LED lights for V7

[Bradkap]

Does anyone have any experience with replacing the OEM bulbs with LEDs ?

[Cage Free]

Not on a V7 but on my Stelvio. I replaced the stock H-4's with ones from cycle gear. They gave off much more light and made bike much more visible during the day. They worked great for about two months then the low beam would start to flicker and finally die. Cycle gear was great about replacing them (one year warranty) but after replacing both sides twice I didn't feel I could count on them so took them back and got a new pair of boots for my store credit. I never had to replace a H-4 before the LED's and have not had a bulb problem since putting the stock bulbs back in.

[Bradkap]

I saw that Denali has a new led kit for cruiser style headlights which fit right into the light housing. Has anyone tried this yet ?

[Triple Jim]

I tried an H4 from Cyclops Adventure Sports.  It lasted just over a year, with about 100 hours of use on it.  Since it was over one year, I could not get a free replacement, but was offered 1/2 price on a new one.  The catch was in the discussion I had with Darryl, when I was told that 100 hours to failure is perfectly OK, and that the 30,000 hour claim on their site means the LED element only.  That was enough to keep me from spending any more money on their products.

Oh, also when I suggested that there is room in my headlight bucket for more heat sinking on the driver module, Darryl's response was "Your bike may have plenty of room other do not. We did not design this product for only your bike."

My guess is that they didn't design it at all, and that it's a standard unit from the Far East.

[elvisboy77]

My Eldorado has substantially sized heat sinks built into the headlight assembly so I am not sure how well an aftermarket unit work work if the headlight can't take the heat. 

I heard something to the effect that for every 10 F above 100 F the life of an LED drops dramatically (the LED itself).  I may have the temperature values wrong but the point is that their life drops off quickly with increase in temperature.

[Triple Jim]

I heard something to the effect that for every 10 F above 100 F the life of an LED drops dramatically (the LED itself).  I may have the temperature values wrong but the point is that their life drops off quickly with increase in temperature.

Of course the problem is that the cheap drivers fail long before the actual LED fails.  That's what quit in my Cyclops H4 unit.  I plan to build a driver for it that can take a little more use before it fails.

[clubman]

Using the Cyclops H4 for over a year now very satisfied. The little running light and license light can be replaced by LED's that are now commonly used as turn signal bulbs on many foreign cars (don't  remember the #). Using the 1157 LED replacement taillight that Rider's Warehouse sells, multiple element, much better than stock (I put 150K mi. on one of these in my big truck). Using a license plate/frame/LED turn signal combo and LED front turn sigs. Bike is now 100% LED, 24K mi., no failures, very pleased.

[jas67]

I tried the Cyclops about a year ago.    They have a new 3800 luman 4th generation model that looks like it might be a lot better.   Mine looked what they're selling as the 3600 luman model they'r now marketed for dirt bikes.

The 3600 luman has pretty much no low beam cut off.   High beam is brighter, and low beam less bright, but still glares oncoming drivers.

I now have the ADVMonster "Mesh Monster".  it is much better.
The advmonster Rev 2 H4 also has good cut off, but, doesn't fit in the V7 headlight shell.