm 1]

Thank you ,I will look into that .Seems to be what I am looking for.

[timmerz_1]

That might be the way I go, also..thanks for the info!

How does one get to the headlight on the Voyager? Does the fairing have to be taken apart?

[the2knights]

Pretty quick and easy to get to headlight. Underneath the trim ring around the glass lense are 2 screws, remove those and pull bottom of the trim forward and then ease the top out, be careful there are 2 tabs on top part of trim ring. Remove that and glass lense, and remove 4 screws that hold headlight assembly. Ease headlight out, be aware of headlight adjustment cable. Rubber behind bulb will probably need to be trimmed if you go the led route. Check for clearance and reassemble!

[timmerz_1]

Pretty quick and easy to get to headlight. Underneath the trim ring around the glass lense are 2 screws, remove those and pull bottom of the trim forward and then ease the top out, be careful there are 2 tabs on top part of trim ring. Remove that and glass lense, and remove 4 screws that hold headlight assembly. Ease headlight out, be aware of headlight adjustment cable. Rubber behind bulb will probably need to be trimmed if you go the led route. Check for clearance and reassemble!

Awesome info, thanks a mil!

[wsm 1]

I ordered my led headlight conversion today,plug and play,right?

[stubabe]

Yes it is plug and play. Takes about 30 seconds longer than a stock plug because of a connector on the new bulb.

[Phishhead61]

Does anyone have any experience using an LED Headlight with a headlight modulator? My guess is it will not work correctly, but unless someone has already tried it and can confirm that it doesn't, I'm going to install one and see what happens.

Thanks,
PhishHead61

[wsm 1]

Led headlight come in today and I installed it ,really bright.Going to like this add on.

[SgtSlag]

Allegedly there are headlight modulators made to work with LED's -- haven't searched for them yet, but maybe I should, as I am sorely tempted to install a headlight LED. The normal, incandescent modulators, will NOT work properly with the LED's. The modulation patterns produced by the incandescent-based modulator devices, were designed for an analog, luminescent hot metal, filament. The metal filament does not turn "off" immediately, like an LED will, the filament will cool, and dim. The modulation pattern was designed with this in mind.

You can certainly try it, but I'd suggest comparing side-by-side its performance with a filament bulb, to see how each one looks. The LED is capable of switching on/off at a very high speed, which will likely look quite strange compared to a filament bulb... Cheers!

[brains9110]

This is the LED Headlight I am running on my Voyager XII and so far it has been flawless. I purchased it on Ebay about 4 months ago. It comes as a single unit instead of a pair and only costs $44. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OPT7-H4-9003-LE ... Jh&vxp=mtr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I followed the link to the bulb on Ebay, but it says it's not compatible with the Voyager XII (ZG1200B). Just want to make sure it will in fact work before I order. Looks like a killer deal!!

[wsm 1]

Yes that is it I installed it on my 02 voyager,works great.

[SgtSlag]

Here is one which has a braided, flexible, wire mesh for heat sinks, and the price is definitely right: 6000K 40W CREE XM-L2 LED H4/9003/HB2 Car Motorcycle Headlight Bulb w/ Heat Dissipation Belt Kit, $26.99 with free shipping! Will be getting one in the Spring, along with an LED-compatible headlight modulator ($100+!).

I also just finished converting all of my lights, except for the instrument cluster and the headlight, to LED's. I had some issues with the 1156 LED's: the first pair I bought off of e-Bay, were rather dim; the second set were 70 Lumens brighter than the filament bulb -- watch the Lumen ratings carefully... I also found some 1157 LED's which have a flasher circuit built-in: 4 Hz. for 2 seconds (8 rapid flashes), then on steady. I found that the yellow 168 LED's, for the front running lights, were rather dim, but I could not find any Lumen ratings on them. Instead of ordering new LED's, and hoping they would be brighter, I glued some aluminum foil behind the bulbs, covering the black plastic of the fairing (used both E6000 glue on my trailer lights -- converted them to LED's as well, and black RTV Silicone on the bike); this reflected the light back out, making them much brighter -- enough for marker lights, at night. Be certain to get LED's of the correct color: red LED's for behind red lenses; yellow LED's for behind yellow lenses; never use white LED's as they will not push enough light through a colored lens, period!

The total investment for the LED's (two rear brake lights, two rear signal lights, two rear marker lights, two front marker lights, two front turn signal lights) was around $70. They should last 50,000 hours each, which means around 20 years of normal use... I should never need to change them again, in my lifetime... Cheers!