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Title: 6V led headlights Post by: davidwheeler on 26 October, 2020, 10:40:59 PM I have just fitted a pair of these
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1pc-White-BA20D-3030-66-LED-Motorbike-Headlight-Bulb-Front-DRL-Light-6V-1000LM-/274542677311?var=&hash=item3fec04cd3f which are White BA20D 3030 66 LED Motorbike Headlight Bulb Front DRL Light 6V 1000LM #=-l=-to my Aprilia. The light is not inferior to that of the previous quarz halogen bulbs with a slightly less focussed beam. Dipped beam is dimmed rather than dipped but I doubt it will cause oncoming traffic any problems. I have also fitted led festoon type sidelights, and stop/tail 1157 P21/5W 380 BAY15D 17smd 5630 CAR STOP TAIL BRAKE Reverse LED BULBS AC 6V which are better than the tungsten filament ones. The current drawn is minimal such that I can use dipped headlights in the daytime with no concerns about load on the dynamo. It is important to get the polarity right of course and it took a buit of fiddling about to get everything to work properly but wirth the effort. Not particularly cheap even from China but cheaper than buyng them from the UK. Title: Re: 6V led headlights Post by: davidwheeler on 28 October, 2020, 07:05:43 PM Went out again tonight. The lights are perfectly fine for seeing where you are going but no match for oncoming modern headlights. I left them on full and nobody seemed to mind but I was still dazzled. I know I have a bit of cataract but do not have problems behind the Fulvia's 100/80 watt lamps. I guess I shall have to go back to plan B and fit an alternator and convert to 12 volts.
Title: Re: 6V led headlights Post by: chriswgawne on 29 October, 2020, 08:42:56 AM Going slightly off topic, ref cataracts, I had increasing problems in my mid 60's with bright oncoming headlamps at night , particularly in wet conditions and this was worse when driving a 'low' car. I had what I described to my opthalmic surgeon as 'sunburst with a halo effect' which was blinding.
However after having both eyes done with the optional Toric lenses 4 years ago which incorporate any astigmatism, everything was fine again and continues to be so. A side benefit is that ones glasses prescription after surgery (which is determined by what new lenses one opts for ) should never change. In conversation I realise that many of our friends also suffer from similar effects and have done so since their late 60's to the extent that one or other of the husband/wife/partner refuse to drive at night nowadays. Oh the joy of ageing!! Chris Title: Re: 6V led headlights Post by: JohnMillham on 29 October, 2020, 01:57:23 PM Went out again tonight. The lights are perfectly fine for seeing where you are going but no match for oncoming modern headlights. I left them on full and nobody seemed to mind but I was still dazzled. I know I have a bit of cataract but do not have problems behind the Fulvia's 100/80 watt lamps. I guess I shall have to go back to plan B and fit an alternator and convert to 12 volts. No need to fit an alternator, as many dynamos are available that are adequate. Some VW dynamos even look the part. Title: Re: 6V led headlights Post by: davidwheeler on 01 November, 2020, 10:57:17 PM Do they fit through the radiator though and have an eccentric armature?
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